Common use of Cellular Telephone Allowance Clause in Contracts

Cellular Telephone Allowance. 1. Effective July 1, 2017, the City will begin phasing out Cellular Telephone Allowance. 2. The City will issue employees that are required by virtue of the duty of employment, or by request of his/her Department Head, to carry a cellular telephone as designated by the City, a cellular telephone for use for City business, pursuant to the City policy regarding cellular telephones. 3. In order for employees to be issued a cellular telephone by the City, the Department Head must submit a request to the Department of Information Technologies (DoIT), pursuant to the City policy. 4. Until such time as City-issued cellular telephones are fully distributed, any employee who is required by virtue of the duty of employment, or by request of his/her Department Head, to carry a cellular telephone as designated y the City, and which is not furnished by the City, shall continue to be paid a Cellular Telephone Allowance, in addition to other compensation. The authorized cellular telephone user will continue to be responsible for acquiring their own equipment and service provider. The monthly Cellular Telephone Allowance will continue to be paid to the employee regardless of whether the employee expends the full allowance on City business. a. The Cellular Telephone Allowance shall continue to be twenty five dollars ($25.00), thirty five dollars ($35.00), or seventy dollars ($70.00) per month, and will only be paid with the Department Head’s approval. b. The City will not be responsible for any theft or loss of equipment nor shall they be responsible for any additional expenses incurred for the equipment insurance. c. Any additional expenses incurred because of late charges, sales tax, and/or special carrier charges shall be the sole responsibility of the employee. d. The City will not be responsible for any required account deposits unless it is determined that such deposits, as required by the service provider, would present a financial hardship to the employee. In this case, the City will make an appropriate administrative decision to resolve the issue at their sole discretion. e. Authorized employees will be required to furnish documentation substantiating existence of an active cellular telephone account upon request. f. The employee is required to notify the City immediately upon termination of the cellular telephone account for which they are receiving the Cellular Telephone Allowance. Failure to notify the City that a cellular telephone account for which an employee is receiving the Cellular Telephone Allowance has been terminated, may result in the employee having to remit overpayment of the allowance to the City. g. The employee will be responsible for any additional income taxes resulting from the Cellular Telephone Allowance. 5. No new Cellular Telephone Allowance requests shall be approved on or after July 1, 2017. 6. Upon termination from City employment, the employee shall return the City-issued cellular telephone. Failure to return the City-issued cellular telephone may result in the employee being charged for the equipment from their final paycheck.

Cellular Telephone Allowance. 1. Effective July 1, 2017, the City will begin phasing out Cellular Telephone Allowance. 2. The City will issue employees that are required by virtue of the duty of employment, or by request of his/her Department Head, to carry a cellular telephone as designated by the City, a cellular telephone for use for City business, pursuant to the City policy regarding cellular telephones. 3. In order for employees to be issued a cellular telephone by the City, the Department Head must submit a request to the Department of Information Technologies (DoIT), pursuant to the City policy. 4. Until such time as City-issued cellular telephones are fully distributed, any employee who is required by virtue cirtue of the duty of employment, or by request of his/her Department Head, to carry a cellular telephone as designated y the City, and which is not furnished by the City, shall continue to be paid a Cellular Telephone Allowance, in addition to other compensation. The authorized cellular telephone user will continue to be responsible for acquiring their own equipment and service provider. The monthly Cellular Telephone Allowance will continue to be paid to the employee regardless of whether the employee expends the full allowance on City business. a. The Cellular Telephone Allowance shall continue to be twenty five dollars ($25.00), thirty five dollars ($35.00), or seventy dollars ($70.00) per month, and will only be paid with the Department Head’s approval. b. The City will not be responsible for any theft or loss of equipment nor shall they be responsible for any additional expenses incurred for the equipment insurance. c. Any additional expenses incurred because of late charges, sales tax, and/or special carrier charges shall be the sole responsibility of the employee. d. The City will not be responsible for any required account deposits unless it is determined that such deposits, as required by the service provider, would present a financial hardship to the employee. In this case, the City will make an appropriate administrative decision to resolve the issue at their sole discretiondiscreation. e. Authorized employees will be required to furnish documentation substantiating existence of an active cellular telephone account upon request. f. The employee is required to notify the City immediately upon termination of the cellular telephone account for which they are receiving the Cellular Telephone Allowance. Failure to notify the City that a cellular telephone account for which an employee is receiving the Cellular Telephone Allowance has been terminated, may result in the employee having to remit overpayment of the allowance to the City. g. The employee will be responsible for any additional income taxes resulting from the Cellular Telephone Allowance. 5. No new Cellular Telephone Allowance requests shall be approved on or after July 1, 2017. 6. Upon termination from City employment, the employee shall return the City-issued cellular telephone. Failure to return the City-issued cellular telephone may result in the employee being charged for the equipment from their final paycheck.