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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending and supplementing the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 2, entitled "County Government Operations," through the creation of a new Chapter 263, entitled "County Vehicle Usage," in order to clarify the appropriate use of County owned vehicles by County employees and elected officials.
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WHEREAS, Allegheny County maintains a fleet of motor vehicles for use in conducting the County's business; and
WHEREAS, many of these vehicles are taken home by County employees and/or elected officials; and
WHEREAS, upon information and belief, it appears that some of these "take home" vehicles are put to personal use; and
WHEREAS, it is the sense of Council that increasing fuel and insurance costs mitigate against allowing County owned vehicles to be used for personal purposes under any circumstances; and
WHEREAS, it is also the sense of Council that accelerating the depreciation of County-owned vehicles by allowing personal use runs contrary to the interests of both the County's taxpayers and the County itself, particularly in light of the County's difficult budgetary position; and
WHEREAS, it is accordingly the determination of Council that employees' use of County-owned vehicles should be limited to circumstances in which such use is necessary due to the nature of an individual's employment by the County, that uniform policies for determining the need for overnight or other take home use must be developed, and that employees undertaking such use of County-owned vehicles should begin accounting for the usage of such vehicles in detail;
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendment of the Code
The Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 2, entitled "County Government Operations," is hereby amended by the creation of a new Chapter 263, entitled "County Vehicle Usage," and comprised of the following:...
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