GARY, Ind. (AP) - Gary Mayor Rudy Clay says he will immediately

begin buying the gasoline for his city-leased Hummer H3 and has

told other city workers with take-home cars to do the same.

Clay said Friday that the city is spending $30,000 a week on gas

and that he was trying to lead by example in dealing with the city's financial troubles.

The new rule on fueling up vehicles will apply to all city employees, except for police officers and... // Indiana's NewsCenter

Gary Mayor Rudy Clay says he will immediately begin buying the gasoline for his city-leased Hummer H3 and has told other city workers with take-home cars to do the same.

Clay said the city is spending $30,000 a week on gas and that he was trying to lead by example in dealing with the city's financial troubles.

The new rule on fueling up vehicles will apply to all city employees, except for police officers and firefighters, as of Tuesday.... // Chicago Sun-Times

GARY, Ind. (AP) - Gary Mayor Rudy Clay says he will immediately begin buying the gasoline for his city-leased Hummer H3 and has told other city workers with take-home cars to do the same.

Clay said Friday that the city is spending $30,000 a week on gas and that he was trying to lead by example in dealing with the city's financial troubles.

The new rule on fueling up vehicles will apply to all city employees, except for police officers and firefighters, as of Tuesday.

Clay says he... // WTHI

GARY, Ind. -- Mayor Rudy Clay said he will immediately begin buying the gasoline
for his city-leased Hummer H3 and has told other city workers with
take-home cars to do the same. Clay said Friday that the city is spending $30,000 a week on gas
and that he was trying to lead by example in dealing with the
city's financial troubles. The new rule on fueling up vehicles will apply to all city
employees, except for police officers and... // WLKY

GARY, Ind. (AP) - Gary Mayor Rudy Clay says he will immediately begin buying the gasoline for his city-leased Hummer H3 and has told other city workers with take-home cars to do the same.

Clay said Friday that the city is spending $30,000 a week on gas and that he was trying to lead by example in dealing with the city's financial troubles.

The new rule on fueling up vehicles will apply to all city employees, except for police officers and firefighters, as of Tuesday.

Clay says he... // WLFI.com

GARY, Ind. (AP) - Gary Mayor Rudy Clay says he will immediately begin buying the gasoline for his city-leased Hummer H3 and has told other city workers with take-home cars to do the same.

Clay said Friday that the city is spending $30,000 a week on gas and that he was trying to lead by example in dealing with the city's financial troubles.

The new rule on fueling up vehicles will apply to all city employees, except for police officers and firefighters, as of Tuesday.

Clay says he... // WLFI.com

GARY, Ind. (AP) - Gary Mayor Rudy Clay says he will immediately begin buying the gasoline for his city-leased Hummer H3 and has told other city workers with take-home cars to do the same.

Clay said Friday that the city is spending $30,000 a week on gas and that he was trying to lead by example in dealing with the city's financial troubles.

The new rule on fueling up vehicles will apply to all city employees, except for police officers and firefighters, as of Tuesday.

Clay says he... // WTHI

GARY -- Mayor Rudy Clay said he will "immediately" begin paying out of his own pocket to fuel his city-leased Hummer H3, and he is calling on Gary's other elected leaders to do the same.

The rule will apply to all city employees, except for police and firefighters, as of July 1, Clay said.

"You've got to lead by example," Clay said. "There's no question the city's in a financial crisis."

Clay made his announcement as grumbling grew among employees wondering how Gary will deal with its 2009 budget woes.

The city is spending $30,000 a week on gas, Clay has said, while new property tax laws threaten to cut its budget by a third.

Despite a previous rule that only the mayor, police and firefighters should be tapping into city pumps, records obtained by the Post-Tribune revealed that... // Gary Post Tribune