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Beaumont council debates travel‑policy changes and Brown Act optics; staff to return with revisions
Summary
Council discussed proposed updates to the city’s travel‑expense and reimbursement policy, including pre‑travel form timelines, lodging thresholds (>40 miles), ride‑share clarifications and Brown Act concerns about sending more than two council members to lobbying‑type events; staff was directed to return with refined language.
Beaumont councilmembers spent an extended portion of the Nov. 18 meeting debating proposed updates to the city’s travel‑expense and reimbursement policy. Staff presented redlines to clarify required travel forms (two weeks in advance for in‑state travel, one month for out‑of‑state), expand allowed ground transportation and minor incidentals, and set lodging eligibility for conferences more than 40 miles away or events running past 5 p.m.…
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