2004-01-AU Hawai‘i County Police Department Vehicles

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SECTION 1 KEY PROVI SI ONSAND BUDGETARY OVERVIEW OF THE HAWAI `l COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SUBSIDIZED VEHICLE PROGRAM This section presents: A. Key provisions of the HCPD subsidized vehicle program B. Current vehicle allowance costs C. Insurance costs D. Five -year budget summary A. Key provisions of the HCPD subsidized vehicle program A I I sworn H awai ` i County Pol i ce Department off i cers parti ci pate i n the subsi di zed vehi d e program wi th the excepti on of recrui ts, off cers on I i ght duty status, and motorcyd a patrol off i cers. The program provides a monthly cash al I owance set by a negotiated SH OPO contract with the four counti es, as wet I as I i abi I i ty i nsurance and a gas mi I eage rei mbursement rate al so set by uni on barged ni ng agreement. The current SH OPO bargaining agreement stipulates that any changes to the subsidized vehi d e program "wi I I not be made wi thout pri or consul tali on wi th the U ni on." Key provi si ons of the Police Department' s subsi di zed automobile program include the fol lowing: Monthly A I I owance. Police officers who regularly use their private cars for official duty receive a monthly allowance. The allowance for "Group I" officers consisting of Patrol (Sergeants, PO), Traffic Task Force and Uniformed Lieutenants is $488 per month. The allowance for "Group I I" officers consisting of the Criminal Investigation Division, Criminal Intelligence Unit, Community Relations, Vice Division, Juvenile Aid Bureau, Records and Traffic Division is $450 per month. Off i cers may conti nue to recei ve al I owances duri ng authori zed I eaves of absence wi th pay, i ncl udi ng i ndustri al i nj ury I eaves, not exceedi ng a conti nuous peri od of si x months. A I I owances are cancel I Ed when an off cer i s under suspensi on, on si ck or i nj ury I eave i n excess of si x months, and duri ng ad I I eaves of absence without pay. I nsu r ance: Off i cers granted a vehi d e al I owance are enti tl Ed to no-faul t, publ i c I i abi I i ty and property damage insurance provided by the County. Comprehensive and col I i si on insurance are the responsi- bility of the employee. Repairs for damages to a subsidized vehicle are reimbursed under ci rcumstances whi ch i ndi cafe that the damage occurred " on duty" or whi I e performi ng an off ci al pol i ce f uncti on and (1) was the mal i ci ous or negl i gent act of a thi rd party, or (2) was not the resul t of gross negl i gence on the part of the off cer. Exempti on from the vehi cl a wei ght tax may be granted to off cers upon appl i cati on and approval of the Pol i ce Chi ef. • Gas/Oi 1: Gasol i ne for subsi di zed pol i ce vehi cl es i s i ssued/drawn at the rate of 10 off ci al duty mi I es per gaol I on. Oi I i s drawn f rom pot i ce headquarters and/or county pool s for each 500 mi I es of off i ci al duty travel . Officers receiving an auto al 1 owance must maintain a Deily Auto Record logging gas/oil drawn and dai I y duty tour odometer readings. • Time Limit: Officers required to provide a subsi di zed vehicle may use the automobi 1 e f or up to eight years from the date of purchase, provi ded that the automobi I e meets the approved standards of the Pot i ce Department. Such automobile may further be used for an additional two years upon application of the employee and approval by the Department. Departmental deci si ons on such addi ti onal extensi ons are not subj ect to the gri evance procedure. X