Driver Safety Standards

Section 1. Applicability.

This Rule is adopted by the Commission for all City departments except the uniformed members of the Fire and Police Department, and the commercial operators of vehicles at Sun Metro. (Amended 7/31/07)

Section 2. Applicants.

A Motor Vehicle Record check will be required of all original and promotional applicants certified to positions which require driving a vehicle on public thoroughfares as a duty.

Applicants will be rejected and removed from the eligible list, subject to Civil Service Commission appeal, if the Motor Vehicle Record reveals they:

a. do not have a current valid driver's license issued by a state of the United States.

b. have had three moving violations in the preceding 18 months or one DWI in the preceding 24-month period (on or off the job) which resulted in placement or acceptance into a pre-trial diversion program, court supervised probation or conviction.

c. have had three accidents for which they received a ticket and were placed or accepted into a pre-trial diversion program, court supervised probation or convicted within the preceding 36-month period (on or off the job), or two or more within the last 12 months.

d. any combination of b and c.

e. have an outstanding Department of Public Safety and/or Municipal Court Arrest Warrant.

f. have any driving record which is not indicative of a responsible driver as determined by the Human Resources Department.

g. All applicants for Fire, Police, Sun Metro and other departments which require driving must comply with the higher standards determined to be necessary by the department. City employees must have an unexpired certificate of defensive driving before driving a city vehicle. (Amended 07/11/06)

Applicants rejected for any of the above reasons may reapply as soon as they meet the standards or apply for positions not requiring driving duties.

Section 3. Current Employees.

Annual Motor Vehicle Record checks will be made on all current employees with driving duties. Employees may be subject to disciplinary action, including termination, if the Motor Vehicle Record reveals any of the reasons listed in Section 2 above for disqualification of applicants, exists. Current City employees with driving duties must immediately inform their supervisors if convicted, placed on probation, or placed or accepted into a pre-trial diversion program for any moving traffic violation, or if there is a change in the status of the employee's drivers license. Failure to immediately notify the supervisor may result in disciplinary action including termination. All City employees must attend a defensive driving class within 30 days of being assigned to driving duties and must repeat such training every three years. (Amended 1/5/88 and 05/26/92)

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