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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Los Angeles County Grand Jury
• 2007-2008
Notes to the Spreadsheet Expenditures to Los Angeles County Recipients of In-Home Supportive Services (ihss)
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Findings 6 findings
F1
Page 127
The Los Angeles County Code does not provide a clear framework for departments to develop vehicle fleet management policies and procedures and has sections that are too specific and would be more appropriate as part of department policies and procedures.
F2
Page 127
Los Angeles County Department vehicle use policies and procedures are inconsistent across departments and create disparities for employee use of County vehicles.
F3
Page 127
Department take-home vehicle policies and procedures vary in stringency, are difficult to reconcile with actual take-home vehicles on an ongoing basis, and put the County’s fixed assets at increased risk of abuse.
F4
Page 146
A total of 18 employees in the Coroner’s Office had County take-home vehicles. However, the department did not report taxable income for any of these 18 employees.
F5
Page 155
THERE IS NO COUNTY-WIDE SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION OF COUNTY TAKE-HOME VEHICLES TO ENSURE JUSTIFICATION IS CONSISTENT AND WARRANTED, BASED ON BUSINESS NEED.
F6
Page 155
The County does not systematically analyze the costs related to staff using County vehicles for take-home purposes compared to the cost of using personal vehicles. With a review of business need for vehicles, the County can determine the justification in business need and costs to providing County vehicles or reimbursing staff for using personal vehicles. - 147 - 2007-2008 Los Angeles County Civil Grand Jury Final Report
Recommendations 5
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R1Page 971: County Code Chapter 5.40 sections should be amended by the Board of Supervisors to create a simple framework for departments using County vehicles.
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R2Page 991: The Auditor-Controller’s Office should work with County departments to ensure the accuracy of documentation showing employees receiving imputed taxable income from take-home vehicle use.
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R3Page 1001: The Board of Supervisors should direct all County departments to track and monitor after-hour vehicle usage to ensure sufficient business justification exists for the take home vehicle.
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R4Page 1011: The Internal Services Department should review the composition of the County fleet annually to identify the number of vehicles considered to be luxury or over $30,000, and provide the report to the Board of Supervisors.
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R12Page 98The “Department Assigned Vehicle Record and Approval” includes the Sheriff one-way mileage from home to primary work address for an employee, and non-sworn personnel must file with the Auditor-Controller’s Office each year. Source: Los Angeles County Department Policies and Procedures - 122 - 2007-2008 Los Angeles County Civil Grand Jury Final Report