Number
011098
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
010854
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to travel regulations and procedures.
Sections
350-181 rc
Analysis
This ordinance restates the city's travel regulations and procedures, based on the Common Council's actions to require departments to fund travel out of department budget accounts. The ordinance clarifies which travel requires Common Council approval and the procedures for obtaining approval and reimbursement of travel expenses.
BODY:
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 350-181 of the code as affected by File #010854, is repealed and recreated to read:
350-181. Authorized Travel Regulations and Procedures. 1. DEFINITIONS. In this section:
a. "Convention" means a meeting of the membership of a large career or occupation oriented group or association, which occurs on a regularly recurring basis, such as annually, bi-annually or semi-annually. A convention will generally possess most of the following characteristics:
a-1. Is attended by members of the organization, who are ordinarily charged annual dues.
a-2. Is generally held in a different city each year, thus ordinarily requiring travel and lodging expenses.
a-3. May involve a registration fee.
a-4. Usually involves a general session, several more specific workshops, a dinner and a reception.
a-5. Can vary in geographic emphasis, i.e., national, regional, state or a combination thereof.
b. "Official or employe" means a person appointed or elected to a position in the city government, who is paid for their services by city payroll check or a public member of a city board or commission eligible for expense reimbursement from the city.
c. "Other city business travel" means travel to attend a seminar or other travel which is undertaken by a city official or employe in order to carry out duties devolving on a department or agency, which have been assigned...
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