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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 44 of 2001
(City-owned Vehicle Use Policy and Restrictions)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.54.030 OF THE SALT LAKE
CITY CODE, RELATING TO USE POLICY AND RESTRICTIONS.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. That Section 2.54.030 of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to use
policy and restrictions, be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
2.54.030 Use Policy and Restrictions.
A. No motor vehicle owned by the City may be taken home by any City
employee except under the following circumstances:
1. Authorization to regularly take home a City-owned vehicle is granted by
the department director and approved by the Chief Administrative Officer or his or her
designee based on a demonstrated need for such vehicle to be taken home to serve the
public interest; or
2. Due to an isolated incident of use when, because of the lateness of the
hour or other peculiar circumstances, it is impractical or impossible to return such vehicle
to City custody at the end of a duty shift.
B. Authorization to regularly take home a City-owned vehicle may be
granted for a"demonstrated need"based on at least one of the following criteria:
1. The employee has been designated as the director of a City department;
2. The vehicle is assigned to a sworn and certified law enforcement officer of
the Salt Lake City Police Department, pursuant to the Department's Take Home Car
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Program requirements. Specifically, off-duty use of the vehicle is unrestricted while
within the Salt Lake County boundaries, including travel to and from approved secondary
employment; and approved for use outside of the County limits while going to and from
work.
3. The full-time employee must respond to at least five emergency situations
or call-backs to work per month;
4. The nature of the employee's work requires immediate response to
emergency situations, regardless of frequency, that require the use of specific safety or
emergency equipment that cannot be reasonably carried in the employee's personal
vehicle.
C. 1. Employees who have a demonstrated need as set forth in
subsection B, hereof, may use City-owned motor vehicles on a voluntary basis to travel to
and from their homes only with the knowledge and consent of the appropriate department
head, and only if such employees make payment to the City for such use according to a
written fee schedule adopted by the Mayor or Mayor's designee. Such fee schedule shall
include a policy favoring those employees who live within the City. The fee required
shall be no greater than the total actual costs incurred by the City for such voluntary use,
including depreciation and capital costs.
(2) The Mayor shall, by written policy, set forth liability coverage to such
employees, which coverage shall be not less than $200,000 per incident, shall cover
bodily injury, death and property damage and shall be in addition to that required by Utah
Code Ann. Sections 31A-22-304 and 63-30-29.5.
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D. Under no circumstances shall a City-owned vehicle be authorized for take-
home use for an employee who resides further than 35 miles from the corporate limits of
Salt Lake City, regardless of the department in which the employee is employed.
E. Except as set forth above, under no circumstances shall a city vehicle be
used for any purpose other than City business, to promote a City interest, or for any use
other than authorized by the Mayor or the Mayor's designee.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect on July 1, 2001.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this 14th day of
June , 2001.
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