(a) When funds are budgeted therefor, the City shall pay the cost incurred by any employee who attends a meeting or function pertaining to his or her official duties during other than his or her regular working hours. Such cost shall not include transportation to or from such meeting or function if held in the City, but shall include any meal deemed necessary by the employee’s superior in view of the hour during which the meeting or function is held. No such meeting or function shall be called or held without the prior written approval of the City Manager. This section shall also apply to the City Manager and to his or her administrative staff if it is deemed by the City Manager to be in the public interest to conduct a meeting or function other than during the regular duty hours of the staff.
(b) The City shall also pay the reasonable costs of any employee awards honoring faithful service and the costs of the ceremony to present such awards. The costs of such awards are hereby deemed to be compensation.
(Ord. O87-8, passed 1-20-1987)