(1) Subject to annual appropriation and council approval of a schedule of incentives, each participating employee shall receive a subsidy toward a monthly transit pass or other incentive each month.

(2) Each participating employee shall be eligible for "guaranteed rides home" when, due to illness, family emergency or unanticipated work schedule changes, the employee is unable to return home via carpool, vanpool, transit, bicycle or walking. The "guaranteed ride home" shall be provided by shuttle service, taxi or use of a county motorpool vehicle as determined by the employee’s supervisor and the transportation coordinator in accordance with written policies adopted by the executive.

(3) The executive shall adopt written policies for the determination of eligibility, limitations on the number of times an employee may use the "guaranteed ride home" program within a specified period, and for the administration of the incentives authorized by this section. (Added by Amended Ord. 91-089, July 3, 1991; Amended by Ord. 09-149, Feb. 17, 2010, Eff date Mar. 6, 2010).