Common use of Personal Vehicle Use Clause in Contracts

Personal Vehicle Use. 6.16.1 Employees shall not be required to drive students to activities which take place away from the school building. They may do so voluntarily only with the advance approval of their principal or immediate supervisor and shall be compensated at the maximum Federal Internal Revenue Service allowance for tax purposes. Should the Internal Revenue Service increase its allowance above the current rate, the District agrees to increase the travel allowance accordingly. Employees using their own automobile must have bodily injury and property damage liability insurance. In such event, they shall be relieved of all personal liability by the District for any accident which may occur in connection with such trip, provided that the District shall not be obligated to assume any costs of judgments held against the Employee when such damages are proved to be due to the Employee’s willful negligence or criminal act as determined by a court of law. 6.16.2 The District will also provide reimbursement at the above rate for authorized and properly certified travel necessary to the performance of assigned duties. Such travel is from school site to school site or outside the District to approved locations. Reimbursement does not include travel from home to the first job stop of the day and from the last job stop of the day to home. Claims for reimbursement will be prepared and submitted in accordance with current District procedures to the appropriate administrator. 6.16.3 No Employee shall drive any District vehicle which is not in a safe and legal operating condition. In the event the Employee should discover a vehicle to be defective, they should immediately notify their supervisor and/or the District maintenance mechanic.