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No City cars for foremen on weekends

Several foremen employed by the City of Chateaugjuay were in the habit of retaining their City-owned vehicles on weekends even though they were not working. But City Council, directed by Mayor Sergio Pavone, has now put the brakes to this practice.

From now on, only foremen on watch duty to answer emergencies, such as an aqueduct break, will be able to use a City car on weekends, according to a new policy adopted by Chateauguay's elected officials on March 6.

"If a foreman is not on the job, he will have to leave his (or her) car with the municipality," Pavone emphasized.

Up to March 6, he recalled, the City had no policy regarding the use of its vehicles by its employees.

The measure is the result of fiscal considerations. When an employer furnishes a vehicle for an employee's own personal use, that represents a taxable benefit, the Mayor reminded.