By Betsy Finklea
With the fluctuating gas prices, many citizens may wonder how much gas/fuel is being used by our government agencies.
The Herald recently requested a detailed report on gas/fuel from Dillon County for the last fiscal year from July 1, 2010 until June 30, 2011.
The chart below shows the driver of each vehicle included in the report and the quantity used. EMS and the fire department are listed by department only.
Not all county departments have vehicles.
Total fuel usage by department (in gallons) was:
County Council-4454.12
Animal Control-2278.310
Building Maintenance-3513.814
Code Enforcement-1602.160
Coroner-502.340
Development Board-1383.44
Disaster Preparedness-529.850
E-911-1249.710
EMS-12013.84
Landfill-69743.070
Library-889.160
Purchasing-359.950
Sheriff-59284.962
Detention Center-4464.64
Roads and Bridges-46974.50
Recycle-117.610
Recreation-398.560
(These department totals include gas purchased by the fleet card when the county gas pump was not available. Fleet card totals were not available by driver which may cause a variance from the driver chart that appears in The Dillon Herald).
County Administrator Clay Young said that he feels that the gas/fuel usage is in line.
He noted that different departments use varying amounts of gas based on the duties of that department. The price that the county pays for gas is generally less than the average consumer because they buy gas in bulk and have their own pump.
Gas is sometimes purchased elsewhere if the pump is down or due to travel.
Young said that the county monitors gas/fuel usage on a monthly basis.