Mayor Manzi restricts use of
city vehicles, touts fuel savings
Mayor
William M. Manzi, today announced a new
policy regarding City-owned vehicles.
Starting today, employees who are
assigned take home vehicles may park
their vehicles at home at the end of the
workday only if they reside within 10
miles of the City limits. The mayor will
also review gasoline usage and mileage
monthly, and employees advised to
minimize travel and not to leave their
vehicles idling. The administration is
hopeful that the new policy will help to
control costs as gasoline and oil prices
continue to soar.
“The
City has decided be proactive in the face
of rising energy costs. Small steps such
as decreasing travel miles and turning
vehicles off when they are not in use may
mean substantial savings and will help
the environment,” Manzi said.
City Councilor Stephen N. Zanni agrees.
“I fully support this new policy,”
Zanni said. “ In a tough economy,
every cent matters. We owe it to the
taxpayers to insure that their money is
being spent wisely.”
The mayor will monitor the policy’s
effectiveness and continue to look for
ways to reduce consumption.
“I’m looking into the
possibility of using electric “zip
cars” for routine employee travel
around Methuen,” Manzi said. “I’m
also opened to further suggestions from
the City Council and the public.”
Executive Order NO. 013-2008
BY HIS HONOR
WILLIAM M. MANZI, III
MAYOR
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 013-2008
ORDER ESTABLISHING A CITY-OWNED VEHICLE
POLICY
WHEREAS,
The City of Methuen is committed insuring
that city-owned vehicles are used
responsibility and efficiently;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, William M. Manzi, III,
Mayor of The City of Methuen, by virtue
of the authority vested in me as Chief
Executive Officer hereby establish a
city-owned vehicle policy and Order as
follows:
City of Methuen
personnel, approved by the Mayor,
who are assigned take home
city-owned vehicles may park
their vehicles at their place of
residence at the end of each work
day, provided that their place of
residence is within 10 miles of
the City limits. All other
vehicles will remain on
designated City property after
working hours.
The Mayor shall
receive monthly, an analysis of
the total amount of gasoline used
and the mileage used by each
city-owned vehicle.
All vehicles owned
by the City of Methuen shall be
lettered with the City of Methuen
seal, as well as having municipal
plates. All undercover, unmarked
and surveillance public safety
vehicles are not required to be
lettered and may have standard
plates.
City-owned vehicles
assigned to approved personnel
shall only use these vehicles
while on official City business.
Under no circumstances shall a
city-owned vehicle be used for
personal or private uses. No
city-owned vehicle shall be taken
on vacation by any employee. Only
approved individuals shall
operate said vehicles in carrying
out their official City duties.
All assigned
personnel shall show due
diligence in regard to minimizing
travel to and from job sites and
shall not leave vehicles idling.
Misuse of a
City-owned vehicle or any
violation of this policy by any
employee of the City of Methuen
shall be just cause for
discipline up to and including
dismissal of said employee.
Given
this 28th day of May, 2008.
Mayor
William M. Manzi III, Mayor
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