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Council narrows travel‑policy options; staff to return hybrid approach tying funded conferences to budget
Summary
After staff presented two draft travel‑policy approaches, council members favored a hybrid: identify commonly funded conferences through the annual budget process while allocating per‑member allotments and keeping administrative controls; staff will return with a revised draft and math.
City Attorney Matt Kayser briefed the council on two draft travel‑policy approaches. Version A enumerated commonly funded conferences (with modest per‑member increases), while Version B divided the current travel budget across seven council positions to create a single per‑member allotment.
Council sentiment: Members generally supported a hybrid approach:…
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