Amending Chapter 2 Pertaining to Milage Allowance use of Private Vehicles on City Business

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ORDINANCE NO. 6891 -81 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PERTAINING TO MILEAGE ALLOWANCE USE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES ON CITY BUSINESS. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT: The Common Council of the CIty of South Bend has determined that its employees who have agreed to provide their own transporation in the carrying out of their jobs should have the mileage reimbursement rate adjusted to reflect current operating costs, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: SECTION I. The following section of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, shall be amended to read as follows: SEC. 2 -121. Policy relative to use of private vehicles 'for City business--Rate of reimbursement; insurance requirements. (a) The administration of the City of South Bend will reduce its fleet of passenger vehicles, in the General Fund, Park Maintenance, Motor Vehicle Highway Fund and Human Rights Fund by twenty (20) vehicles before January 1, 1982. fhb-- Aay -emg }eyes- whe - present }y- epeaatee -aa- ass }gaud- seh }e }e ewsed- ea- }eaee� -hy- the- 6 #ty- ea- }ts- ut } } }� }es- -and- whe- �e }uata� } }y g #wee -ap- the - use - a € -ea }d- Leh} e} e- g�} ea- te- Beee�hea- 8 };- }9�8-- w } } } -he ae }�huased -at -a- rate -e €- twenty- twe- eeate- gem- deeu�eated -m } }e- of -aeage €ea- the- S }ty- 4a- aeae�aaaee -w }th- the- €e } }ew }ag- teu�s- (b) In keeping with Internal Revenue Service rulings, such usage shall not include portal to portal travel, but rather only that travel documented after arriving at ones normal work station. f23 - - }e- add} t} ea- te- th }s- ge } }ey- be }eg - }e -a€ €set- dui }eg ea }eada�- yeau- }9�9 -- these - }udt� }dun }e - whe -g }tee -ug- the - use -e€ -the }r 8 }ty- eased -er -} eased- passengea- Leh }e }e - gates- te- aaauaay- }-- } @�9 - -w } }} be- ab }e -te- take- ad�aatage- a € -th }s- new -pe }icy- (c) Heti }- du }y_ }-- }9�9, -- these- }ad }� }du & }e- whe- �e�eat -te After March 1, 1981, employees who use personal cars usage for City business will be paid twenty= twe -k$9 -334 twenty cents ($0.20) per mile teu- the- f }ust- €tie- theusaad -F5- 999- � } }es- and- se�eateea- seats- E$9 - }�� pei- mile- theaea €tea for all business mileage documented in accordance with City rules. (d) In order for the CIty to protect its insurance rating, and limit its liability, the following insurance requirements shall be mandatory for those individuals collecting mileage on a regular basis: (1) Name of person; (2) Driver's license number; (3) Copy of their auto insurance policy written with the following minimum limits: $100,000.00 /$300,000.00 bodily injury, $50,000.00 property damage, or $300,000.00 combined single limit. The above information shall be furnished to the Deputy Controller's office and shall be kept on file there. (e) There shall be established an account number, 215.0, Local Mileage, in the Controller's budget from which reimbursement will be made to those individuals working within departments of the General Fund. This reimbursement will hinge upon verification and approval by the Chief Deputy Controller's office of mileage submitted on General Form No, 101.