(A) (1) City officials and employees shall be paid $.44 per mile for actual miles traveled in their own motor vehicles on official city business for the city, when authorized by their governing body with budgeted funds. This city shall adjust its mileage reimbursement rate on an annual basis on January 1 of each year to match the rate for the State of Indiana for its officials and employees if any such change to the rate has occurred.
(2) This rate will become effective January 1, 2015.
(3) Reimbursed mileage will not include travel to and from officials’ or employees’ homes and governmental offices in which they work. If two or more persons ride in the same motor vehicle, only one mileage reimbursement is allowed.
(B) (1) When traveling outside the city overnight on official business, employees may be reimbursed for meals, lodging and necessary traveling expenses.
(2) All claims for reimbursement must be completely itemized and supported by receipts.
(Ord. G-85-109, passed 11-4-1985; Ord. G-90-219, passed 6-21-1990; Ord. G-97-173, passed 3-21-1997; Ord. G-00-22, passed 5-18-2000; Ord. G-04-27, passed 6-1-2004; Ord. G-08-11, passed 4-4-2008; Ord. G-14-12, passed 7-7-2014)