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RESOLUTION N0. 65-130
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF BUTTE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
RESOLUTION REGARDING TRAVEL AND E~'ENSES FOR COUNTY
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
WHE[tEAS, it is desirable that the policy of the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Butte in relation to travel by count;
officers and employees on county business be revised,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Butte, State of California, that unless otherwis
provided by law, the policy of said Board concerning travel upon
county business by county officers and employees shall be governe
by the following rules and regulations:
1. Authority for travel. Department heads may travel on
their own authority within the County whenever it is necessary to
transact county business and they may authorize any employee to
perform such travel. On travel outside the County where no over-
night lodging is required, department heads may travel on their
own authority or authorize travel by an employee.
The County Administrative Officer is hereby authorized to
travel outside of the County and within the State whenever in
his discretion such. travel is necessary in the interest of the
county.
Where travel involves overnight lodging, a department head
shall send a travel request form to the Administrative Officer.
The Administrative Officer shall submit the request with his
recommendation to the Board for approval unless the Board has
already approved the travel request for a department head because
of its inclusion and c.~escription in the budget document. 'When a
trip has been completed, the department mead shall submit a
report of the meeting to the Administra~c.ive Officer, explaining
what took place which will benefit the County. Upon receipt of
the travel report, the Administrative Officer shall send a copy
of the approved travel request fora to the Auditor~Controller as
authorization for payment ~:~ travel expenses.
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1 2. Method of travel. bounty cars shall be used whenever
2 possible and to the extent available for travel within the County.
3 Each person who uses a privately owned vehicle on county business
4 shall file an affidavit certifying that there is insurance in
5 effect in the sum of not less than $10,000.00 for bodily injury
6 to one person, $20,000.00 for bodily injury to two or more per
7 sons, and $5,000.00 for property damage. Such affidavits shall
8 be on file with the Auditor.
9 For travel outside the County, if the destination is under
10 400 miles, travel may be performed by public carrier, by county
11 car, or by private car if a county car is not available. If the
12 destination is over 400 miles, travel shall normally be performed
13 by public carrier. Exceptions may occur when schedules make this
!''14 impractical, where more than one person is traveling to the same
15 destination, or where law enforcement officers and probation
16 officers are transporting persons in custody. Department heads
'17 may requisition travel by public carrier to the Purchasing Office.
18 3. Reimbursement for expenses. Any officer or employee
19 who has received authorization to use his private car on cov-nty
20 business shall be paid at the rate of ten cents per mile for the
21 first 1100 miles each month, and eight cents per mile thereafter,
122 unless otherwise provided by law, for travel actually performed..
23 (a) Expenses outside, County. Department heads and employee
'24 traveling outside the County on county business shall be allowed
25 actual and necessary expenses for meals and lodging, transportat-
26 ion and incidental expenses such as baggage, parking, telephone
27 calls made to transact county business and convention fees. Where
28 a department head or employee whose destination is over 400 miles
29 wants to travel in his private car for his personal convenience,
30 the Board may provide that reimbursement be based on equivalent
31 air coach fare. Receipts for lodging and any other expenses where
32 a receipt is available shall be attached to the claim for travel
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1 reimbursement. Reimbursement of transportation expense shall not
2 include Federal tax.
3 (b) Ex enses within Count Any ofi`icer or employee who
4 attends a breakfast, lunch or dinner meeting within the County
5 where he is a participant in the meeting or where it is important
6 to the County's benefit that he attend may be reimbursed for his
7 meal exp ense. Any officer or employee may be reimbursed for his
8 meal expense and the meal expense of another person or persons
9 who are guests on occasions when an invitation to a meal is im-
10 portant to the interest of the County or when a meal is provided
11 because of services to the County. All such expenses will be
12 charged to the budget of the Board of Supervisors. Nothing in
13 this paragraph shall be constxu ed as authorizing the holding of
14 breakfast, lunch or dinner meetings by department heads.
15 4. This Resolution sha11 supersede that Resolution entitled
I6 "Resolution No. 63-8 Resolution Regarding Travel And Expenses 14'or
17 County Officers And Employees" heretofore adopted on the 5th day
18 of February, 1963.
19 The foregoing Resolution was introduced by 'Supervisor
'20 Mcxillop , who moved its adoption, seconded by Supervisor
21 Giles and said Resolution was passed this 14th day of
22 December, 1965, on roll call by the following vote:
23 AYES: Supervisors Giles, Howsden, Mammon, McKillop and Chairman Prgde
24 NOES: None
25 ABSENT: None
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28 Butte Count Board of Supervisors
29 ATTEST:
.TESSTE ROGERS, Coyu-i.ty Clerk
30 and ex-officio Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors
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32 By~'L
Deputy
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