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UNInED STATES GE'ERAL ACCOUNTING OFFI(
-. - WASHINGTON, n,.C. 20548
LFMO98173
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
DIVISION 'EP 8 1976
The* Honorable Walter F. Washington
Mayor of the District. of Columbia 67 00Y-i
Washington, D.C. 20004
Dear Mayor Washiugton:
We have been studing the District's motor vehicle mana.gement
activities to determine how effectively and econoni'caly the ciLy
acquires and maintains its vehicles. During our sLudy, which Js not
yet complete, we noted that the Department of Ilunian Rc-ources (DHR)
apparently violated Federal grant retulaiions by spcl. 'ing $S,740 of
Departmcnt of Ilealth, Education, and Wclfare (NEW) grant funds for
leasing two iLe'rrwdj,,t( sedans (erlvipned .,,ith air-ccrditioning,
AM-FM radio, deluxe wIh:.?.l covers, and radial tires) i..hich were not used
for grant purposes. li addition, other Federal rogulzLions rcgarding
limrits on vehicle si;e and purchase pric*e were circum, cntcd. Ve are
reporting his matLter a this tinc bcczuse we believe it warrants
iimndiate attent 'on. Cori.ents of the D--R Diroctoi, end the Department , -
of Gcntral Services (DIS) Director have been censidered in the
preparation of tl~is rcpi-,rt.
In May 197,4. DIN infor-rcd IIEW that two auto!,.obi-lcb would be
purch,,sed with grnt fu.idnE a.ardc6 for matcrnity-inf: -.t care and children-
youth projects. In Noher 1974, D111R requeztcd '!EY':, r.s on to lease
rather Than iurchaw, th.. vhicles. DIPR statvI that it 1.zqs imp'ssib!i. to
purchase an autolCoh ],, wi li, the purc!.r price !i~.. t. -:n i.posCd hy
Distrizt r go,,i't jun., 'cdcral 1:n, whic% applied to .xc District and was
in effect at thc ti-ow itzposid a $ ,10 per vch. cte i.:.,itntin. '[he
stated purpose cf ac'n iring the ichi&'. .. s to Iro,i., t h' statff !nd
the project diicctor with trcnsporLtion to hcalti clI nic sitcs and
project relalcd m,.tiUgL within Di- ra'u the Di(triZL com.:iunity. The
reque.st :as alprov(-d by IILW witlo the stipulation 1. : Ih trans-action
be c-irried out w.,t]hic he approved budget limits.
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