(a) Of the City Officials listed in the City of Battle Creek Directory of Officials, the following City officials, and no others, shall be provided with a City vehicle which they are permitted to drive to their City residences as necessary:
(1) The Police Chief; and
(2) The Fire Chief.
(Res. 742. Passed 4-7-81.)
(b) The City Manager may authorize take home vehicles for specific periods of time for other City employees, as needed for operational purposes. The use of such authorized vehicles is limited strictly to City purposes which will be outlined in a written policy established by the City Manager. The City Manager shall provide the City Commission, on or before February 1, of each year, with a summary report of take home vehicle usage for the previous calendar year.
(c) The mileage reimbursement paid to City employees for use of personal vehicles while on City business shall be equal to the standard mileage rate contained in the Federal Income Tax Code.
(d) The policy in paragraph (c) shall be effective from December 1, 1989, with any subsequent revision to be made effective on the first day of the month following any final approval of rate changes by the Internal Revenue Service.
(e) The rate in effect when any mileage is driven shall be the rate that will apply.
(Res. 527. Passed 12-5-89; Ord. 5-2013. Passed 4-16-13.)