Board directs travel-policy change to reduce approvals for routine in-state trips

Aug 6, 2026

The board asked legal staff to revise travel policy to allow department heads to approve routine travel and require Finance approval for overnight travel unless recurring meetings have Board pre-authorization; counsel will prepare the revision for Board Order.

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Legal Counsel Wally Hicks and Leah Harper presented options to revise Article 8, Section 1 of the county personnel policy to reduce administrative delays caused by requiring Finance approval for department-head travel.

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