Board approves overnight track trip to Hamilton, Michigan; adds mileage reimbursement for coaches
Summary
The Hazel Park Board approved an overnight track trip to Hamilton, Michigan, and amended the motion to add mileage reimbursement for coaches at the IRS rate, estimating a roughly 80-mile round trip per coach.
The Hazel Park Board of Education approved an overnight track trip to Hamilton, Michigan, and amended the motion to include mileage reimbursement for coaches at the IRS mileage rate.
Board members moved and seconded approval of the overnight trip. During discussion a board member clarified that no district bus was authorized for all coaches and that three people had been authorized to ride on a bus but coaches planned to drive themselves; the board then amended the motion to add mileage reimbursement. The IRS mileage rate cited during discussion was $0.70 per mile; board members estimated the round-trip distance to be about 80 miles and suggested the reimbursement would be a modest additional cost rather than a bus fare.
The amended motion passed on roll call. The board discussion characterized the arrangement as a cost-saving measure because a full bus would not be used. The board did not specify an exact total dollar cap in the vote summary beyond the language used during debate; details such as the number of coaches to be reimbursed will be handled administratively.
The vote authorizes the trip to Hamilton and includes mileage reimbursement for coaches at the prevailing IRS mileage rate, as discussed during the meeting.
