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COUNTY OF HAWAII ORDINANCE NO. 06 STATE OF HAWAII 100 BILL NO. 288 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 6 AND ARTICLE 16, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR DULY AUTHORIZED VOLUNTEER POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`L• SECTION 1. Purpose. Presently, the County of Hawai`i's mileage reimbursement rate is governed primarily by the current collective bargaining agreements which are based upon the rate set forth by the Internal Revenue Service. Article 16, section 2- 101(b) (Compensation for use of private automobile - Rate) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended) sets the rates for employees who are excluded from the various bargaining units as the same rates provided for in negotiated contracts of bargaining units that these employees would have belonged to had they not been excluded. Also, all other officers and employees of the County not covered by collective bargaining including County councilmembers shall be entitled to mileage reimbursement at a rate equal to the highest rate payable to any County employee in a bargaining unit. There are two sections in the County Code that reference a set mileage rate of 33 cents for duly authorized volunteer fire personnel (Article 6. Volunteer Fire Department, section 2 -20. Mileage reimbursements for volunteer fire personnel) and for duly authorized volunteer police personnel (Article 16, section 2- 101.1. Mileage and meal reimbursements for volunteer police personnel). The purpose of this measure is to amend these sections to reflect a consistent reimbursement rate amongst all of the County employees and the duly authorized volunteer police and fire personnel. The mileage reimbursement rates shall be prescribed by, and subject to, the requirements set forth in section 2- 101(b) or by negotiated contracts of bargaining units. SECTION 2. Chapter 2, article 6, section 2 -20, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 2 -20. Mileage reimbursements for volunteer fire personnel. All volunteer fire personnel residing in a district other than the district where a fire occurs and who are duly authorized to participate and aid in the control of that fire shall be reimbursed [a the o f Q om. $.3T mss] at such rates prescribed by, and subject to, the requirements set forth in section 2- 101(b), for each mile actually and necessarily traveled, in the performance of their volunteer activities." SECTION 3. Chapter 2, article 16, section 2 -101, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 2 -101. Compensation for use of private automobile. (a) Mileage Allowance. A department head may authorize any officer or employee over whom the department head has administrative supervision to use privately owned automobiles on official business on a mileage allowance basis when publicly owned vehicles are not available or are impractical to use.