Some Anchorage city employees who were given take-home vehicles were never called out to use them for official purposes for two years, raising questions about whether city resources were being used wisely, a recent internal audit report found.
Three city employees who lived in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough were also assigned take-home vehicles without a letter of justification from the city manager, in a break with policy, the audit said. The report also said city policies should clarify whether take-home vehicles can be used for personal errands, like picking up a child from day care.
Before this year, internal auditors had never examined the city’s take-home vehicle program. The goal of the audit was to find out exactly how many existed in the city and evaluate how the…
