(1) If a county vehicle is assigned and used for travel for county purposes, rental on a monthly basis shall be billed against the appropriation and account involved.

(2) In any year for which a monthly vehicle allowance is established by ordinance as provided in this subsection any elected official designated in SCC 3.36.030 using his or her own vehicle for travel for county purposes may be paid a vehicle allowance on a monthly basis of not more than 99 percent of the average monthly ER&R cost for replacement, maintenance, insurance and fuel expenses of a standard size county pool vehicle as determined by the director of facilities and fleet. Such costs shall be reviewed annually by the director and reported to the council on or before October 15th of each year for the following year. The council may by ordinance establish a monthly vehicle allowance in such amount as it determines appropriate, if any. Any elected official designated in SCC 3.36.030 wishing to claim the monthly vehicle allowance or drive a county vehicle as provided above shall inform the finance director. In addition to the monthly vehicle allowance provided herein, any elected official designated in SCC 3.36.030 may claim reimbursement for mileage traveled by personal vehicle outside Snohomish County for county purposes, at the same rate authorized for all other county employees.

(3) Any elected official designated in SCC 3.36.030 using his or her own vehicle for authorized travel for county purposes may elect to be reimbursed at the mileage rate authorized by SCC 3.36.020 upon submission of appropriate voucher forms each month in lieu of automobile assignment or payment of a monthly vehicle allowance. (Added by Ord. 83-028 § 1, Apr. 22, 1983; Amended by Ord. 81-123 § 1, Jan. 13, 1982; Amended by Ord. 80-046 § 2, Sept. 8, 1980; Amended by Ord. 87-114, Dec. 9, 1987; Amended by Ord. 91-037, Apr. 17, 1991; Amended by Ord. 02-048, Sept. 25, 2002, Eff date Oct. 10, 2002; Amended by Amended Ord. 09-131, Nov. 23, 2009, Eff date Jan. 1, 2010; Amended by Ord. 12-076, Oct. 10, 2012, Eff date Jan. 1, 2013; Amended by Ord. 13-104, Dec. 11, 2013, Eff date Dec. 26, 2013; Amended by Ord. 14-107, Dec. 17, 2014, Eff date Dec. 29, 2014; Amended by Ord. 19-013, May 8, 2019, Eff date May 19, 2019).