Thursday, June 27, 2013

MCSD take-home cars - how many?

Photo snagged from M.C. Blog
Cal Skinner filed a Freedom of Information Act request recently with the McHenry County Sheriff's Department for information about the take-home cards.

I didn't count the number of employees on the list with take-home cars, but one writer of a comment mentioned 109.

You'd think we are NYPD! We're not.

You can read Cal's article on McHenry County Blog. Be sure to read the Comments. Skim down the list. You'll see the Business Manager has a car. Why? Does she even live in McHenry County? Does the County pay for her gas to commute from/to Boone County or Winnebago County?

It would be interesting to know how many times deputies have been called out "after hours" and have needed to go screaming (lights and siren, I mean) from their homes to a crime scene. How many in the past year? Two years? Any? Ever?

Dep. Fringer is on the list. Has her car been returned to the parking lot while she is out on FMLA?

And how about Lt. Carlson? Has his car been returned to the lot, while he is recuperating from the leg injury he suffered when he wrecked his personal car on June 6?

I think MCSD's policy is, if the deputy is off for more than three days or on vacation or medical leave, the Department car goes back to the lot for use by someone else. Is that how the program is supposed to work?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Talk about tax dollars at waste... Gus have you ever considered doing a FOIA for the Woodstock Police dept? I know they don't have take home cars or anything but it would still be interesting to see how many cars they have.

Gus said...

I hadn't considered it, since WPD doesn't provide take-home cars.