| Elk Rapids Schools |
| Bylaws & Policies |
7530.01 - STAFF USE OF CELLULAR TELEPHONES
The Board of Education will provide cellular telephones to employees who by the nature of their job have a routine and continuing business need for the use of same for official Board business. Cellular telephones are provided as a tool to conduct Board business and to enhance business efficiencies. Cellular telephones are not a personal benefit and shall not be a primary mode of communication, unless they are the most cost-effective means to conduct Board business (i.e., because cellular telephone accounts are billed on a time-used basis, Board-owned cellular telephones and services should not be used when a less costly alternative method of communication is safe, convenient and readily available).
The Superintendent or his/her designee is expected to see that:
| A. | the need for each Board-owned cellular telephone and cellular telephone service account is clearly justified for Board business purposes; | |
| B. | alternative solutions for work production and communication have been considered; | |
| C. | employees provided with cellular telephone service accounts understand the purpose and limitations of usage; | |
| D. | cellular telephone service account invoices outlining the details of usage are received and reviewed for conformance with this policy; | |
| E. | employees reimburse the Board for non-business use if required by this policy; | |
| F. | use of a cellular telephone service account is terminated when no longer justified by business requirements, the employee leaves the Board’s employment, and/or when the employee has by actions demonstrated a disregard for the limitation of this policy. |
The Board of Education requires the staff members listed below to be accessible by telephone for Board business and exigencies when and if need arises. Cellular telephone technology enables individuals to be reached whenever a situation arises necessitating immediate contact and communication, regardless of the person’s location at that time. Therefore, a Board-owned cellular telephone shall be issued to the Superintendent as well as the following staff members:
| A. | assistant superintendent(s): | |
| B. | district-level administrators: | |
| C. | maintenance supervisors, | |
| D. | custodial supervisors; | |
| E. | finance supervisors; | |
| F. | transportation supervisors; | |
| G. | bus drivers; | |
| H. | custodians; | |
| I. | athletic directors | |
| J. | technical coordinators |
Since the staff members listed above are expected to be reasonably accessible beyond the normal working hours to deal with work related issues as the need arises, the Board considers cellular telephones to be essential equipment for the performance of their duties, and believes that the provision of cellular telephones to those listed staff members serves a valid public purpose.
Accordingly, the individual employment contracts of these staff members shall affirm that the staff member shall be provided with a cellular telephone, describe the permissible and impermissible uses of that cellular telephone, and describe the financial obligations, if any, of the staff member for the cellular telephone service and usage.
Adopted 11/8/04