HomeMy WebLinkAbout(2004, 04/13) - F-23 - AmendedUSE OF CITY TELEPHONES AND CELLULAR PHONES
PURPOSE
To establish the policy for the use of City telephones and cellular phones.
POLICY
City regular and cellular telephones are intended to be used for business only.
However, the Employee Policy Manual establishes provisions for limited personal use
of City telephones as follows:
"Employees are permitted to make or accept personal calls on a limited basis during
their Workday provided the conversations do not prevent the Employee from timely
performing his/her normal duties. Employees shall use their best efforts to keep
personal telephone calls to a minimum during the Workday and to make personal calls
during their meal period(s) or on break(s). Employees shall reimburse the City for the
cost of all long distance personal calls and the cost of personal cellular phone calls."
Some cellular phone calling plans, especially for Employees involved in the EOC, may
provide for no cost for phone use within certain parameters. In this situation, if there is
no charge to the City no reimbursement for personal calls is required. However, the
guidelines concerning limited use as set forth in the paragraph above are still germane.
The Telecommunications Division will make available to each department a listing of
the telephone calls charged to each telephone within each department.
Adopted - January 24,1994
Amended - March 22,1999
Amended - April 13, 2004
Formerly J-5
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