Audit: State vehicle use “inefficient”

A new audit concludes that state government is not efficiently using its nearly 13,000-vehicle fleet.

The Legislative Auditor’s Office looked at six agencies to see if vehicle costs were being reduced.

However, the report released Monday stated that, on average, the agencies used only half their fleet on a given day.

Other findings:

• The state isn't operating a statewide motor pool in accordance with state law.
  
• Agencies aren’t required to turn in vehicles they don’t use.

Commissioner of Administration Angèle Davis agreed with most of the findings.

State Agencies Have Too Many Vehicles

Gov. Bobby Jindal's top budget officer says state agencies have too many cars.

Commissioner of Administration Angele Davis told a government streamlining panel today that state agencies have more than 12,700 vehicles.

Davis said she has put a freeze on buying more vehicles.

Davis says she's put a moratorium on buying new vehicles—except for public safety vehicles like police cars.