The members of Council shall be entitled to be reimbursed the cost of expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties in an amount not to exceed one thousand and two hundred dollars ($1,200.00) per month. Requests for reimbursement shall be submitted monthly in writing to the Clerk of Council. Expenses submitted for reimbursement must be substantiated by written documentation in accordance with guidelines for the reporting of expenses by members of Council promulgated by the President of Council and approved by the rules Committee of the Council based upon the applicable reporting requirements of the federal income tax code for employee expense reimbursement programs. Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 171.43, members of Council may be reimbursed for the use of their vehicles in the performance of their official duties at the rate for mileage allowance promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service. Notwithstanding any ordinance to the contrary, any Council Member may increase his or her Executive Assistant’s hourly rate of pay in excess of the standard rate in effect for Council Member Executive Assistants consistent with the aforementioned Council expense reimbursement policy.
(Ord. No. 621-06. Passed 4-3-06, eff. 4-7-06)