authorization and may not be used for personal business unless otherwise exempted in writing by the City Manager. Use of all City owned vehicles shall be according to rules approved by the City Manager under Administrative Polices and Procedures. It will remain the employee’s responsibility to comply with reporting requirements of various state and federal regulating agencies, including the IRS.

Employees who drive a City vehicle must, in addition to meeting the approval requirements above, exercise due diligence to drive safely and maintain the security of the vehicle and its contents.

Employees are not permitted, under any circumstances, to operate a City vehicle, or a personal vehicle for City business, when any physical or mental impairment causes the employee to be unable to drive safely. This prohibition includes circumstances in which the employee is temporarily unable to operate a vehicle safely or legally because of illness, medication, or other impairments.

Section 9.2 - Uniform Allowance. Any non-bargaining unit officer of the Safety Department assigned to plainclothes duty by the City Manager shall receive a uniform allowance as prescribed by Ordinance No. 2357 and as amended or superseded.

Section 9.3 - Other Uniform Allowance. The City Manager shall have the authority to make other uniform allowance arrangements when special circumstances warrant.

Section 10.1 - Health, Vision and Dental Insurance. - The City presently provides health and vision care insurance benefits for all probationary (except part-time probationary) and full-time employees as outlined in explanatory booklets available from the Personnel Officer. An optional dental program is also available to all full-time employees. Employees participating in the City’s health and dental insurance program(s) are required to contribute towards the cost of the monthly premiums. The amount of the monthly deduction(s) will be determined by the City Manager, unless such amounts are specified in an applicable labor contract, and will be made from each paycheck to cover employee contributions. Eligible employees choosing to enroll are required to apply for entrance into the health insurance program by signing the appropriate enrollment card within 10 days of eligibility. The effective date of coverage under these plans for those who timely enroll will be the first day of employment. Employees choosing not to enroll in the health insurance program are required to complete a waiver form and shall be entitled to compensation equal to 25% of the annual insurance premium which would have been paid by the City on behalf of the employee.

Section 10.2 – Confidentiality. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires that the City keep all employee personal health information, to include injury claims, medical exams, drug tests and other medical information confidential. In other words, only the City Manager and the Personnel Department shall have medical records/information on City employees.