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Public Works - Scenarios for Discussion on Appropriate City Equipment Use <br /> Scenario 1 <br /> While Lucy was working her normal work schedule at the City, she needed to <br /> call her business partner (she is part owner in a dog grooming business) to tell <br /> him that she was going to be unable to keep her commitment to help close up <br /> the shop because of an unexpected city work obligation. She discovered that <br /> she did not have her personal cell phone with her, so she decided to use her <br /> desk phone to make the call. It was also at a time during the day when she was <br /> not on a break and had already taken her lunch break. She felt that her <br /> inability to keep her commitment to her business partner due to a city work <br /> obligation was an emergency and decided to make the call. Lucy infrequently <br /> made personal calls from her city desk, but as the conversation extended <br /> beyond a few minutes, Lucy rationalized that she had "banked" enough <br /> personal time and worked for the City long enough to extend the conversation <br /> (which eventually went on for 25 minutes). Her co- worker overheard the <br /> conversation and was upset for being put in the position of having to answer all <br /> the incoming city calls during the period Lucy was on the phone on personal <br /> business. Since Lucy rarely made personal calls on city time, her co- worker <br /> decided not to mention the personal call either to her supervisor or to Lucy. <br /> Discussion Questions: What are the questions or issues that arise in this <br /> scenario? What other options did Lucy have which would have complied more <br /> closely with City policy? <br />