Transit Guards Spend Little Time On Buses Audit Finds Taxpayer-Paid Service Patrols From Vans
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › March 05, 2009
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A firm that is paid more than $1 million annually to provide security for the Milwaukee County Transit System has its guards spend less than 3% of their time riding buses, a fraction of the 85% rate called for in its contract.
Instead, most of the bus security officers spent much of their workdays riding in pairs in vans, patrolling throughout the county, according to a county audit released Wednesday.See the full content of this document
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Transit Guards Spend Little Time On Buses Audit Finds Taxpayer-Paid Service Patrols From Vans
"Very little time is spent actually riding buses," the audit said. Most of those rides were only a few blocks in length.
The audit underscores criticism leveled by Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. against Wackenhut Corp., which has provided bus security for...See the full content of this document
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