153.07 JURY DUTY, TRAVEL, CONFERENCES AND OTHER EXPENSES.
(a) Internal Revenue Service permissible payment per mile is hereby allowed to reimburse employees who are required to make trips on behalf of the Municipality in their own automobiles, other than transportation to and from work, to be paid from the Treasury upon approval of the Mayor and the Director of Finance. This sum shall be paid to all employees, elected or appointed, full or part-time. If the trip replaces the employee's normal commute, reimbursable miles will be offset by the employee's normal commute.
(b) Any elected or appointed Municipal officer, deputy or assistant or an employee of the Municipality may attend, at the expense of the Municipality, any conference or convention relating to municipal affairs if authorized by the Mayor and the Department Head, and if the fiscal officer of the Municipality certifies that funds are appropriated and available for such purpose. Such person shall be reimbursed for meals and lodging. If the attendance at such conference does not require overnight accommodation, the employee will be reimbursed for meals up to fifteen dollars ($15.00) for lunch or dinner upon presentation of receipts to the Finance Director. If attendance at such conference requires overnight accommodation, the employee shall be provided a fifty dollar ($50.00) per diem for each day of travel requiring overnight accommodation and a fifteen dollar ($15.00) per diem for the day of travel returning home.
(c) All employees who are summoned to jury duty in the municipal, county or federal court system must advise their chief and or director, immediately upon receiving same. If the employee is scheduled to work during said scheduled jury duty, the employee will be paid his regular compensation for that time period. An employee who finishes his jury duty early during the course of his shift, should report for duty for the balance of his regular shift. Similarly, an employee will work as much as his or her shift as possible before reporting for jury duty taking into account reasonable travel time.
(Ord. 2023-18. Passed 12-4-23.)