§ 2-1716. Use of municipally owned vehicles outside city.

(a)

Municipally owned vehicles shall not normally be used outside the city. When any official or employee must travel outside the city limits in a city-owned vehicle, travel must be solely and exclusively for municipal purposes and authorization must have been previously granted in accordance with this section.

(b)

The department head shall have the authority to permit employees of the department to drive city-owned vehicles outside the city limits on a case basis. This vehicle usage shall be of a limited nature and preferably restricted to the metropolitan area. More specifically, the department head's authority to grant this permission is limited to vehicle usage within the state. This authority shall not be construed to circumvent or be used in lieu of any additional approval that may be required by this Code.

(c)

Authority to grant use of a city-owned vehicle outside the state shall rest with the mayor or designee. These requests shall be submitted through the department head to the director, office of fleet services.

(d)

This section shall not apply to the mayor.

(e)

(1)  All city vehicles used for city administrative purposes shall be emblazoned upon the driver and passenger doors of said vehicles with the official seal of the city in a size no smaller than nine inches in diameter, in conformance with the following specifications. The seal shall be printed in white on a black background, or in black on a white background, whichever color most significantly contrasts with the body paint color of the vehicle. Above the official seal on both doors shall also be printed "City of Atlanta". Below the official seal shall be printed "For Official Use Only." Lettering shall be no smaller than 1½ inches in height. Lettering shall be either black or white, whichever color most significantly contrasts with the body paint color of the vehicle.

(2)

Each vehicle will be further identified with a seven-digit tracking number. Said number shall correspond with information maintained by the department of administrative services, office of fleet services, regarding the official or employee to whom the vehicle is assigned and shall be displayed on the back of the vehicle, and shall be either black or white, whichever color most significantly contrasts with the body paint color of the vehicle.

(3)

Marking of all vehicles covered hereby shall be accomplished by September 1, 1996.

(Code 1977, § 5-4027; Ord. No. 1996-38, § 1, 6-12-96; Ord. No. 2007-56(07-O-1899), § 12, 9-24-07)