{"content":[{"text":"Adopted January 1, 2015","bbox":{"left":0.718154,"top":0.043576,"width":0.16446000000000005,"height":0.016776}},{"text":"City Business: any time while on duty for an employee is considered to be on “City Business”; \n anyone conducting work or traveling while representing the City or on the City’s behalf, is on \n “City Business.”","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.088616,"width":0.764791,"height":0.055061}},{"text":"Radio: a system and/or device that connects various emergency vehicles to the Branson dispatcher \n center that transmits voice along the lower or higher ends of the public safety VHF spectrum. Use \n of the radio is exempt from this policy.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.158313,"width":0.764889,"height":0.055061}},{"text":"Mobile Data Terminal: or MDT, a computer based system that provides logistical and \n background information to remote vehicle locations, used by the City of Branson exclusively in \n emergency services.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.22801,"width":0.764444,"height":0.05506100000000003}},{"text":"Emergency Personnel: Those employed by the City of Branson as a police officer or firefighter.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.297707,"width":0.764526,"height":0.021121}},{"text":"Emergency Situation: A non-routine situation where police personnel are responding to a crime, \n potential crime, or rescue call, or where firefighters are responding to a fire or rescue call. In either \n case, it is where harm or potential harm to a person or property is eminent.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.332593,"width":0.764683,"height":0.05506099999999997}},{"text":"Driver: The properly authorized city employee operating a City vehicle or equipment while on \n city business.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.40229,"width":0.764396,"height":0.03763700000000003}},{"text":"Driving/Operating/In Motion: In motion includes while stopped at a stop sign/light. For \n vehicles/equipment with automatic transmissions, when the transmission is in any gear except \n Park; for vehicles/equipment with manual transmissions, the engine is running.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.454563,"width":0.764576,"height":0.05506099999999997}},{"text":"Use: “Use” constitutes answering incoming or initiating outgoing calls, incoming or outgoing text \n message, or any other use of a mobile device.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.525801,"width":0.764468,"height":0.038999000000000006}},{"text":"Section 4. Policy","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.582604,"width":0.13641199999999998,"height":0.02098500000000003}},{"text":"It is prohibited for any person to engage in any activity that distracts his or her ability to \n focus on driving while operating a City vehicle or a personal vehicle while on City business. This \n specific prohibition includes, but is not limited to, using mobile devices, mobile data terminals, \n hands-free devices, using tobacco or other nicotine delivery product, or any other activity that \n could cause the driver to divert attention from the responsibilities of operating a vehicle or other \n equipment. \n The exemption to this prohibition is for emergency personnel who have been specifically \n designated in advance by the City Administrator. This exemption applies specifically for driving \n while responding to emergencies or other non-routine work where radio traffic would otherwise \n not be appropriate for the circumstances. If not using the City’s radio system, any mobile device \n must be hands free where the person can keep his or her attention on the road ahead. \n However, this exemption in no way authorizes approved emergency personnel to conduct \n personal business, deal with administrative work duties, communicate with vendors, check \n voice/email or otherwise engage in other routine work activities while the vehicle is in motion.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.61974,"width":0.765036,"height":0.28494200000000003}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}