(a) All travel by City officials or employees to places outside the City for the purpose of attending meetings, conferences or schools, or carrying out other non-routine City business requiring such travel, shall be approved as directed by this section.
(b) Written application shall be made to the proper authority for permission to travel. Such application shall show the purpose of the trip, the destination, the duration of the travel and an itemized, estimated cost.
(c) (1) The President of Council shall, in advance, approve his/her own travel expenses and that of Council.
(2) The Mayor shall, in advance, approve his/her own travel expenses and that of all employees in the Safety and Service Departments of the City. Emergency travel may be authorized by the Safety-Service Director if the Mayor is unavailable or the expenses do not exceed the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(3) The Judge of the Municipal Court, Auditor, Treasurer and Law Director shall, in advance, approve their own travel expenses and the travel expenses of those employees who work in their Office.
(d) Attendance, by employees in the Safety and Service Departments of the City, at seminars that are without cost to the City, may be approved by the Safety-Service Director.
(Ord. 2024-26. Passed 5-28-24.)