(A) Except as specifically provided in this section, all computers, including laptop computers, owned or leased by the city shall be kept at City Hall during normal business hours.
(B) City-owned or leased laptop computers may be checked out for use by a city official or employee at a location other than City Hall only under the following conditions:
(1) The computer may not remain away from City Hall for a period greater than 48 hours;
(2) The city official or employee is using the computer strictly for city business; or
(3) The city official or employee is using the computer on a trip for city business which requires the city official or employee to travel to a location more than 100 miles from City Hall or to stay overnight at a location other than the city official's or employee's residence.
(C) This section shall not prevent a computer from being taken offsite for service or repair.
(D) This section shall not apply to, or be interpreted to prevent, the offsite backup or archiving of electronic information.
(E) This section shall not prevent a city official or employee from taking a laptop computer home to work on city business after hours, provided that in the case of a city employee, the employee is authorized by his or her direct supervisor to check out the computer.
(Ord. 2009-01-329, passed 1-6-09; Am. Ord. 2019-07-851, passed 7-2-19)