[Added 11-25-2014 by Ord.
No. 2014-19]
This article establishes the policy of the Borough of Stanhope
that Stanhope property shall only be used for the conduct of Borough
business. This policy further establishes that inoperative, obsolete,
broken or beyond its useful life Borough property shall only be disposed
of in accordance with this policy.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes all Borough employees, governing body members, members
of all boards and commissions and volunteers and members of volunteer
agencies providing essential government services to the Borough that
have use of or access to Borough property.
Includes all personal property owned, leased, or entrusted
to the Borough, including, but not limited to, equipment, tools, materials,
uniforms, supplies, furnishings and vehicles.
Every Borough employee has a personal responsibility for the
safeguarding of all Borough property as follows:
A.
Borough property may only be used for the conduct of Borough business
and shall not be used by any employee for any other purpose.
B.
Borough property shall be used only for the conduct of Borough business,
and no Borough employee is authorized to use, or to allow the use
of, any such Borough property for any other purpose.
C.
All Borough employees must take all necessary steps to prevent the
damage to, theft of, loss or misuse of Borough property. Such steps
shall include, but shall not be limited to, insuring that buildings
and storage areas are properly locked before leaving employment, that
parked vehicles are properly locked, that tools, supplies, equipment
and the like are properly used, stored and safeguarded.
D.
No Borough employee may take, sell or give away Borough property,
regardless of its condition without prior specific authorization of
the Mayor and Council. Borough property that is inoperative, obsolete,
broken or beyond its useful life shall only be disposed of upon the
prior specific authorization of the Mayor and Council.
E.
Any employee failing to comply with the conditions of this article
or to fulfill the employee's responsibility thereunder for the
proper use and safeguarding of Borough property shall be subject to
disciplinary action, including dismissal.
This policy does not prohibit the loaning or exchanging for
temporary use Borough property with another municipal agency in the
normal course of and in furtherance of Borough business as authorized
by an appropriate Borough official. This policy further does not prohibit
the routine incidental use of Borough property in the normal course
of business by Borough employees.
