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Peru shifts travel meal allowance to GSA per-diem rates
Summary
The Board replaced the flat $35 full-day meal allowance with the General Services Administration (GSA) per-diem rate that varies by travel location; board members advised employees to check rates before travel and confirmed meals provided would not be reimbursed.
The Peru Board of Public Works voted to change the municipal travel policy to use the General Services Administration per‑diem rate for meals instead of a flat $35 full‑day allowance. The board noted the GSA rate varies by destination and employees should confirm the applicable rate before traveling.
During discussion a board member said the federal GSA rates are published and searchable by location; another suggested budgeting roughly $80 per day as a planning figure. "We approve the change in travel policy adjusting meal allowance from $35 for a full day, 3 meals, to the General Service Administration rate," the chair said when moving the motion, which passed unanimously.
