Very few companies offer employees a "company car" these days unless that individual is on the road most of them time and even then it still is not common. Most companies find it much easier - and must less costly - to have employees use their personal auto and simply reimburse them for mileage.
The state of Minnesota for example does have some state vehicles but you don't just go out and take one whenever you need one. You have to justify and reserve a vehicle and they are rarely available if all you are going to do is attend a meeting on the other side of town for a couple of hours. You will most likely be told to use your own vehicle and claim mileage as an expense. The fact is that having a "fleet" of vehicles costs a lot of money and it is a better investment to have people use their own vehicles and be reimbursed for mileage. Jim Bernstein Fulton -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 6:21 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] Transit I ride the bus twice a day during the workweek, and, depending on where I need to go, may or may not use it on weekends. Several years ago, I had a job which involved summarizing data about transit use for a Minnesota company that subsidized bus passes for its employees. Along with "I need to drop off/pick up my children" and "I live out where the buses don't run," another common reason given for not using public transit involved needing transportation during the day for work-related reasons. Does anyone know of area businesses that provide corporate fleets so people can use public transit and still attend offsite meetings? I suspect there are some, but probably not enough. Speaking of the bus system, does anyone have current information as to whether or not there will be a transit strike? When I first heard about the possibility of a 2004 strike, I was surprised: if I recall correctly, former governor Arne Carlson signed legislation after the 1995 strike that declared transit drivers are "essential employees" who cannot strike. Was this revoked? The 1995 strike was in the fall; transit drivers are going to have an extremely difficult time appealing to the public if they strike during the winter. Roberta M. Beach Minneapolis Ward 7, Precinct 5 REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
