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O84-13ORDINANCE NO. 84- f~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING PER DIEM AND TRAVEL EXPENSE REGULATIONS OF CITY OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AUTHORIZED PERSONS; PROVIDING A CONFLICTS CLAUSE; A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND AUTHORITY TO CODIFY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS,~Resolution No. 79-J, amended by Resolution No. 81-F; and WHEREAS, it is now appropriate to amend the provisions of that resolution by adopting an ordinance to establish per diem and travel regulations similar to those in Florida Statute Chapter 112.061. NOw, THEREFORE, BE A~ND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the following per diem and travel expense schedule is adopted by the City of Boynton Beach, Florida. A. Definitions - The following words shall have the meaning indicated: a. Officer or public officer - a member of the City Council of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida. b. Employee - an individual on the City payroll whether commissioned or not, other than an officer, who is filling a regular or full time authorized position and is responsible to the City of Boynton Beach. c. Authorized person - 1. A person other than a public officer or employee as defined herein, whether elected or commissioned or not, who is authorized by the City of Boynton Beach to incur travel expenses in the performance of his official duties. 2. A person who is called upon by the City of Boynton Beach to contribute time and services as consultant or advisor. 3. A person who is a candidate for an executive or professional position with the City of Boynton Beach. d. Traveler - A public officer, public employee, or authorized person, when performing authorized travel. e. Travel expense, traveling expenses, necessary expenses while traveling, actual expenses while tra- veling, convention or conference registration, or words of similar nature - the usual ordinary and incidental expen- ditures necessarily incurred by a traveler. f. Common carrier - Train, bus, commercial airline operating-scheduled flights, or rental cars of an established rental car firm. g. Travel day - A period of 24 hours con- sisting of 4 quarters of 6 hours each. ho Travel period - A period of time between the time of departure and time of return. i. Class A travel - Continuous travel of 24 hours or more away from official headquareters. j. Class B travel - Continuous travel of less than 24 hours which involves overnight absence from official headquarters. k. Class C travel - Travel for short or day trips where the traveler is not away from his official head- quarters overnight. B. City to incur traveling expenses - a. All travel, except that of a member of the City Council of Boynton Beach, Florida, must be authorized and approved by the City Manager of the City of Boynton Beach prior to the time of travel. Such requests should not be authorized unless it is accompanied, prior to the time of travel, by a signed statement by the traveler's supervisor stating that such travel is on the official business of the City of Boynton Beach and also stating the purpose of such travel. b. Traveling expenses of travelers shall be limited to those expenses necessarily incurred by them in the performance of a public purpose authorized by law to be per- formed for the City of Boynton Beach and must be within the limitations prescribed by this section. -2- c. Travel by public officers or employees serving temporarily in behalf of another agency or partly in behalf of more than one agency at the same time, or authorized persons who are called upon to contribute time and services as consultants or advisors, may be authorized by the City of Boynton Beach. Complete explanation and justification must be shown on the travel expense voucher or attached thereto. d. Traveling expenses of public employees for the sole purpose of taking merit system or job placement exam- inations, written or oral, shall not be allowed under any circumstances, except that upon prior written approval of the City Manager of the City of Boynton Beach, candidates for ex- ecutive or professional positions with the City of Boynton Beach, may be allowed traveling expenses as authorized by the City Manager and available in the Budget. C. Official headquarters - The official headquarters of an officer or employee assigned.to an office shall be the City of Boynton Beach. D. Computation of travel time for reimbursement - For purposes of reimbursement and methods of calculating frac- tional days of travel, the following principals are prescribed: a. The travel for Class A travel shall be a calendar day (midnight to midnight). The travel day for Class B travel shall begin at the same time as the travel period. For Class B and Class C travel, the traveler shall be reimbursed one- fourth of the authorized rate of per diem for each quarter, or fraction thereto, of the travel day included within his travel period. Class A and Class B travel shall include any assignment on official business outside of regular office hours and away from regular places of employment when it is considered reaso- nable and necessary to stay overnight and for which travel expenses are approved. b. A traveler shall not be reimbursed on a per diem basis for Class C travel, but shall receive subsistence as provided in this section, which allowance for meals shall be based on the following schedule: 1. Breakfast - When travel begins before 6:00 A.M. and extends beyond 8:00 A.M. -3- 2. Lunch - When travel begins before 12:00 Noon and extends beyond 2:00 P.M. 3. Dinner - When travel begins before 6:00 P.M. and extends beyond 8:00 P.M., or when travel occurs during nighttime hours due to special assignment. No allowance shall be made for meals when travel is confined to the city or town of the official headquarters or immediate vicinity; except assign- ments of official business outside of the traveler's regular place of employment if travel expenses are approved. E. Rates of per diem and subsistence allowance - For purposes of reimbursement rates and methods of calcula- tion, per diem and subsistence allowances are divided into the following groups, and maximum rates to be determined by the City of Boynton Beach: a. All travelers may be allowed for sub- sistence when traveling to a convention, conference, or training course, or when traveling outside the state in order to conduct bona fide City of Boynton Beach business, which convention, conference, or business serves a direct and lawful public purpose with relation to the City of Boynton Beach, in either of the following: 1. Up to $50.00 per diem for travel in Florida, and $60 per diem for travel outside of Florida. 2. Up to the amounts permitted in Paragraph d. below of this subsection for meals, plus actual expenses for lodging at a single occupancy rate to be substan- tiated by paid bills therefor. b. All other travelers may be allowed same as Subsection a. hereof. c. When lodging or meals are provided at a state institution, the traveler shall be reimbursed only for the actual expenses of lodging or meals, not to exceed the maximum provided for in this subsection. d. Meals only - All travelers may be allowed an amount for meals, while on official business, up to the following amounts: -4- 1. Breakfast $ 3.00 2. Lunch $ 6.00 3. Dinner $15.00 4. Total for 24 hour period $24.00 5. Additional amounts where special circumstances are appropriate as approved by the City Manager. F. Transportation a. All travel must be by a usually traveled route. In case a person travels by an indirect route for his own convenience any extra costs shall be borne by the traveler and reimbursement for expenses shall be based only on such charges as would have been incurred by a usually traveled route. The most economical method of travel for each trip shall be determined, keeping in mind the following conditions: 1. The nature of the business. 2. The most efficient and economical means of travel (considering time of the traveler, cost of transpor- tation and per diem or subsistence required). 3. The number of persons making the trip, and the amount of equipment or material to be transported. b. Transportation by common carrier when trav- eling on official business and paid for personally by the trav- eler, shall be substantiated by a receipt therefor. In the event transporation other than the most economical class approved is provided by a common carrier on a flight check or credit card, the charges in excess of the approved class shall be refunded by the traveler to the City of Boynton Beach. c. 1. The use of privately-owned vehicles for official travel in lieu of public-owned vehicles or common carriers may be authorized by the City of Boynton Beach if a public-owned vehicle, the traveler shall be entitled to a mileage allowance at a fixed rate not to exceed twenty and one-half cents per mile or the common carrier fare for such travel, to be determined by the City Manager of the City of Boynton Beach. Reimbursement for expenditures related to the operation, maintenance, and ownership of a vehicle shall not -5- be allowed when privately-owned vehicles are used on public business and reimbursement is made pursuant to this paragraph, except as provided for in Paragraph g. of this subsection. 2. All mileage shall be shown from point of origin to point of destination and when possible shall be computed on the basis of the current map of the State of Florida Department of Transportation. Vicinity mileage necessary for the conduct of official business is allowable, but must be shown as a separate item on the expense voucher. d. Transporation by chartered vehicles when traveling on official business may be authorized by the City Manager of the City of Boynton Beach when necessary or where it is to the advantage of the City of Boynton Beach, provided the cost of such transporation does not exceed the cost of transportation by privately owned vehicle pursuant to Paragraph c. of this subsection. e. The City of Boynton Beach may grant monthly allowances in fixed amounts for use of privately owned automobi- les on official business in lieu of the mileage rate provided for in Paragraph c. of this subsection. Allowances granted pursuant to this paragraph shall be reasonable and budgeted, taking into account the customary use of the automobile, the roads customarily traveled, and whether any of the expenses incident to the operation, maintenance, and ownership of the automobile are paid from funds of the City of Boynton Beach or other public funds. Such allowance may be changed at any time. f. No traveler shall be allowed either mileage or transportation expense when he is gratuitously transported by another person or when he is transported by another traveler who is entitled to mileage or transportation expense. However, a traveler on a private aircraft shall be reimbursed the actual amount charged and paid for his fare for such transportation up to the cost of a commercial airline ticket for the same flight, even though the owner or pilot of such aircraft is also entitled to transportation expense for the same flight under this subsection. -6- G. Other expenses - The following incidential trav-eling expenses of the traveler may be reimbursed: a. Taxi fare b. Ferry fares; and bridge, road and tunnel tolls c. Storage or parking fees d. Communication expense e. Convention registration fee while attending a convention or conference which will serve a direct public purpose with relation to the City of Boynton Beach. A traveler may be reimbursed for actual and necessary fees for attending events which are not included in the basic registra- tion fee that directly enhance public purpose of participation in the conference. Such expenses may include but not limited to banquets and other meal functions. It shall be the respon- sibility of the traveler to substantiate that the charges were proper and necessary. However, any meals or lodging included in the registration fee will be deducted in accordance with the allow-ances provided above. H. Advancements - Notwithstanding any of the foregoing restrictions and limitations, the City Manager may make, or authorize the making of, advances to cover antici- pated costs of travel to travelers. Such advancements include the costs of subsistence and travel of any person~transported in the care or custody of the traveler in the performance of his duties. Final report and reimbursement, if any, shall be made within five (5) days of return from travel. I. When approved by the City Manager, such employee may request the City of Boynton 'Beach to pay his expenses for meals and lodging directly to the vendor and lodging during the travel period, limited to an amount in accordance with this schedule. J. Except where directly inconsistent with the foregoing provisions, Section 116.061 of the Florida Statute (1983 Supp.) is hereby adopted. Section 2. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. -7- Section 3. That should any section or provision of this Ordinance or any portion thereof be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the remainder of this Ordinance. Section 4. Specific authority is hereby granted to codify this Ordinance. Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage. FIRST READING this 1984. of day of SECOND, FINAL READING and PASSAGE this day CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA Co~/c~i l~'Mem~&~f ~6~ ATTE~ City C~rl~ (Corporate Seal) -8-