In Nashville, This Is How Bad City Employees Suck At Driving
Over a two-year span, Metro Nashville employees were involved in more than 1,000 car crashes on the job, at a cost of more than $9.3 million.
This is according to a recently-released audit from the Metropolitan Nashville Office of Internal Audit.
“Six departments within the government experience the highest number of accidents and related costs due to the nature of their operations and employee roles. The six departments are the Police Department, Fire Department, Metro Water Services, Nashville Department of Transportation, Parks and Recreation, and the Sheriff’s Office, auditors wrote.
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“Between April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2024, Metropolitan Nashville Government employees were involved in a total of 1,074 vehicle accidents. Accident repair work orders took an average of 47 days to complete, with total costs amounting to $9,332,196.”
Vehicle accidents were promptly reported.
But how city officials managed the aftermath was another matter entirely.
“Accident evaluations were decentralized, leading to inconsistent disciplinary actions and limited oversight of crash-related expenses,” auditors wrote.
“Claim approvals lacked correct authorization. Gaps in the repair process were identified resulting in missing appraisals and vehicle incident reporting forms. Defensive driving training requirements were not consistently monitored with multiple employees non-compliant.”
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Auditors reviewed 47 Metropolitan Nashville employees who caused traffic accidents that resulted in claims paid out to third parties. Departments were unable to provide evidence of disciplinary actions for four out of 47 accidents or evidence that a crash evaluation was completed.
“An analysis was conducted on employees involved in multiple at-fault accidents during the audit period. The analysis identified two employees–one of whom had escalated disciplinary actions, while the other had no discipline or training,” auditors wrote.
“Vehicle accident repair work orders were missing appraisals and market value analyses, which could lead to potential overspending on repairs. In a random sample of 47 vehicle accident repair work orders, a total of 8 work orders (17 percent) were missing an appraiser’s estimate.”
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