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City audit finds idling drives roughly a third of Fort Lauderdale’s fleet fuel spend; auditors recommend stricter rules and tech upgrades
Summary
A city performance audit found large idling-related fuel loss—about 337,000 gallons on monitored vehicles in FY24 (roughly $1.1 million), extrapolated to ~$1.4 million citywide—and urged clearer idling limits, enforcement, start/stop tech and electrification pilots.
Patrick Riley, the city auditor, presented the results of a performance audit of the city’s fuel consumption and billing, saying the review found “billing accuracy, adherence to the policy and standards manual, and consistent enforcement of the procedures” needed improvement. The audit covered consumption data from the EJ Ward and Samsara systems for October 2023 through September 2024 and billing for April 2023 through March 2024.
Riley said fleet services dispensed about 1.3 million gallons of fuel in FY24 at a cost of roughly $4 million and that the Samsara‑monitored…
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