Subject to the approval and authorization of the Fire Chief and the Board of Public Works and Safety, designated fire personnel may be assigned and provided an exclusive use, take-home automobile or other personal transportation motor vehicle. These vehicles, upon and subject to the approvals specified above, may be used exclusively by the assigned employee(s) and may be driven by them, but only by them, except as otherwise specifically authorized by the Fire Chief, for on-duty service as well as for personal and off-duty transportation at any and all times within the State of Indiana. All such availability and use, if and when approved and authorized as herein provided, shall represent a public benefit and availability for the City and the public and not a benefit or entitlement of the fire personnel. All other fire personnel shall use one or more automobiles or other personal transportation motor vehicles which are assigned to the Department and which are a part of a motor vehicle pool only during the performance of their official duties and while they are actively performing the duties and functions of their employment.
(Ord. 1, 2004, passed 4-4-2005; Ord. 18, 2020, passed 12-16-2020)