Mayor Anne McCaffrey

On Tuesday Mayor Anne McCaffrey declared that that the city-owned vehicle set aside for mayoral use was frivolous and unnecessary.

“Considering the serious financial conditions facing our city, the issuance of a city-owned vehicle to the mayor is clearly an unnecessary expense to city taxpayers," the new mayor said in a statement. "As the chief executive officer of our city, it is important that I lead by example and that’s why I am putting an end to the use of LP1.”

LP1 is the plate number on the 2009 Dodge Charger that had been driven by former mayor Mike Tucker, who resigned last Friday.

Third Ward Alderwoman Kitty Fogle will sponsor a resolution at the March 5 meeting of the Common Council to put the car up for auction.

Funds from the sale will go into the city's general fund and taking the car off the road will save the city money in gas and upkeep, McCaffrey said.

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