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Chronicling civil-service life for California state workers

October 30, 2009

How DGS buys cars

The state vehicle story continues to resonate with The State Worker blog users, both those in civil service and those outside of it. Some folks feel like reports about the 50 Priuses bought by the Department of General Services wasn't fair. Others were OK with that part, but thought the Caltrans vehicle purchases weren't fairly reported. A few thought the entire report was off the mark.

(Click here if you haven't read Andrew McIntosh's Sunday story. This link opens his follow-up piece, published Wednesday.)

Focusing on the Priuses, so what's the process when DGS buys cars? How many people had to sign off on the purchase? Click here to read the State Administrative Manual on vehicle acquisition.

One paragraph that caught our eye:

All passenger type motor vehicles purchased will be the typical Fleet vehicle, except for those purchased for elected officials and other special uses deemed appropriate by Office of Fleet Administration.

Thanks to blog regular T for sending along this post idea.

IMAGE: A series of Toyota Prius Hybrids sit on a State garage on Monday, September 28, 2009 / Hector Amezcua, Sacramento Bee

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