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i <br /> i <br /> If you operate City vehicles and have a change in your operator's license status, you must report <br /> that change to your supervisor immediately. If you lose your license or have the incorrect <br /> ~ classification of license, your supervisor will not allow you to operate City vehicles. In the event this <br /> is a brief, temporary situation, you may be accommodated within your present job or be temporarily <br /> j reassigned. If the situation is long-term or repeated, and you are required to drive the City vehicle <br /> as a part of your required duties, you will be removed from the position. This could result in a <br /> transfer, demotion, or termination. <br /> Software Piracy-(APPM Section 3-220) <br /> It is illegal to use a copy of software outside of the conditions specified in the license. Most <br /> purchased PC software is licensed to one person and one PC only. Some software is installed on a <br /> Local Area Network (LAN), in which case the license specifies the number of concurrent users. <br /> Check the software license to be sure. For further information, refer to the General Policies and <br /> Procedures Manual (Section 5C-4). <br /> Information Produced or Received in the Course of Work- <br /> E All information produced or received in the course of work is subject to Oregon's Public Records <br /> Law (ORS 192.410 to 192.505). E-mail messages, information printed from City .computers, <br /> computer files, and voice mail messages are all considered property of the City and are subject to <br /> search at any time, with or without notice. Inappropriate or offensive messages such as those <br /> including racial or sexual slurs, are prohibited. For further information on E-Mail and Voice Mail <br /> policies, refer to the APPM. <br /> Patents/Copyrights-(APPM Section 3-211) <br /> The City encourages you to develop new ideas and to patent such ideas. You have a right to <br /> individually apply for patents and copyrights and to market products for which you have individual <br /> responsibility and ownership. <br /> <br /> i <br /> However, if you use City resources, on- or off-duty, to develop any idea, product or application, the <br /> City reserves the right to patent or copyright, without charge or penalty, those ideas, products or <br /> applications. New employees are asked to sign an Agreement which further defines the City's <br /> rights. You may be asked to sign this Agreement at any time during your employment. <br /> You must disclose any work, design, or invention developed by using City resources to the City. <br /> You must cooperate with the City in the obtaining of any patent or copyright. You must assign to <br /> the City all ownership rights in any invention, design, or work you develop on- or off-duty using City <br /> resources. <br /> If the City does not pursue a patent or copyright, you will be notified and will have all rights returned <br /> to you. The City will retain all licenses to an invention or publication even if it assigns its rights to <br /> the patent or copyright to you. If you decide to apply for a patent on this basis, you must inform <br /> your Executive Manager in writing before applying for the patent and then notify your Executive <br /> Mana er of the final dis osition of the a lication. <br /> 9 P <br /> pP <br /> Page 7-February 2004 <br /> <br />