From Deseret News archives:
Auditors also report fleet woes
"As we started looking at it, we said, 'Boy, this really needs some review,' " internal audit director Jim Wightman said.
The audit, released Monday, concludes primarily that fleet management overstated its costs, resulting in a steadily increasing surplus of millions of dollars.
The citizens' review panel concluded the same thing, saying the surplus hid fleet inefficiencies. The panel determined the fleet had $9 million more than it needed to reasonably conduct business.
The auditors also said the fleet had too much money but said it was more in the range of $6 million.
According to the auditors, fleet management overstated the cost of vehicle replacement by assuming a 6 percent inflation rate when the going rate was more like 0 to 2 percent, as well as overestimating maintenance costs.
Whereas the citizens' review panel was skeptical of the county's rapid-replacement program, the auditors were more positive toward it particularly with regard to sheriff's cruisers, which are sold after a single year of use to police agencies across the country.
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