145.16.2 TRAVEL, LODGING AND MEAL ALLOWANCES.
   (a)    When an employee is assigned to perform duties during normal working hours in the County, meals are not a reimbursable expense.
 
   (b)    All allowances for travel, lodging and meals shall be submitted to the Mayor. Such allowances shall be submitted on expense reports designed by the Clerk-Treasurer.
(Ord. 143.520. Passed 10-6-86.)
 
   (c)    Any personnel of the Village traveling beyond the boundaries of the Village for and on authorized Village business shall be reimbursed for the use of a private motor vehicle for said travel at the current rate for mileage allowance provided in the Internal Revenue Service regulations. Said reimbursement shall be made upon submission of a request for reimbursement on such forms as are prescribed by the Clerk-Treasurer.
(Ord. O-06-010. Passed 3-15-06.)
 
   (d)    All employees and officers, when traveling, shall use the means of transportation which is most economical for the Village considering time and other costs of travel. Any means of transportation other than by automobile shall first be approved by the Mayor and necessary funds shall be certified by the Clerk-Treasurer.
 
   (e)    When public transportation is used to a point of destination, receipts for taxicabs and/or rental cards will be an allowable expense.
(Ord. 143.520. Passed 10-6-86.)
 
   (f)   All employees and officers of the Village, when an official business and/or away from home properly authorized for the village and requiring overnight lodging, shall receive reimbursement for meals eaten in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) per day. There shall be no reimbursement for meals normally eaten prior to departure or after return.
(Ord. O-19-005. Passed 3-4-19.)
 
   (g)    All employees and officers of the Village, when on official business which requires overnight lodging, shall be reimbursed a reasonable amount for said lodging, to be requested of and approved by the Finance Committee in advance of such travel.
(Ord. O-94-026. Passed 7-5-94.)
 
   (h)    In order to get a room rate reduction for lodging, each employee or officer shall request a tax exemption certificate form from the Clerk-Treasurer's office to be presented prior to checking in.
 
   (i)    All receipts for over fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be submitted with an expense report.
 
   (j)    No employee or officer of the Village, for any reason, shall receive reimbursement for alcoholic beverages and expenses paid in advance, other than registration fees. Parking fees will be reimbursed upon tender of receipts therefor.
(Ord. 143.520. Passed 10-6-86; Ord. O-01-052. Passed 9-4-01.)