Mountain House Municipal Code Ch. 1 Use of City Automobiles

Provision is hereby made for rules and regulations governing the use of automobiles by City officers and employees and providing penalty procedures in the event of their violation.

(Ord. 2024-20, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)

City-owned automobiles shall be used only in the conduct of City business. No City officer or employee shall use, or permit the use of, any City-owned automobile other than in the conduct of City business.

(Ord. 2024-20, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)

The City Manager shall prescribe rules and regulations subject to the approval of the City Council which:

(a) Define the use of City-owned automobiles which constitutes use in the conduct of City business and distinguish that use from misappropriation for private use.

(b) Prescribe the procedure for determining and collecting from the officer or employee responsible for misuse the actual costs to the City attributable to misuse of City-owned automobiles and the disposition of those collections.

(c) Prescribe the records and reports to be kept and made by City departments and department heads relating to the use of City-owned automobiles to the end that misuse may be discovered with a minimum of record keeping.

(d) Govern the use and storage of City-owned automobiles.

(Ord. 2024-20, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)

The City Manager shall administer the provisions of this Chapter, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, except that it shall be the duty of each department head to carry out and enforce this Chapter and said rules and regulations within his department.

(Ord. 2024-20, § 1(Exh. A), 2024)