280.05 USE OF CITY VEHICLES.
   Except as hereinafter provided, no employee of the City shall allow any person who is not a City employee or officer to use a City vehicle.
   Except as hereinafter provided, no employee of the City shall use a City vehicle for personal purposes, including commuting from and to his or her home, except for de minimis personal use, such as a stop for lunch between two jobs, unless directed to do so by a superior.
   Except as hereinafter provided, no employee of the City who is directed by a superior to use a City vehicle to commute to and/or from work, because it is in the City's interest, shall use such vehicle for personal purposes, other than for commuting or de minimis personal use, such as a stop for a personal errand on the way between work and the employee's home.
   Except as hereinafter provided, the Director of Safety, who is the head of the Police Division and the Fire Division, and who is on call at all times, is hereby required to use a City vehicle, marked as a police vehicle and a fire vehicle, for commuting, provided that any personal use (other than commuting) of the vehicle outside of the City is prohibited.
   Except as hereinafter provided, no City police officer or fire-fighter who is directed by a superior to use a clearly marked City police vehicle or a Fire Division vehicle for commuting, when on call, because it is in the City's interest, shall use the vehicle for personal use (other than commuting) outside of the City.
   No law enforcement officer of the City, who is authorized by a superior to use an unmarked City vehicle incident to law-enforcement functions, such as being able to report directly from home to a stakeout or surveillance site or to an emergency situation, shall use such vehicle for vacation or recreation trips.
(Res. 851202. Passed 12-17-85.)