[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Westampton 10-13-2015 by Ord.
No. 12-2015. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Equipment and supplies assigned to employees are the responsibility
of those employees and are to be used for Township business only.
Unauthorized use, removal or loss of Township equipment and/or supplies
shall be cause for disciplinary action and/or termination of employment.
Township-owned vehicles shall be used only on official business
and when employees are on duty or on call. An employee who is also
employed by another governmental entity may use a Township vehicle
for that employment only if the employment is pursuant to an interlocal
agreement between the Township and the other jurisdiction.
A.
Any employee whose work requires the operation of Township vehicles
must hold a valid New Jersey state driver's license.
B.
All new employees who will be assigned work entailing the operating
of a Township vehicle will be required to submit to a Department of
Motor Vehicles driving records check as a condition of employment.
A report indicating a suspended or revoked license status may be cause
to deny or terminate employment.
C.
Periodic checks of employees' drivers' licenses through
visual and formal Department of Motor Vehicles review checks may be
made by department directors or division heads. Any employee who does
not hold a valid driver's license will not be allowed to operate
a Township vehicle until such time as a valid license is obtained.
D.
Any employee performing work which requires the operation of a Township
vehicle must notify the immediate supervisor in those cases where
a license is expired, suspended or revoked and/or who is unable to
obtain an occupational permit from the State Department of Licensing
or is not otherwise authorized by the State of New Jersey to operate
a motor vehicle. An employee that fails to report such an instance
is subject to disciplinary action, including demotion or termination.
An employee who fails to immediately report such revocation or suspension
to his or her supervisor and continues to operate a Township vehicle
shall be subject to possible termination.
Vehicles may be taken home only with the advanced approval of
the Administrator except a department director may also grant temporary
approval to facilitate responses to after-hours emergency calls. When
an employee takes home a Township vehicle, it may only be used for
official Township business; any other use is not permitted. Any violation
of this policy constitutes cause for disciplinary action.
