Common use of Use of Private Vehicles Clause in Contracts

Use of Private Vehicles. a) Departments may authorize the use of private vehicles by their department employees, with each department maintaining a continuous listing of those employees authorized to use their private vehicles. Each employee so authorized shall have completed applicable County authorization requirements governing County driver permits and insurance. Employees not having completed such requirements and thereby not on the listing shall be neither required nor authorized to use their private vehicles. b) Employee whose vehicle is damaged in a collision with another vehicle while driving a personal vehicle on County business shall, following the approval of the Accident Review Board, be reimbursed for such damage not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) provided: 1. The driver of the other vehicle is responsible for the accident as verified by a police report and the damages shall be unrecoverable from the other party by reason of lack of liability insurance, or 2. The damage is caused by a hit-run or unidentified driver as verified by a police report, or 3. The amount of damage to be reimbursed by the County is not recoverable under any policy of insurance available to the employee. The County shall be subrogated to the employee's rights of recovery from the responsible party.