(A) For purposes of seeking reimbursement, the Mayor is entitled to submit receipts for expenses relating to executing his or her official duties and obligations and reimbursement of expenses shall be granted not to exceed $7,500 per fiscal year.
(B) For purposes of seeking reimbursement, the City Clerk and each Council member is entitled to submit receipts for expenses relating to executing his or her official duties and obligations and reimbursement of expenses shall be granted not to exceed $4,500 per fiscal year. Aldermanic reimbursement of expenses shall be granted not to exceed $7,500 effective January 1, 2023, and shall each fiscal year on January 1 increase by $750.
(C) A request for reimbursement along with copies of receipts and cover sheet summarizing expenses shall be submitted directly to the Department of Finance for reimbursement and the Department of Finance will time stamp a copy of same upon the request of the person submitting the request for reimbursement.
(D) The Department of Finance shall issue payments to the Mayor and each Council member in the amount requested as long as copies of verifiable receipts are attached to each request for reimbursement limited, of course, by the maximum amount allowable under this section.
(E) Copies of all requests for reimbursement including copies of all receipts shall be made available to the public upon request, in accordance with ILCS Ch. 5, Act 140, §§ 1 et seq. Freedom of Information Act and shall be made available to the Internal Revenue Service by each recipient of reimbursement payments.
(Ord. 05-56, passed 12-27-2005; Ord. 12-24, passed 11-13-2012; Ord. 24-17, passed 7-9-2024)