[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Airmont
9-7-1999 by Res. No. 99-276. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following regulations shall apply to the use of all vehicles owned
and/or operated by the Incorporated Village of Airmont:
A. No Village vehicle shall be used either within or outside
of the incorporated limits of the Village unless the same is being used on
official business.
B. No vehicle shall carry a passenger other than on official
business.
C. Under no circumstances shall any vehicle be used for
personal business.
D. No vehicle shall be used for transportation to and from
training schools or conferences, conventions or parades unless prior written
permission is obtained from the Mayor and/or the Board of Trustees.
E. It shall be the employee's responsibility to report any
incidents of malfunction or damage to vehicles to his supervisor immediately,
who shall in turn notify the Village Clerk.
F. Any misuse or abuse of vehicles or violations of these
rules shall subject the employee using the vehicle to disciplinary action.
G. All vehicles shall be cleaned, checked and prepared for
the next user.
H. Each vehicle shall contain a log on which the person
using the vehicle shall enter the mileage at the beginning of the shift and
the mileage at the end of the shift, whether or not any service was performed
to or fuel oils were added to the vehicle during the shift and any other notes
relative to the vehicle's condition, including dents, scratches, etc.
I. The Building Inspector shall be responsible for establishing
and carrying out a maintenance schedule. Unless otherwise necessary, all routine
maintenance will be performed by a New York State licensed service station
located within the Village of Airmont.
J. All vehicles shall be returned to the Village parking
lot at the conclusion of their use and not be taken to an employee's private
home unless authorized by the Mayor.
K. The keys to any vehicle shall be returned to the Building Inspector or Village Clerk at the end of the day (subject to Subsection
J above).
L. Employees who utilize the vehicle must provide the Village
Clerk with a copy of their driver's license annually (January 1 of every year).
M. In the event that a ticket for a driving offense or an
accident occurs while utilizing a Village vehicle, the employee shall notify
the Village Clerk within 24 hours of such occurrence and fully cooperate with
any investigation into same.
N. Violations of any of these procedures may result in the
suspension or revocation of driving privileges of Village vehicles, a fine
or termination of employment after a hearing before the Village Board with
opportunity to be heard by the employee.