213 TAKE HOME VEHICLE

FE 2 [3 RESOLUTION NO.: 2019 -04 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND EL PORTAL,FLORIDA VILLAGE COUNCIL, ADOPTING POLI va PROCEDURES; AND PROVIDNG FOR AN EFFECDATE, WHEREAS, the El Portal, Florida Village Council has studied the issue of Police Officertake home motor vehicles; and WHEREAS, a take home motor vehicle policy provides effective guidelines and rales to maintain these Village resources in a consistent, predictable, and reliable manner to serve theVillage as tools for the accomplishment of assigned duties and responsibilities; and WHEREAS, the Village Council desires to adopt a take home vehicle policy to ensure theProper utilization of the Village’s vehicles, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE EL PORTAL FLORIDA VILLAGE COUNCIL, AS FOLLOWs: Section 1. Recitals, That each of the above-stated recitals are hereby adopted, confirmed, and incorporated herein. The Village Council hereby approves the Police Officer Teke Home Motor Vehicle Policy and Procedures, all as set forth in Attachment "A." Section 3. Authorization, That the Village Council hereby authorizes the Village Manager and Chief of Police to execute any purchase order or required documentation for the expenditures described in this Resolution, subject to approval by the Village Attomey as to form And legality, and to take any action which is reasonably necessary to implement the purpose of this Resolution, Section 4, _ Effective Date. That this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption EXHIBIT A VILLAGE OF EL PORTALPOLICE OFFICER TAKE HOME MOTOR VERICLE POLICY AND PROCEDURES 1 Only Village Offices, possessing a valid State of Florida driver's licensesppropriate for the vehicle, are authorized to operate Village vehicles, 2. Officers shall not operate a Village vehicle while under the influence of drugsor alcohol. 3. Officers shall not transport any persons other then Village Officers in a Village vehicle, except inthe course of offical business, This includes pes, butexcludes Village authorized patrol animals, 4. Officers and authorized passengers are expected to observe all trafficregulations, including seatbelt usage, and all policies and procedures of theVillage, while operating a take home vehicle, 5. All incidents involving Village vehicles must be reported to the lawsaforcement office of the appropriate jurisdiction, and the Officers supervisorimmediately, Officers with take home vehicles will provide copies of anyaccident reports, citations, ete, concerning the vehicle or its operation, to theSupervisor, who will file an incident report and contact the Village insurance 10. Alcohotic beverages or unlawful drags will not be placed inthe take homevehicle, unless, as inthe case of law enforcement Officers only, confiscated in the Package stores or any establishment, which may result in public ceticism, 1. Smoking is prohibited in all Village-owned or leased vehicles, Uncleanliness; 2) Failing Inspection; 3) allowing non-Officers to operate the Vehicle or 4) Mechanical Abuse in accordance with the following: First and Second Incidents: Verbal Warming Third Incident: One Week Suspension Fourth Incident: Two Week Suspension 2 16. Fae ation of tho tke home vehicle is primarily intended fr porta Le PELE PrintName: SFEAIAAN Sade