Arizona lawmakers are on a mission to find out whether every employee who has a state-issued car actually needs one. They are also pondering whether rideshare services and public transportation may be a more affordable option.
State senators are on the verge of approving legislation that would require every state agency to go through its records and determine if they need as many vehicles as they have.
The goal, according to Rep. Jeff Weninger is to cut the size of the fleet by 10 percent and he believes there’s plenty of room to cut.
"There's people who were issued their own car. And they drove two times a week for two or three hours each day," Weninger said. "But they had their own car."
The most recent report shows the state owns more than 10,500 vehicles. And that doesn't count another 1,200 operated by the state's three universities. The average state vehicle costs about $2,000 a year in fuel and maintenance.
Weninger’s bill appears to face little opposition.