Take Home Vehicle Audit 3

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Philip J. LaTessa November 15, 2007 (315) 448-8477 City Auditor Philip J. LaTessa has released audit findings for an audit completed for the review of the City of Syracuse Take Home Vehicle Policy. The audit found: • Approximately 7% of the city workforce has a city take home vehicle. • While the number of take home vehicles has been reduced to 128 from the 147 identified in 2001, there were inadequate standards applied in determining if an individual’s position justified access to a take home vehicle. • The City should review the merits of proposing the reduction of take home vehicles beyond the current level in a continuing effort to right-size the fleet. • The City’s policy calls for the marking of City vehicles so they are visibly marked as “Official” Vehicles with an emblem. The City started to identify vehicles as required by the policy, and then discontinued the practice. • The City does not have a policy that outlines the responsibilities of drivers for car care and safety. • The City does not have a policy that requires drivers to report driving infractions nor does it limit the number of infractions a driver may have before being restricted in driving a city vehicle. • The City of Syracuse has failed to follow its own policy which requires the Budget Director to approve the assignment of vehicles and approvals have been made on the departmental level. • A more ...