In order to provide for the more efficient police protection for the community, and to reduce the long-range costs for purchases of capital equipment for the Police Department, there is hereby authorized a "fleet program", which shall include the assignment of a City police vehicle to each individual officer.
The Mayor shall, in consultation with the Chief of Police, promulgate rules and regulations governing and limiting the personal use of such police vehicles by individual officers, and regulating any other matters that are related to and required by the imposition of the fleet program. Such regulations shall be made part of the rules and regulations of the Department and submitted to Council for their approval by resolution in accordance with Section 123.03. Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, personal use of such police vehicles is hereby expressly authorized subject to the provisions of the rules and regulations, but it is the clear legislative intent of this section that this program is intended for the benefit of the City and its residents, and the privilege of personal use of the vehicle shall not be considered a right incident to employment.
Any regulations promulgated governing the personal use of fleet program vehicles shall supersede any provisions of this article inconsistent therewith.
(Ord. 0-166. Passed 6-8-82.)