§ 2-843. Automobile allowances.

(a)

Employees who occupy positions with established auto allowances shall be compensated for the use of their personal automobiles on city business as follows:

(1)

There shall be paid a monthly mileage reimbursement of $0.325 per mile driven per month on city business.

(2)

An employee with an established auto allowance shall also be reimbursed for all documented parking fees incurred by the employee while away from the employee's principal place of employment.

(b)

Employees who are recalled after their normal working period to deal with an emergency situation and who are not assigned a city-owned vehicle on an overnight basis or who receive an auto allowance may be reimbursed on a monthly basis in an amount of $0.325 per mile for their expense in traveling to and from the emergency location. The amount received shall not exceed $14.00 for each time that an employee is called back.

(c)

Employees who are not assigned a city-owned vehicle and who do not occupy a position with an established automobile allowance may be reimbursed on a monthly basis for their expenses in using their personal automobiles on official city business at the rate of $0.325 per mile traveled.

(d)

It shall be the responsibility of the various department heads to certify to the chief financial officer, on a monthly basis, those city employees entitled to emergency mileage reimbursement and their mileage.

(e)

The committee on finance of the council and the chief financial officer shall make such rules and regulations and provide necessary forms for carrying out the purpose of this section.

(Code 1977, § 7-4112; Ord. No. 2000—32, §§ 1, 2, 5-23-00)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2000-32, § 1, approved May 23, 2000, amended the city's mileage reimbursement rate to read as herein set out. Further, said ordinance, § 2, stated that the city's reimbursement mileage rate will hereinafter be the same as the current IRS reimbursement rate, effective May 1, 2000.