(A) Telephone usage. During regular working hours, employees shall not use the town's telephone system for personal telephone calls other than calls of an emergency or exigent nature.
(B) Personal long distance calls. No employee shall make any personal long distance telephone calls without first obtaining the permission of their immediate supervisor and any long distance charges for the calls shall be reimbursed to the town within ten days of the town's receipt of the billing statement reflecting the charges for the call.
(C) Reimbursement of charges. All town employees, officials and elected officers are entitled to be reimbursed for any long distance or cellular charges directly related to telephone calls placed from their home, business or cellular telephones to conduct town business. To qualify for the reimbursement, a claim form shall be filed with the Clerk-Treasurer's Office within 30 days of the date of the billing reflecting the charges, and a copy of the billing statement shall be filed with such claim along with the name of the person or organization contacted and, if requested by the Clerk-Treasurer, a brief explanation as to the purpose and nature of the call so a determination may be made as to whether or not the call was directly related to town business.
(Ord. 1999-17, passed 8-30-99)