Agenda - Council - 07/14/2009 - Laserfiche WebLink

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PCCASE# a CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A DRIVER'S LICENSE VERIFICATION POLICY By: Givonna Reed Kane, Human Resources Manager Background To ensure that all employees who regularly or occasionally drive for city business do so safely and legally, staff is recommending adoption of a driver's license verification policy. The policy entails periodic verification of a valid driver's license to be performed at the time of hire and annually thereafter for all employees who drive a vehicle for city business. The purpose of verifying the driver's license status is to verify that the employee's driver's license is valid and properly endorsed or classified to operate the required equipment or vehicle. The driver's license status shall be reviewed and maintained by Human Resources. All employees who drive for city business will be required to report a cancellation, suspension or revocation of his /her driver's license; however, the proposed policy differentiates between positions where driving is an essential function and those where driving is an occasional function. Employees who drive occasionally and lose driving privileges will not be permitted to drive for city business until driving privileges are restored. Employees who hold positions where driving is an essential function and who lose their driving privileges will be given 60 days to regain driving privileges. During this 60-day period, employees will be placed on unpaid administrative leave or they may use vacation and comp time accruals. These employees may also work in a "light duty" capacity if light duty work is available. If driving privileges are not restored within 60 days, discipline may be imposed, up to and including termination. Patrol officers and sergeants, due to scheduling limitations, must regain driving privileges within 15 days, or discipline maybe imposed. An employee who is required to hold a commercial driver's license (CDL) maybe be disciplined if the CDL is cancelled, suspended or revoked. At the sole discretion of the City, an employee who has driving privileges but no CDL may work in a light duty capacity for up to one year. Funding Source There is no funding required to adopt this policy. Staff will use a free web site to verify that employees have valid driver's licenses.