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• <br />Each employee driving atake-home is responsible for/required to: <br />• physically operate the fuel dispensers at the Public Works facility. Instructions <br />regarding the operation of the automated fuel dispensing system are posted at <br />the facility. <br />• maintain records of all fuel obtained from sources other than the Public Works <br />fuel dispensing facility. Records are to include dates, odometer readings, and <br />number of gallons each time fuel is acquired. A record of all transactions for <br />each month is to be provided to the Public Works Department on the first <br />working day of the month for the prior month. <br />• ensure that the vehicle is scheduled for routine maintenance through the <br />Public Works Department. "Service due" information for each vehicle is <br />contained on a sticker located on the driver's side sun visor. <br />• notify the Motor Pool staff immediately upon noticing any impairment in <br />vehicle performance. <br />• <br /> <br />5. Assigned Vehicles <br />a. Assignment for individual use within the department is at the discretion of the <br />Department Head. <br />b. Assigned vehicles are to be used in accordance with the section 3, "Use of County <br />Vehicles". <br />c. The Department Head will determine, on an individual basis, whether <br />circumstances warrant a vehicle being driven home by a County employee. This <br />determination will consider such facts as the purposes for which the County <br />vehicle is being driven home, the hours during which the vehicle is to be used, <br />and any other factors that might need to be considered in making the decision. <br />Assignment of each vehicle will be reviewed periodically by the Department <br />Head to determine if continued assignment is appropriate. Prior approval of the <br />Department Head is required if a vehicle is to be taken out of the County <br />overnight. <br />d. The Public Works Department will notify the Department Head at least 30 days in <br />advance of the expiration of the inspection sticker and the license tag of a take- <br />home vehicle. Once notified, it is the responsibility of the vehicle operator and/or <br />Department Head to schedule vehicle inspection, tag renewal, etc. prior to their <br />expiration. The Department Head will ensure a vehicle is not driven without <br />current inspection sticker and license tag. <br />4 <br />