(a) Village employees may be assigned a cell phone when a valid mission-related purpose exists. The primary purpose for all assigned cell phones is official business. While the Village recognizes that it may sometimes be necessary to place or receive a personal call with an assigned cell phone, the Village discourages this practice as it disrupts normal business routine and comes at an expense to the Village. Employees who use their assigned cell phones for personal purposes will be responsible for the associated additional costs, including but not limited to charges for exceeding their assigned cell phone plan's minute allowance, and charges for using services not included in the assigned cell phone plan, such as text messaging or data usage.
(b) If an assigned cell phone is lost or stolen, the Village employee shall immediately report this to their supervisor. Village employees shall report malfunctioning cell phones to their supervisor rather than dealing with the cell phone service provider to avoid additional costs. Village employees may be held responsible for lost or damaged cell phones that are the result of the employee's carelessness.
(c) Upon separation of employment or at the request of his or her supervisor, Village employees shall immediately surrender any Village-assigned cell phone.
(d) The phone number assigned to any Village cell phone and any data stored on any Village cell phone is and remains at all times the sole property of the Village.
(Ord. 5-19-725. Passed 5-1-19.)