HomeMy WebLinkAbout4375RESOLUTION NO. 4375
A RESOLUTION CONCERNING REIMBURSEMENT OF
EXPENSES INCURRED ON THE CITY'S BEHALF BY ITS
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILORS.
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. Reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred by the Mayor and City
Councilors in connection with the exercise of their duties or otherwise on the City's behalf
is desirable within the bounds permitted by law.
B. Articulation of standards for such reimbursement will avoid misunderstandings
and the difficulties which such misunderstandings can generate.
C. The following standards providing reimbursement of such expenses are
reasonable.
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a
Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows:
Section 1. Reimbursement to Eugene's Mayor and City Councilors is appropriate
with regard to any of the following expenses incurred by them to the extent necessary to
performance of the duties of their offices:
A. Travel between the official's residence and City Hall, or to such other
destinations as reasonably required by exercise of their duties, at the following
rates: (1) the per -mile rate authorized in any given year by the United States
Internal Revenue Service for travel by automobile; (2) 12q per mile for travel
by bicycle; and (3) actual travel costs for travel by common carrier or lodging,
when prior arrangements through the City Manager's office have not been
feasible;
B. Fees for seminars or conferences;
C. Costs of meals, parking, and necessary incidental expenses;
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D. Costs of entertaining official City guests;
E. Toll telephone charges;
F. Child care expenses, to the extent required on account of the official's
attendance at council meetings or performance of other City business;
G. Expenses of a spouse or guest at local events when officials and spouses are
jointly invited and the officials are serving in official capacity.
Section 2. Other services or supplies necessary to the conduct of City business shall
be arranged through the City Manager's office, specifically including:
A. Such telecommunications or other resources as are required for the
conducting of City business, in consultation with the council officers; and
B. Transportation and lodging arrangements for out-of-town travel incident to the
council's approved work plan, or as otherwise approved by the council. If, for
travel within the continental United States, circumstances make such
arrangements impossible, reimbursement of appropriate expenses for such
travel will be authorized.
Section 3. Any resolution or order in conflict herewith is hereby repealed.
The foregoing Resolution adopted the 1 �i�= day of June, 1993.
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