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Santa Clara committee approves updated council travel rules, expands per-diem options
Summary
The Governance and Ethics Committee on Sept. 8 approved revisions to the city's council travel policy to clarify travel types, procedures and reimbursements and amended staff'recommended language to change first/last-day meal reimbursement and non-itemized-receipt options.
The Santa Clara Governance and Ethics Committee voted unanimously Sept. 8 to approve amendments to council policy 043 on official travel by city council members, adopting staff'proposed clarifications and adding committee amendments on per-diem and overnight lodging exceptions.
Assistant to the city manager Maria Lehi, presenting the staff recommendations, said the policy revisions were intended "to establish guidelines for official travel by city council members" and to provide "clear direction on travel, reimbursable expenses, and the procedures for consistency and accountability." Lehi told the committee staff is also updating the City Manager Directive CMD 28 (employee travel) and the city's purchase-card procedures to support the revised policy.
The packet presented to the committee defined local travel as less than 50 miles or single-day events, clarified in-state and international travel, and removed prior numerical caps that…
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