2003-024 Amends Travel Policy• RESOLUTION 24-2003
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE AND RATES
OF PER DIEM AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE OF THE TRAVEL POLICY OF THE
VILLAGE; AND, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The transportation allowance section of the Travel Policy of the Village of North
Palm Beach is hereby amended to read as follows:
"a. Transportation Allowance:
i. Fare -Commercial fares, utilizing the most direct route available to the carrier used.
ii. Mileage -The mileage allowance for private vehicle shall be $0.29 per mile and
shall be established in the annual budget for mileage traveled either during regular
travel or local trips in the immediate vicinity of the Village."
Section 2. Subsection (c), Meal Allowance, of the travel policy of the Village of North Palm
Beach is retitled "Per Diem and Subsistence Allowance" and hereby amended to read as follows:
"c. Per Diem and Subsistence Allowance:
For purposes of reimbursement rates and methods of calculation, per diem and
subsistence allowances are divided into the following groups and rates:
(a) All travelers shall be allowed for subsistence when traveling to a convention or
conference or when traveling within or outside the state in order to conduct bona
fide Village business, which convention, conference or business serves a direct
and lawful public purpose with relation to the Village served by the person
attending such meeting or conducting such business, either of the following for
each day of such travel at the option of the traveler:
1. Fifty dollars per diem; or
2. If actual expenses exceed $50, the amounts permitted in paragraph (b) for
meals, plus actual expenses for lodging at asingle-occupancy rate to be
substantiated by paid bills therefor.
• (b) All travelers shall be allowed the following amounts for subsistence while on
official business:
1. Breakfast .................................................................................. $ 3.00
• 2. Lunch ....................................................................................... $ 6.00
3. Dinner ...................................................................................... $12.00
(c) No one, whether traveling out of state or in state, shall be reimbursed for any meal
or lodging included in a convention or conference registration fee paid by the
Village."
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
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