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County updates travel and cash‑handling rules, and proposes IT software‑development policy
Summary
Deschutes County proposed consolidated travel and expense rules and a new IT software‑development policy on March 17, moving to per‑diem meal reimbursement, encouraging use of county purchasing cards and requiring IT intake and risk review for custom applications.
Deschutes County policy staff presented three policy items March 17: a merged and revised travel and miscellaneous‑expense policy (F‑1, incorporating F‑2), an update to bank‑account and cash‑handling references (F‑7), and a new software‑development policy to govern custom applications and central IT oversight.
Deputy county administrator Whitney Hale told commissioners the changes are the first package reviewed by the county’s Policy Advisory Committee and said additional policies will come in quarterly batches. “The goal was to modernize it and change it,” Robert Tintill, chief financial officer, said of the finance policy updates.
Key proposed changes to the travel policy include: - Consolidation: the travel and miscellaneous‑expense rules were combined into a single…
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