§ 5.40.465. Transportation allowance.

A.

Application. Any department head or other county officer, and any other person employed on a management position authorized for vehicle assignment and whose appointing power is the department head, may elect to receive a monthly transportation allowance in lieu of an assigned or leased county vehicle. A transportation allowance may also be provided to persons employed on designated management positions when warranted by organizational rank and responsibilities as determined by the chief administrative officer in accordance with the vehicle policy adopted by the board of supervisors. In no event may a person receiving a transportation allowance either lease or be assigned a county vehicle, except as provided in Section 5.12.200 or 5.40.460 of this code.

B.

Amount of Transportation Allowance. Except for department heads, the transportation allowance provided to individual managers will be determined by the chief administrative officer and vary according to salary level but in no instance will it exceed $350.00 per month. All department heads may elect to receive $375.00 per month in lieu of an assigned vehicle.

(Ord. 90-0008 § 1, 1990; Ord. 87-0018 § 1, 1987.)