Common use of Technology Allowance Clause in Contracts

Technology Allowance. ‌ a. In the event the appointing authority requires an employee to go on- call/standby and use a cellular phone to conduct City-related business, the employee will receive a monthly technology allowance of one hundred dollars ($100.00) in lieu of using a City-provided cellular telephone. b. Employees who refuse to work on call/standby, or who have the option of working on call/standby and elect not to do so, are ineligible for the allowance. c. Use of City-provided cellular telephones shall be discontinued upon receipt of the technology allowance by the employee. d. Upon approval of the monthly technology allowance the employee shall provide and maintain a personal cellular phone and service that is available to conduct City-related business. The employee shall provide the cellular telephone number to designated individuals and organizations with whom the employee normally conducts City-related business.