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PROPOSED TRAVEL REGULATIONS (Continued) <br /> <br />24. <br /> <br />Personal SeIwices. No reimburscm~ent will be allowed for ~ny <br />personal services, such as haircuts, laundry, dry clcmzing, <br />etc., which the en%oloyee would nonmlly be respor,.~ible for <br />regardless of his travel status. Nor will tips or gratuities <br />be allowed for these personal services. The cost of such an <br />elective item as traveler's checks will not be allowed unless <br />the total cost exceeds $100. <br /> <br />25. <br /> <br />I~]dlrect Travel Expenses. No reimbursement will be s/lowed <br />for any travel expenses which are not essential to accomplish <br />the official mission of the trip. Travel between lodging, <br />meals, and conference sites will be allowed when necessary, <br />but employees should ~ttempt through advance reservations <br />to obtain lodging ~nd meals as close to the conference <br />site as possible. ¥,hen the employee elects to utilize <br />vacation or holiday time in conjunction with a trip, <br />reimbursement will be based bn what the minimum travel ex- <br />penses would have been without, such extra travel expenses. <br /> <br />26. <br /> <br />Non-authorized Personnel. When an employee's travel expenses <br />are increased because of the fact that he has elected to <br />take his wife or family with him on a trip, reLv~ursement will <br />be based entirely on what the minimum charges would have been <br />had he traveled alone, and it shall be the employee's respon- <br />sibility to determine the single room rate and single travel <br />fares and submit these to the Finance Department for reimburse- <br />ment. <br /> <br />E. Exceptions. <br /> <br />.In ar~ situation where extraordinary travel expenses are to be <br />iucurred or where these regulatiom~ would work a significant <br />hardship if strictly applied, the City ~nagermay authorize an <br />exception. <br /> <br /> <br />