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<br />i <br /> <br />General: This policy is intended to 1:egu1ate the use. of City-owned cellulat phones <br />within reasonable, practi.cal parametets. As the num.bet of available cellulat <br />telephones increases and the 'efficiencies of cellum telephone usage become even ' <br />mom apparent, it is incumbent upon the City to establish masonable guidelines f01: <br />the use of cellulat phones. The City of Centei:vill.e will benefit by extending the <br />hoUts essential Employees are available fot cOnsultation thtough the use of cellulat <br />phones. <br /> <br />Scope: This policy will apply to all City Employees using ot having access to City- <br />owned cellu1at phones. <br /> <br />23.2 Guidelines <br /> <br />A) <br /> <br />Policy: The following guidelines are estabJishedfot the use of City-owned cellulat <br />phones: <br /> <br />B) <br /> <br />Cellum phones are intended to be used to increase the efficiency and <br />effectiveness of the SeMCes provided by the City of eeDtetville. As such, <br />each Employee using a cellulat phone during the cow:se of his/her workday <br />. must detettnine whether such usage is apptopriate under the citcumstances <br />existing at the time of the usage. 'In fU~ king such a detP.ftn1n~tion, <br />Employees must consider the cost of using the cellulat phone in comparison <br />with the cost and practicality of locating a customaty telephone, service. <br /> <br />During work houts personal phone calls will be acceptable in those <br />circumstances where it is necessaty to briefly contact someone COnCP.1"l11ng <br />important matters. Calls of this nature shall be as brief as possible and <br />should be made only when citcumstances prevent timely access to customaty <br />telephone s~ces. . <br /> <br />C) <br /> <br />During non-work houts City Employees having access to assigned City- <br />owned cellum phones may make reasonable personal phone calls during all <br />houts. Employees having 24-hour access to City-owned.cellum phones and <br />who also use the phone f01: personal teasons will teim.bw:se the City fot all <br />personal phone calls, to the extent that the calls exceed the mn1mum <br />allowable air time. <br /> <br />D) <br /> <br />City Employees who take home a City-owned phone will agree to be <br />accessible for City blisi1ieSs when necessaty and pmcti.cal.aftet tegulat work <br />houts. <br /> <br />E) <br /> <br />Upon app:rova1 of the City Administrator, Employees will be allowed to <br />upgrade to a more expensive plan fot personal reasons if the Employee <br />agrees to pay the difference in cost between the two plans. <br /> <br />F) <br /> <br />An cellular phones shaD. remain the property of the City and shall be tetumed <br />to the City upon the tP.1'tn1n~tion of employment ot if the cellular phone is no <br /> <br />45 <br />