City officials and employees may use city-issued cellular telephones in the performance of their duties for the city in accordance with the following.
(a) The Mayor shall approve to whom a cellular telephone is issued.
(b) The Mayor and Director of Finance shall be responsible for selecting a cellular telephone program that will minimize the cost to the city.
(c) All charges for cellular telephones shall be made to the respective department’s expenditures budget account for telephones.
(d) City-issued cellular telephones shall be used for city business only. If a city-issued cellular telephone is used for personal use, and such use causes additional charges to the city because of the billing plan in effect, the employee causing additional charges shall immediately reimburse the city for those charges.
(e) The Director of Finance and department heads shall establish a system to ensure that city-owned cellular telephones are being used only for city business.
(f) Officials and employees using city-issued cellular telephones contrary to the above provisions may have their use of such telephone revoked and possibly be subject to further disciplinary action.
(g) Employees choosing to use their personal cell phone for city business in lieu of receiving a city-issued cell phone shall be eligible to receive a stipend of $25 per month for a regular plan, $35 per month for an extended plan or $60 per month for a smart phone plan, however, such stipend shall be limited to the discretion of the department head and the Mayor.
(Ord. 2005-76, passed 5-2-2005; Ord. 2011-208, passed 11-7-2011)