Trinity County Municipal Code Ch. 2.56 Use of County Vehicles

The purpose of this chapter is to adopt rules and regulations governing the use of county- owned vehicles, in accordance with Section 25305 of the Government Code of the state.

(Ord. 350 §1, 1975)

Sheriff's department vehicles are classified as emergency vehicles and as such are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 350 §2, 1975)

The following county officials and department heads are assigned vehicles which shall be parked, during off duty hours, in an area designated by minute order of the board of supervisors of the county:

A. Director of emergency services;

B. Fare advisor;

C. Sealer of weights and measures;

D. Hospital administrator;

E. General services manager;

F. Planning director;

G. Building department;

H. Probation department;

I. Animal control officer.

(Ord. 1183 §3(part), 1993: Ord. 350 §3, 1975)

A. The director of transportation and general services director are each assigned one vehicle on a twenty-four-hour basis and the vehicle may be taken home.

B. The road supervisor of the county transportation department is assigned a vehicle which shall be parked, during off-duty hours, in the transportation department yard at Weaverville. The vehicle is to be parked at the Weaverville yard at all times during off-duty hours, except as provided in Section 2.56.070.

C. The board of supervisors may by minute order assign to lead positions of the transportation department, vehicles on a twenty-four-hour basis and permit such vehicles to be taken home if they find such use, after review, to be in the public interest.

(Ord. 1234 §1, 1999; Ord. 1183 §3(part), 1993: Ord. 350-1 §1, 1976: Ord. 350 §4, 1975)

The assessor's office shall be assigned four vehicles for use by department employees. Use other than during regular working hours shall be governed by other sections of this chapter.

(Ord. 350 §5, 1975)

An employee of any county department to whom a vehicle has not been assigned, and who needs to use a county-owned vehicle, other than during regular working hours, may be assigned a vehicle by his or her department head on a temporary basis only. The authorization for such assignment must be in writing and forwarded to the board of supervisors.

(Ord. 350 §6, 1975)

A. Employees are permitted the use of county vehicles in emergency situations related to the duties of their job, without the prior approval of the department head, when the department head is not immediately available to provide authorization.

B. Registered civil defense volunteers are authorized to ride in county vehicles when assigned by the director of emergency services.

C. Immediate family of county employees who are assigned vehicles are not permitted to ride in county vehicles except with the prior approval of the county administrative officer.

(Ord. 1183 §3(part), 1993: Ord. 1141 §1, 1990; Ord. 350 §7, 1975)

A. Any county employee who uses a county vehicle unauthorized shall be suspended from work for one week without pay. Any county employee who uses a county vehicle unauthorized a second time is subject to dismissal.

B. Such suspension or dismissal shall be directed by the board of supervisors to the county employee with copies to the county auditor and department head involved. Any appeal of suspension or dismissal will be governed by subsections C through F of Section 2.60.110 of this code.

(Ord. 350 §8, 1975)