HomeMy WebLinkAbout8692RESOLUTION NO. 8692
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING POLICY RELATIVE TO CITY
VEHICLES, MONTHLY ALLOWANCES AND MILEAGE RATES
WHEREAS, it is necessary that certain city employees use a vehicle
to carry out their duties, and
WHEREAS, a uniform policy is needed in order to administer a
consistent vehicle policy, and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has recommended a uniform policy,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that effective July 1 , 1966, the
following policies shall govern the use of city vehicles and the
payment of monthly allowances and mileage rates :
SECTION to MILEAGE RATES - Occasional Use
Employees who are required to use personal vehicles
on city business shall be reimbursed at the followingrates :
First 300 miles @ 120mile
Over 300 miles @ 100mile
SECTION 2. MONTHLY ALLOWANCE - Department Heads
Department heads who are regularly required to attend
I meetings inside the city and outside the city and who
are required to be on call at all times shall be given
the option of having a city car or of receiving a
monthly car allowance of $100.
When the department head elects to use his personal car
the following rules shall govern:
a) The car shall be kept clean and in good repair at
all times and shall be less than five years old
unless waived by the City Manager.
b) The department head shall file a certificate naming
the city as additional insured with limits of
100,000/300,000/25,000
c) The monthly allowance shall cover all travel including
out of town conferences and meetings up to 1000 miles
per month.
SECTION 3. MONTHLY ALLOWANCE SCHEDULE
Employees other than department heads who are regularly
required to use a vehicle shall be paid a monthly allowance
based upon the average number of miles traveled as follows:
Under 300 miles/month 35.00
300-500 miles/month 50.00
500-750 miles/month 75.00
750-1000 miles/month 90.00
Over 1000 miles/month City Vehicle
8-B
Resolution No. 8692
SECTION 4. CITY VEHICLE
At the discretion of the City Manager and department
head an employee may be required to use a city vehicle.
IIngeneral , a city vehicle will be required under the
following circumstances:
a) When usage exceeds 1000 miles a month
b) When it is desirable that the employee be readily
identified by the public.
c) When special equipment is required on the vehicle.
SECTION 5. CITY VEHICLE - Rules for Use
The following rules shall apply to the use of city owned
vehicles.
a) Any employee driving a city vehicle shall be required
to pass the drivers training course sponsored by the
city.
b) Drivers of city vehicles shall observe all traffic
laws.
c) Drivers of city vehicles shall observe the utmost
courtesy while driving by yielding right of way to
other vehicles and pedestrians and by assisting
Imotoristsintrouble, when appropriate.
d) City vehicles shall be housed over night in the city
vehicle maintenance yard. Exceptions to this rule
shall only be made upon written approval of the
department head and city manager.
Adopted this 27th day of June, 1966
Ayes: Councilmen Dragicevich, Foster, Selig, Wiefels and
Mayor McCoubrey
Noes: None
Absent: None
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
F. D. ALESHIRE
C Y CLERK
BY
puty City C erk
City Manager
APPROVED ASTO FORM CONTENTS APPROVED
7
City Attorney
Date 6 —2i ^ 4,6 Date
O 37 7
1 6 , Cc cl,L d %
G 7
8 B