Committee approves raising meal reimbursement to current GSA rates

Sep 9, 2026

The Douglas County Employee Relations Committee voted to raise employee meal reimbursement to match current GSA rates after a review of county, state and peer policies; the motion was carried and will be forwarded to the County Administrator for next steps.

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The Douglas County Employee Relations Committee voted on Sept. 9, 2026, to increase the county's meal reimbursement rates to the current U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) rates. Sarah Kendall proposed raising the amounts after a review of the county reimbursement policy, GSA and state rates, and practices in other counties; Melissa Jarzomski moved the measure and Brittney Barry seconded. The motion carried and Natasha Schmid said she will take the recommendation to the County Administrator for implementation steps.

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