Town vehicles equipped with gps devices

Mayor can monitor employees work efficiency

Updated: Wednesday, 12 Aug 2009, 9:26 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 12 Aug 2009, 9:26 PM EDT

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NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Tracking town employees.

North Providence Mayor, Charles Lombardi, has installed G.P.S. devices in all public works vehicles which means, they're now under constant surveillance.

The Mayor can monitor his workers every move to increase efficiency and cut costs no gold bricking allowed.

And, he says the technology is working, by motivating crews to avoid sitting in traffic or taking longer routes that kill time.

The G.P.S. units cost 25 dollars a month per vehicle and fleet tracking provides other benefits that are not so measurable like adding to public safety by being able to have a historical play back of where the vehicle has been, or being able to monitor a vehicle turn for turn in near real time .
The workers union says it came to a verbal agreement with the Mayor after he had the devices installed.

At this point , Mayor Lombardi says he has no plans to install the technology at other town departments.

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