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Board raises allowable daily meal reimbursement to $65

Odessa School District Board of Directors · June 25, 2025
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Summary

On June 25 the board approved Policy/Procedure #6216, increasing the allowable per diem for meals from $50 to $65 per day on travel — a change approved on second reading with a 5–0 vote.

The Odessa School District Board approved Policy/Procedure #6216 (Lodging, Meals and Other Expenses) on second reading, increasing the allowable meal reimbursement from $50 per day to $65 per day. The vote was unanimous (5–0).

The policy change was recommended by Superintendent Steve Fisk and was moved by Carmen Weishaar and seconded by Sheena Starkel. The minutes record the change in the district's travel expense reimbursement limits but do not list a dollar impact or an effective date beyond the approval at the June 25 meeting.

Officials indicated the policy was a second-reading item at this meeting; the minutes do not identify any public comment on the change.