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Atwater council directs staff to rewrite travel and purchasing rules after residents flag credit‑card spending
Summary
After residents and council members raised concerns about roughly $117,000 in recent credit‑card charges and unclear policy language, the Atwater City Council voted unanimously to direct staff to rewrite overlapping travel and purchasing rules and clarify city credit‑card use, per‑diem handling, and employee recognition policies.
The Atwater City Council voted unanimously April 27 to ask staff to revise the city’s travel and purchasing policies after residents and council members urged stronger limits and clearer oversight of city credit‑card charges.
City staff told the council that the purchasing policy permits use of city Citi credit cards for certain reimbursable expenses but states the card should be used only as a last resort. Staff said their review identified three airline seat upgrades charged to city cards (two have been reimbursed) and recommended clarifying that travel meals should not be paid directly with city cards when a per‑diem or reimbursement…
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