TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Executive Office
MEETING DATE: January 6, 2026
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Darcie Antle
PHONE:
707-463-4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jeff Determan
PHONE:
707-234-6052
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of List of Personnel Authorized to Use County Vehicles for Work-to-Home/Home-to-Work Travel, Pursuant to Mendocino County Code Chapter 3.12, "The County Vehicle Policy"
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve list of personnel authorized to use County vehicles for work-to-home/home-to-work travel pursuant to Mendocino County Code Chapter 3.12, "The County Vehicle Policy".
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
The Board of Supervisors adopted The Vehicle Use Policy No. 26 on May 18, 1993, and the subsequent amendments on February 26, 2002, October 25, 2005, February 9, 2010, and December 17, 2024.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Mendocino County Code Chapter 3.12.060, the County Vehicle Policy, directs that upon the recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or his/her designee, the Board of Supervisors shall approve an annual list of employees authorized to use a County vehicle for work-to-home/home-to-work use, when such use is determined to be in the best interest of the County. "In the best interest of the County" is defined as "those vehicle assignments that are cost-effective to the County, enhance service to the public and better provide for public safety, and can stand the test of public scrutiny".
Mendocino County Code Chapter 3.12.060(C) sites examples of approved reasons or circumstances that the department head may submit a request for approval including: 1) The employee is on call for service in emergencies related to loss of life or property, and is required to respond directly to a site other than the employee's normal place of employment, and such response is of an emergency nature; and/or 2) The department head certifies that...
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