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ORANGE COUNTY VEHICLE USE POLICY <br />• e. Smoking is prohibited in County vehicles. • <br />f. An employee may not transport passengers such as hitchhikers, family <br />(including children), friends, or other parties not directly related to Orange <br />County business, in a County vehicle. <br />g. To operate a County vehicle, an employee must possess a valid driver's license <br />for the appropriate class of vehicle. If the employee's license is revoked for any <br />reason, the employee may not drive and, if his or her jab involves driving, must <br />immediately advise the supervisor of such revocation. <br />4. Take Home Vehicles <br />a. Take home vehicles will be used in a manner consistent with Section 3, "Use of <br />County Vehicles" <br />b. The Department Head may authorize or assign a take home vehicle. <br />Authorization will be based on the following: <br />1. The employee is: <br />• subject to frequent after-hours emergency call-back or other <br />unscheduled work; and <br />• such unscheduled work involves the immediate response to a real or • <br />• present threat to life or property; and <br />• a specialized vehicle, tool(s) and/or equipment are required for the <br />performance of emergency duties; or <br />2. The employee is: <br />• subject to frequent after-hours emergency call-back; and <br />• such call back arrangements are to locations other than the <br />employee's normal duty station; and <br />• a special vehicle, tool(s) and/or equipment are required to perform <br />after hours assignments; and <br />• an unacceptable delay in the response would result from the <br />employee's return to the normal duty station to retrieve the needed <br />equipment; or <br />3. The employee is: <br />• assigned a normal duty station which is in the field; and <br />• a special vehicle, tool(s) and/or equipment are required to perform <br />assignments; and <br />• an unacceptable delay in the response would result from the <br />employee's return to the Orange County office location to retrieve the <br />needed equipment. <br />For an employee sharing rotational on-call duty, the take home vehicle will be assigned <br />only during the on-call period. • <br />2 Prepared: 08/16/00 <br />Printed:09/29A70 <br />