(A) A per diem of $35 dollars shall be paid for each day which involves an overnight stay away from the city. The per diem shall cover meals, inner-city cab fares and other inner-city travel expenses and the like, including incidentals.
(B) The town shall pay actual air or rail transportation cost, computed at tourist class rates, plus cab fares to and from the airport. The town shall also pay actual hotel room cost and conference registration fees.
(C) When a personal car is used on relatively short trips, at the option of the member, the town shall pay the prevailing rate for reimbursement of the state government for the use thereof, less the total of any charges made on a town credit card, if any.
(D) (1) Should the above per diem prove inadequate, the member may upon his or her return, file with the Finance Officer an itemized accounting, with supporting data (invoices, receipts and the like), for consideration of reimbursement.
(2) This must be approved by Town Council or the appropriate department head before submitting.
(1985 Code, § 1-53)