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City of Eugene Human Resource and Risk Services Policies • The use must be at the employee's own workplace and not at another City facility. _ _ • The use must not result in any financial gain or avoidance of financial detriment. The use must not involve a business venture. • The use must not involve union business, unless previously authorized by the City. • The use must not involve any political campaign activity. • The use must not involve fund raising or issue advocacy unless it is an authorized city activity. Telephones: The City recognizes the occasional need for employees, during work hours, to make a brief personal phone call to take care of a variety of matters that can only be accomplished during regular working hours. Personal phone calls made on city telephones during working hours should be brief as possible (around 2-3 minutes) and infrequent (around 3-4 per day). Longer calls are permitted when the employee is off duty or on break. Examples of acceptable personal phone use include making medical appointments, scheduling service technicians, conferring. with a child's school, talking to family members, or contacting a business that is not open when the employee is not at work. Long distance calls are permissible only if the employee uses a personal calling card. If it is an emergency and the employee does not have a personal calling card, s/he may make a long distance call and reimburse the City immediately. Cellular Phones: The personal use of cellular phones is more limited than that .for regular office phones. This is because of the air time costs associated with cellular phones. Personal use of a city-owned cellular phone is allowable only for reasons that are directly related to official duties such as a meeting that runs late or a last minute Human Resource and Risk Services Revised: 09/16!02