As California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger begs for you and me to help bail out his state’s outrageous, decades-long spending habit that’s led to a $20 billion deficit, we find out there’s no end to government bureaurcrats’ irresponsible actions.
Even as the state grappled with a budget crisis last year, bureaucrats spent nearly $45 million on new vehicles, almost $30 million on new furniture and more than $2 million on off-site meetings and conferences, a legislative panel has found.
The expenditures were outlined in a report released Monday by the Assembly Committee on Accountability and Administrative Review, which plans to call on state agency managers to explain their spending at a hearing Wednesday.
“These expenses came despite an executive order from the governor last year for each state agency to cut costs and eliminate vehicle purchases unless they were for emergency purposes,” said Mark Martin, a consultant for the committee.
When will heads roll?
