(a) The following automobile allowances shall be allowed:
(1) Any classified civil service employee who would otherwise be required to use an urban county government vehicle on a regular and consistent basis may voluntarily choose to operate his own automobile in the authorized conduct of urban county government business, and in lieu of using an urban county government vehicle, shall be reimbursed for such travel at a rate which corresponds with the current standard mileage rate established by the Internal Revenue Service for income tax purposes, as amended, per mile. Any employee so authorized by his commissioner and the commissioner of general services shall abide by the record keeping and insurance requirements established by the commissioner of general services.
(2) Any classified civil service employee who is specifically authorized by his supervisor on a periodic basis to operate his own automobile on duly authorized conduct of urban county government business shall be reimbursed for such travel upon proper certification of distance traveled. The rate of reimbursement per mile shall not exceed the rate established by the Commonwealth of Kentucky for similar use of privately owned vehicles and shall be set administratively by the chief administrative officer so as not to exceed the annual appropriations for such reimbursement established by the urban county government budget ordinance and amendments thereto.
(b) Persons occupying positions assigned to the detention facilities and all personnel in the division of youth services whose presence is required to continuously supervise juveniles shall receive meals when appropriate during their assigned shift. Living quarters for self and family shall be provided to the director of the division of water quality and the plant operations supervisor seniors.
(c) Two (2) houses may be rented to classified civil service employees in the division of water quality at the discretion of the director of the division of water quality. Houses, apartments and other living quarters managed by the division of parks and recreation may be rented to individuals in accordance with written criteria approved by the commissioner of the department of general services. Rental arrangements for these houses, apartments and living quarters shall be subject to the review and approval of the chief administrative officer.
(d) Any permanent classified civil service employee holding the position of heavy equipment technician, heavy equipment technician senior, heavy equipment technician principal, vehicle and equipment technician, vehicle and equipment technician senior, vehicle and equipment technician principal or fleet operations supervisor who is specifically required by his supervisor to provide the tools necessary to perform the duties of the above-listed positions shall receive a tool maintenance allowance of six hundred dollars ($600.00) at the beginning of each fiscal year.
(e) Reserved.
(f) Any permanent classified civil service employee holding the position of vehicle and equipment mechanic-apprentice, or heavy equipment mechanic-apprentice who is specifically required by his supervisor to provide the tools necessary to perform the duties of the above-listed positions shall receive a tool maintenance allowance of three hundred dollars ($300.00) at the beginning of each fiscal year.
(g) Each safety officer shall receive a uniform allowance of sixty dollars ($60.00) per month.
(Ord. No. 139-78, § 1(21-32), 6-29-78; Ord. No. 210-76, § 1, 11-4-76; Ord. No. 161-88, § 1, 7-7-88; Ord. No. 86-91, § 1, 5-2-91; Ord. No. 124-92, § 1, 7-9-92; Ord. No. 126-96, § 1, 7-11-96; Ord. No. 21-98, § 1, 1-22-98; Ord. No. 152-98, § 1, 6-11-98; Ord. No. 329-2000, § 1, 11-9-00; Ord. No. 299-2002, § 1, 11-21-02; Ord. No. 64-2020 , § 1, 7-9-20; Ord. No. 059-2022 , § 24, 7-5-22; Ord. No. 142-2023, § 1, 12-5-23)