2003-043 Amends Travel PolicyRESOLUTION 43-2003
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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 ofthe Travel Policy ofthe Village ofNorth 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 not exceed the latest allowable
IRS per mile rate, 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 Che 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:
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 therefore.
(b) All travelers shall be allowed the following amounts for subsistence while on official business:
1. Breakfast ....................................................................................................................... $ 8.00
• 2. Lunch ............................................................................................................................$ 12.00
3. Dinner ...........................................................................................................................$ 20.00
(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. All Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 28th DAY OF AUGUST, 2003.
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