(a) Village employees may receive reimbursement for allowable expenses incurred while traveling out of the Village on official Village business. Employees are eligible for expense reimbursement only when travel has been authorized, in writing, by the Mayor and Clerk-Treasurer and with appropriate receipts documenting claims expenses. No expenditures for alcoholic beverages will be reimbursed by the Village.
(b) For expenses incurred on Village business other than when traveling, each employee shall receive reimbursement for reasonable expenditures for meals, refreshments, or other amenities directly related to the performance of that employee’s public responsibilities. Such allowable expenditures must be authorized by the Mayor and Clerk-Treasurer and said employee’s respective supervisor. All appropriate receipts documenting must accompany all claims for reimbursement. No expenditures for alcoholic beverages will be reimbursed by the Village.
(c) Pursuant to sections (a) and (b) above, the allowable expenses and amounts published in the Village of Silver Lake Employee Handbook and as amended from time to time shall be deemed per se, reasonable. (Ord. 110-2003. Passed 1-5-04.)
(d) The Mayor, Police Chief, Service Director, and Clerk-Treasurer may be issued a credit card, on behalf of the Village, to be used for the purchase of goods, services, materials, or travel for the benefit of the public. Other employees, designated by the Mayor, may be issued a credit card in the employee’s name to be used only for Village-related purposes, as determined by the Mayor, such as goods, services, materials or travel. All credit cards shall be placed in safekeeping with the Clerk-Treasurer, until a need for use arises and returned thereafter. (Ord. 83-2015. Passed 9-8-15.)