Mariposa County Municipal Code § 2.76 County-Owned Vehicles

2.76.030 (Reserved)

2.76.040 (Reserved)

• 2.76.050 Infraction Of Rules Cause For Suspension Or Dismissal From County Employment 2.76.060 (Reserved)

1. County officers and employees of the county drive, operate or otherwise use any county owned, leased, or controlled vehicle for county business related activities.

2. No officer or employee shall drive a county vehicle for personal business. This section shall not preclude an officer or employee from stopping for personal business which does not significantly interfere with county business. Such a determination shall be made by the affected department head.

3. No officer or employee shall drive a county vehicle without a valid California driver’s license.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 643 Sec. 1 on 9/10/1985 Amended by Ord. 999 Sec. IV on 12/2/2003

• 2.76.020 Rules Regulating Use To Be Set By Resolution

  1. All vehicles shall be under the control of the board of supervisors.

  2. Should a department head deem it necessary that an employee of his/her department be entitled to utilize a county owned vehicle on a twenty-four hour basis the department shall submit a request with written justification to the county administrative office (cao). The cao shall make a recommendation to the board of supervisors.

  3. The board of supervisors shall make the final determination whether a “take home” vehicle is approved or not.

4. Each year, as part of the county budget process, the board of supervisors shall approve a list of all county vehicles that are assigned as “take home” vehicles. Only those employees designated and approved by the board of supervisors shall be entitled to have a “take home” vehicle.

5. It is the responsibility of each county department head to monitor the use of those vehicles assigned to his/her department and to ensure that all “take home” vehicles have been approved by the board of supervisors.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 643 Sec. 1 on 9/10/1985 Amended by Ord. 999 Sec. IV on 12/2/2003 2.76.030 (Reserved)

HISTORY

Repealed by Ord. 999 Sec. IV on 12/2/2003 2.76.040 (Reserved)

HISTORY

Repealed by Ord. 999 Sec. IV on 12/2/2003

Infractions of the rules of use set forth in the resolution, pursuant to sections 2.76.020 through 2.76.040, by any county employee shall constitute cause for suspension or dismissal from county employment, revocation of use of vehicle, or such other disciplinary action as is deemed appropriate by the department head or board of supervisors.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 643 Sec. 1 on 9/10/1985 2.76.060 (Reserved)

HISTORY

Repealed by Ord. 999 Sec. IV on 12/2/2003