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YELLOW SHEET Office of the State Auditor of Missouri |
January 22, 2002
Report No. 2002-06
Audit finds questionable
assignment of state vehicles to Department of Health employees and other areas
for improvement in the department's fleet management
This report is a detailed look at the Department of
Health�s use and management of 35 state vehicles.� The review is an extension of the audit staff�s September 2001
statewide review of vehicle fleet management.
Vehicle assigned for emergency response often used for
work commutes
One administrator used �his assigned Jeep Cherokee to respond to two emergencies during fiscal
year 2000.� The emergency response
typically involves driving to the office to assemble with other
responders.� The vehicle is also used
for commuting to work, which accounted for more than 54 percent of the mileage
in fiscal year 2000 and 30 percent of the mileage in 2001.� (See page 3)
Cars logged low annual mileage
Six of the department�s 35 vehicles were driven less than
5,000 miles in a year.� One vehicle assigned
to a health care facility surveyor/inspector sat idle in the employee�s
driveway while the employee was on 5 months of administrative leave.� Four of these vehicles were used for
maintenance/delivery purposes between Jefferson City office locations.� (See page 4)
Vehicle information database is not complete
Auditors found $4,950 in repair costs that went
unreported in the department�s vehicle management database because of
incomplete monthly operating cost documents.�
Department officials use this database to respond to requests for
information, but the incomplete data results in the release of inaccurate information.� Regular monitoring of the database
information could help officials control the department's fleet size and
condition. (See page 4)
