1. The Mayor or the City Council may, within budgeted appropriations, authorize the payment of an allowance for members of the City Council and Planning Commission for the purchase, or assistance in the purchase, of a smart phone, laptop computer, digital tablet, or similar device that is capable of receiving and displaying City documents in a digital format. The amount for said allowance shall be established by the City Council and identified within the annually adopted Lindon City budget. The use of this allowance to purchase, or to aid in the purchase, of a smart phone, laptop computer, digital tablet, or similar device is considered part of the compensation provided to members of the City Council and Planning Commission and when used does not constitute the purchase of City equipment, but the purchase of personal property for the individual member. Such devices shall be and shall remain the personal property of the individual member seeking use of the allowance.

2. Subject to budgetary constraints, this allowance shall be available to each member of the City Council as of April 16, 2013 and each member of the Planning Commission as of July 1, 2013 and shall thereafter be made available to each newly elected or appointed member of each respective body. The allowance for City Council members may be renewed every two years. The allowance for Planning Commissioners may be renewed every three years. This allowance shall not be renewed and made available on reelection or reappointment of a member if they have already used the allowance within the previous two or three year timeframes as listed above. (Ord. 2013-2, adopted, 2013)