(A) As a representative of the town, mobile device users are reminded that the regular business etiquette employed when speaking from office phones or in meetings applies to conversations conducted over a mobile device. During work hours, occasional, brief personal mobile device usage is permitted within a reasonable limit. Employees are urged to keep their conversation, emailing, texting, or data access activities brief and kept to only urgent matters. Employees are required to conduct lengthy personal conversations and/or emailing, texting, or data access activities on their lunch breaks or non-working hours.
(B) If mobile device usage, to include talking, emailing, texting, or data access activities is abused, the first infraction may result in a verbal warning. A second infraction may result in a written warning and a third or subsequent violation and continued abuse may result in continued disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.