HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2255 CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 2255
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON DO
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: The subsistence, per diem rate for the following designated
officials, to-wit: Mayor, members of the City Council and all other elected or appointed
officials of the City is hereby fixed at not to exceed $35.00 per day while traveling
on City Business.
(a). Such rate, however, shall not include cost of travel or lodging while
so engaged on City business. Any payment or reimbursement for lodging shall be
limited to the average rate for a single room occupancy.
(b) The subsistence rate,per diem, for all other regularly salaried employees
of the City is hereby fixed at a sum of not to exceed $25.00 while traveling on City
business, but excluding therefrom cost of travel and lodging while on City business,
and subject to the limitations as set forth in subparagraph (a) hereinabove.
SECTION II: Such subsistence allowances, as hereinabove specified, shall
only be paid when such official or employee, as the case may be, is engaged in duly •
authorized City business and for no other purpose or purposes.
(a) All claims for payment of such subsistence rate shall be supported by
proper vouchers and other supporting documents as further provided by Chapter 74
Session Laws of 1969.
Section III: In case of all salaried employees, the Mayor shall determine
when an employee shall be authorized to attend meetings, conventions and other
activities relating to official city business, provided the City Council shall timely
approve and authorize out-of-State travel and expenses for such purposes.
(a) In case of members of boards or commissions of the City, a majority
vote of the members of such bodiesshall determine the authorized attendance at such
official meetings, conventions and related City activities,`except however, that in the
event of "in" or "out" of State travel by any such official, authorization therefore
must be passed upon by the Ways and Means Committee of the City Council
(b) In case of members .of the City Council, approval of such authorized
attendance at out of ,State official meetings, conventions or related activities shall be
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a majority vote of the City Council after authorization by the Ways and Means
Committee. •
(c) Whenever possible preference shall be given to those officials of the
City's staff and the Council's committee who are primarily and directly concerned with
the particular subject matter of any official meeting or convention. The purpose of
the foregoing is to allow those City officials of a particular department and/or the
members of the corresponding committee of the City Council a preferential right to
participate in the official meetings and conventions which relate or pertain most
directly to their particular function and responsibility.
SECTION IV: Whenever such City official or employee is authorized to the
use of his personal car while on City business, there shall be allowed and paid the
sum of 15 per mile for such use but such allowance for mileage by personal car shall
in no event exceed the actual transportation expenses charged by any other method
of travel including airplane or train.
SECTION V: In computing the subsistence allowance above specified, the
calendar day (midnight to midnight) shall be the computation unit, and for fractional
parts of the day one-fourth of the allowance of the calendar day shall be allowed for
each period of six hours or fraction thereof.
SECTION VI: Resolutions No. 1963 and 2063 and any other ordinance or
resolution in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this26th day of March, 1979.
• Delores A. Mead, City k
'APPROVED BY THE MAYOR' this 2 6th day of March, 1979.
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Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney