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Council asks staff to return with revised sister-city travel policy after public concern about city-funded trips
Summary
Councilmembers and public discussed limits on city-paid staff travel to international sister-city and friendship-city delegations, reporting requirements for staff who travel, and rotation schedules for student exchanges; council directed staff to return with a redline and additional information for review.
The Cupertino City Council discussed proposed revisions to its sister-city and friendship-city policies, focusing on whether city funds should cover staff travel for international delegation visits and what reporting should be required when staff travel overseas in an official capacity.
Mayor Chao introduced edits that would require council authorization before the city pays for international travel by council members or accompanying staff, require staff traveling in an official capacity to submit a written report to council describing business conducted overseas, and clarify that limited financial and staffing support is available only when the travel is approved. The mayor…
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