The Board of Supervisors may make “permanent assignment” of county-owned vehicles to individual department managers who, by virtue of their “exempt status” (24-hour-a-day responsibility), have a substantial frequent re-occurring need to respond to emergency situations or other county business after normal working hours and the Board finds that such an assignment is in the best interest of the county.

It is acknowledged that such response may significantly interfere with family life and child care responsibilities. Accordingly, upon signing and filing with the Risk Manager a “waiver of liability and hold harmless agreement” in favor of the county, in a form approved by the Risk Manager and County Counsel, such department managers may, when they deem it necessary, transport household members in their county-owned, assigned vehicles when on or en route to county business. If not engaged in or en route to county business, such department managers shall not use their county vehicles. All department managers to whom a vehicle is assigned are hereby required to sign a waiver of liability and hold harmless agreement. (Ord. 994, eff. 2/21/08; Ord. 850, eff. 4/17/97)