HomeMy Public PortalAbout90-150A (08-30-90)RESOLUTION NO. g0-150A
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD,
CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING AN EXPENSE ALLOWANCE POLICY FOR
MEETING AND/OR CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE BY CITY COUNCIL
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of
Lynwood does declare the following policy with regard to expense
allowance for meeting and/or conference attendance by City
Councilperson;
1. The cost of accommodations shall be reimbursed or
paid directly by the City if the conference and/or meeting is
outside a 5-mile radius of the City of Lynwood. The policy
requires that accommodations in keeping with availability,
convenience and propriety, will be obtained by the attending
Councilperson;
2. Transportation to and from the conference or
meeting shall be reimbursed or paid directly by the City, based
upon the following considerations:
a) The Councilmember making travel arrangements shall
secure the mode of transportation in keeping with
considerations of availability, convenience, and
propriety;
b) When air travel is appropriate, coach class shall
be utilized whenever possible;
c) City vehicles shall be used when available and
appropriate;
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d) Private automobile shall be used when appropriate.
Reimbursement for such use shall be based on the
rate of $.21 cents per mile. Councilmembers who are
receiving auto allowance will not be reimbursed for
the use of their private automobile within a 5
mile radius, but will be reimbursed for trips
outside a 5 mile radius of the City of Lynwood at
the rate of $.21 per mile.
3. All registration fees shall be reimbursed or paid
directlp by the City.
4. All other meeting and/or conference costs shall be
reimbursed or paid directly by the City based upon the following
considerations:
a) For all conferences or meetings attended within a
5 mile radius of the City of Lynwood, the City
Councilmember will be reimbursed for actual
expensE~ incurred.
b) For all conferences or meetings attended outside a
5-mile radius of the City of Lynwood, a per diem
' allowance of $100 will be paid, upon return, for
only those days attended, or in transit to or from
an approved conference. (The per diem allowance is
intended to cover the cost of ineals and other
miscellaneous costs such as telephone calls, taxi,
shuttle bus, etc. and does not include the cost
of registration, of accommodations or of travel to
and from the conference or meeting which are
reimburseable pursuant to the criteria set forth
in items 1, 2 and 3 above).
5. A receipt must be provided in all cases where the
City reimburses the City Councilmember for expenses incurred
(except for mileage reimbursement which requires odometer
readings). This applies to meetings within a 5-mile radius.
6. This resolution supersedes all previous resolutions
~n regards to the above text.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 30th day of
August1990.
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Mayor, City of Lyn od
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City Clerk r~~J
APPROVED AS TO
City of Lynwood
allowance