Tracking all city vehicles in greenwood 12-29-2010

LOCATING A GOVERNMENT-ISSUED VEHICLE IN THE CITY OF GREENWOOD MAY BE ONLY A CLICK AWAY, OR MAYBE EVEN JUST AN EMAIL AWAY. GREENWOOD IS INSTALLING G.P.S. TRACKING DEVICES IN ALL CITY VEHICLES, MAKING AN EASIER TASK FOR SUPERVISORS TO KEEP UP WITH THEIR STAFF. ALL VEHICLES CAN BE MONITORED 24 HOURS A DAY UTILIZING A COMPUTER TRACKING SYSTEM. AND THAT'S NOT ALL, AS MANAGEMENT HAS AN OPTION TO RECEIVE AN EMAIL NOTIFICATION OF THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE VEHICLE OR EVEN THE SPEED OF A PARTICULAR VEHICLE. "WE CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE or ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE CITY'S A PRETTY BIG CITY AND WE HAVE LOTS OF CITY VEHICLES - 125 - I THINK I'M PRETTY ACCURATE WITH THAT NUMBER," SAID GREENWOOD MAYOR CAROLYN McADAMS. "WE HAVE SO MANY AND WE ONLY HAVE TWO EYES. OUR SUPERVISORS ONLY HAVE TWO EYES, SO THIS WAY IT JUST KIND OF PUTS MORE ACCOUNTABILITY OUT THERE FOR ALL OF OUR COUNTY SUPERVISORS TO KNOW WHERE OUR CITY VEHICLES ARE AT ALL TIMES." THE MAYOR SAYS THE NEW SYSTEMS WILL ALSO PROVIDE FUEL COST SAVINGS FOR THE CITY BECAUSE THE DEVICE EVEN NOTIFIES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING.  THE CITY EXPECTS ALL SYSTEMS TO BE INSTALLED BEFORE THE NEW YEAR.