HomeMy WebLinkAbout(1999, 03/22) - F-21 - Amended - changed to F-21F-21
DESIGNATED ASSIGNMENT OF UNASSIGNED CITY HALL VEHICLES
DEFINITION
An unassigned City Hall vehide is a sedan or other vehicle which is used by the City
during working hours as a departmental pool vehicle.
PURPOSE
The City Council has selected the following as a method for contributing to deaner air
and reduced parking demand in the immediate City Hall vicinity.
POLICY
The City will periodically identify and make available certain unassigned departmental
pool vehicles to individual City employees to be used, on a restricted basis, solely for
the purpose of commuting to and from work.
The method of determining who will be selected for this privilege will be made on the
basis of the following factors:
A.The distance between the employee’s home and City Hall.
B.The number of employees an employee can arrange into a car pool.
C.The driving record of the employee.
D.The employees seniority with the City.
PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION
The City will post an announcement within the City Hall facilities located at
3300 Newport Boulevard advising employees of a vehicle’s availability, Employees
interested in using this vehicle for the above stated purpose shall bid for its assignment.
The elements of the bid should include the exact distance the employee’s home is from
City Hall and the names of the employees who will be included in the daily car pool
The City’s representative will consider the bids submitted and will select the employees
with good driving records who can organize the largest pool that lives closest to City
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Hall. In the event of a tie, the City representative will select in favor of the employee
who has the earliest seniority date. Once selected, the designated employee will sign a
contract with the City that identifies that employee as an authorized operator of that
vehicle and also spells out the use restrictions. The contract will further require the
designated employee to list, by name, the members of their car pool. Should members
of the car pool change, the employee is required to advise the City of those changes as
they become effective.
PROCEDURE FOR REASSIGNMENT
The City reserves the right to reassign or discontinue this program atany time for the
following reasons:
A.The City Council cancels the program.
B.The assigned employee develops a poor-driving record.
C.The employee is cited for driving under the influence of alcohol or any other
controlled substance while operating this or any other vehicle.
D.The assigned employee violates the restrictions on the vehicle’s use.
E.The employee fails to maintain his/her car pool commitment.
Adopted - October 22,1990
Reaffirmed - January 24,1994
Amended - March 22,1999
Formerly J-2
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