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Scenario 5 <br /> Biff checked out a City vehicle for a trip to Portland to attend a City- approved <br /> training program. The training began at 8:00 a.m., so Biff decided to take the <br /> car home the night before and leave straight from home. He was also issued a <br /> city cell phone for the trip. On the way home the night before the training, Biff <br /> called his wife and asked if she needed anything from the store and then <br /> stopped to pick up a few groceries she had requested, prior to stopping by his <br /> mother -in -law's to give his wife a ride home. That night, Biff's wife mentioned <br /> that she was free the following day and would love to go to Portland for a day <br /> of shopping while Biff attended his training. Biff didn't see anything wrong with <br /> that suggestion, so they set off together in the city vehicle for Portland the <br /> next morning. Once the training was finished, Biff and his wife spontanteously <br /> decided to take a road trip to the coast and spend the night before returning <br /> home, since it was Friday and neither of them had obligations the next day. <br /> They called friends from Astoria on the city cell phone and arranged to meet <br /> them for dinner in Tillamook. Then, they drove down the coastal highway and <br /> ended up spending the night in Newport before returning to Eugene the next <br /> day. Biff refilled the gas tank on the city vehicle, checked the city vehicle back <br /> in first thing on Monday, and reported to work as usual. <br /> Discussion Questions <br /> Which (if any) of Biff's decisions seem questionable to you, and why? <br /> What other options might Biff have exercised in order to more appropriately <br /> balance the demands of his busy personal life with the City's expectations <br /> around use of city vehicles /equipment? <br />