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Commissioners debate vehicle-use mileage policy, GSA rate vs. county budget rate

Bannock County Board of Commissioners · January 14, 2026
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Summary

County commissioners discussed revisions to the vehicle-use policy, including whether mileage reimbursement should use the federal GSA rate or a county-adopted budget rate, whether personal-vehicle use should be mandatory-only for certain cases, and whether mileage should be paid one-way or both ways; staff will draft compromise language for the elected-officials meeting.

The commission held a detailed discussion of a proposed revision to the county vehicle-use and mileage policy. One commissioner proposed computing reimbursement at the GSA rate per mile or Bannock County’s adopted rate at the start of the budget season, and recommended changing language on personal-vehicle use from "should" to "must."

Opponents said referencin…

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