§ 38.271 MEAL ALLOWANCE.

   (A)   A meal allowance of $35 per day shall be paid with itemized receipts being submitted.

   (B)   Breakfast is payable when an employee is on travel status and leaves the county or residence, if reporting directly to the destination, at or before 6:30 a.m. in the amount of $7.

   (C)   Lunch is payable when the employee is on travel status during the standard lunch hour in the amount of $13.

   (D)   Dinner is payable when an employee is on travel status and arrives back in the county or at residence, if reporting directly from destination, at or after 7:00 p.m. in the amount of $15.

   (E)   Reimbursement for the cost of meals for official meetings or seminars, which are billed separately from the registration fee for the seminar or meeting, will be allowed in full when approved, whenever practicable, in advance as an essential part of the employee's attendance.

   (F)   Meals when travelers are attending an official meeting or seminar and meals are provided or the cost of meals is included in the registration fee are payable in full.

   (G)   Meals purchased for non-county employees while on travel status and in connection with county business are reimbursable in reasonable amounts. A statement specifying why, for whom and certifying that the claim does not include alcoholic beverages, shall be attached to the reimbursement voucher.

(Ord. passed 11-28-2011; Res. 2016-10, passed 12-22-2016)

§ 38.272 REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES.

   (A)   The cost of business related special expenses, if reasonable, shall be reimbursed with proper receipts.

   (B)   Examples are:

      (1)   Hire of room, exhibit space and setup for official business;

      (2)   Laundry and dry cleaning if on travel status for at least seven consecutive days;

      (3)   Storage and handling of baggage;

      (4)   Taxis, including reasonable tips not to exceed 15% of the total bill;

      (5)   Telephone calls on official business including calls of three minutes or less to announce safe arrival or delay/change in plans; and

      (6)   Telephone calls to secure lodging.

(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)

§ 38.273 NON-REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES.

   (A)   The cost of certain business related expenses are not allowable.

   (B)   Examples are:

      (1)   Alcoholic beverages;

      (2)   Coat check;

      (3)   Entertainment;

      (4)   Late check-in and room guarantee charges;

      (5)   Meals for other county employees or officers;

      (6)   Parking tickets or other traffic tickets; and

      (7)   Tips incurred beyond the accepted rate (15% of total bill).

(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)

ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY SIRENS

§ 38.285 DUTY OF SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT TO ACTIVATE SYSTEM.

   It shall be the duty of the Sheriff’s Department personnel to activate the emergency siren system in the appropriate zones in the event of an emergency.

(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)

§ 38.286 WHEN SYSTEM WILL BE ACTIVATED.

   Activation of the system will begin upon receiving notification of an emergency by:

   (A)   Sheriff’s Deputies;

   (B)   EMA Coordinator;

   (C)   Weather spotters;

   (D)   Official law enforcement agency located within the county;

   (E)   Information from National Weather Service;

   (F)   Information from residents of the county willing to provide their names, addresses and phone numbers; and

   (G)   State police.

(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)

§ 38.287 EMA OFFICE TO BE MANNED AND OPERATIONAL WHEN SYSTEM ACTIVATED.

   In the event of the sirens being activated, the EMA office should be manned and operational. In those instances when the EMA office is not able to be manned and operational by EMA personnel, the Sheriff’s Department will provide backup.

(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)

§ 38.288 NOTIFICATION TO LOCAL RADIO STATIONS.

   Local radio stations will be notified when sirens are activated. Notice shall include reason and location of the emergency causing sirens to be activated.

(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)

§ 38.289 FALSE ALARMS.

   It is better to sound the sirens, as a warning for the county’s citizens, in anticipation of an emergency than never sounding the sirens at all. The amount of false alarms should be minimal following the procedures above.

(Ord. passed 11-28-2011)