Amending Chapter 2 Establishing Rate of Reimbursement to Employees who use their Private Vehicles

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Peter H. Mullen Director, Administration and Finance Members of South Bend County -Cit y South Bend, CITY of SOUTH BEND PETER J. NEMETH, Mayor COUNTY -CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 September 25, 1978 the Common Council Common Council Building; 4th floor IN 46601 Dear Council Members: I'm presenting an ordinance to you for first reading on September 25, 1978, which will facilitate the implemen- tation of the reduction of the automobile fleet as was mandated in the 1979 budget. 219/284 -9742 As you are aware, over the years many individuals were hired by the City and were told that their job duties would require transportation and that, in fact, the City would provide that transportation. In recent years those individuals who were hired have been told that the City vehicle was not a fringe benefit and was not part of the job and, in fact, that vehicle could be taken away. However, I believe that by taking a City vehicle immediately away from any individual would create an extreme financial hardship, as this individual must go out and buy a new car to supplement the one that has been taken away in order for him to perform his duties. Without a car, he would necessarily be unemployed. For this reason, I am proposing this ordinance to encourage some voluntary return of the vehicles, as well as an equitable compensation for those who voluntarily comply with our wishes. I am proposing that any individual who turns his car back to the City for the remainder of 1978 be paid $.30 per mile, and that effective January 1, 1979, all vehicles that are either voluntarily or involuntarily turned back to the City be paid $.30 a mile for the first 5,000 miles and $.172 thereafter.