§ 2-227.03. Moving violations.

(a) The official Florida State driving record of all employees under F.S. ch. 322 shall be reviewed by the city from time to time. If, upon such review, an employee's record reveals seven (7) or more points under F.S. § 322.27 within the past three (3) years as a result of moving violations, the employee shall be removed from his driving position.

(b) Upon written application, the employee will be considered for placement in other non-driving vacancies in the city for which he is qualified; however, he shall be given no preferential treatment because he is a city employee. If the employee is not offered a non-driving job within thirty (30) days of his removal from the driving position, he shall be terminated. If the employee is offered and accepts a non-driving job within thirty (30) days, the employee's service record will remain unbroken.

(c) An employee placed in a non-driving position or an ex-employee terminated pursuant to paragraph (b) above may not reapply for a driving position until periodic reviews of the driving records of all employees have been conducted by the city, and the employee's official Florida State driving record establishes that the employee does not have seven (7) or more points as a result of moving traffic violations in the three (3) year period immediately prior to the city review of employee's record. Thereafter, those employees and ex-employees removed from driving jobs pursuant to paragraph (b) who reapply for a driving job will be given no preference but if otherwise qualified applicants, and their past conviction of moving traffic violations will be considered along with job related factors.

(d) An employee who is removed from a driving position on two (2) different occasions as a result of the application of this section, shall be permanently barred from a driving position with the city.

(e) Employees who have never held a driving position with the city and applicants for employment who have seven (7) or more points for moving violations at the time they apply for driving positions shall not be considered. If such employees and applicants do not have seven (7) or more points at the time of their application, their official Florida State driving record will be considered along with other job related factors.

(f) Employees are obligated to inform the city of drivers license suspension or revocation for any reason. Employees are obligated to maintain a valid Florida drivers license, failure to do so will result in disciplinary action. Employees in driving positions who have suspensions or revocations are considered unqualified for that position and may be reassigned to a non-driving position or terminated if no vacancy exists.

(Ord. No. 2001-08, § 1, 6-19-01)