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• MISCELLANEOUS <br />41 TRAVEL, CONFERENCES, SCHOOLS, & TRAINING <br />MEALS <br />City staff and officials are eligible for meal reimbursement while traveling on City <br />business. The amount of reimbursement will be for actual expenses only. Individual <br />itemized receipts must be submitted with the expense report for reimbursement. <br />Liquor is not an allowable expense. <br />The amount of reimbursement will be based on the Standard Meal Allowance <br />established by the IRS and the General Services Administration (GSA) in the annual <br />Continental United States per diem rates for the Minneapolis/Saint <br />Paul/Hennepin/RamseyGounty service area (CONUS). This rate shall be applicable <br />for all travel. The new rates will be effective on January 1 subsequent to the annual <br />publication by the GSA. The City will reimburse amounts up to the Standard Meal <br />Allowance including the cost of the meals, taxes, and a reasonable gratuity for the <br />breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals. The City will reimburse incidental expenses for <br />tips to porters, baggage carriers, bellhops, and maids consistent with the above <br />Standard Meal Allowance.. <br />When no overnight travel is involved, meals shall be reimbursed according to <br />CONUS rates based on the following times: <br />Breakfast 12:OOam (midnight} to 11:OOam <br />Lunch 11:01 am to 3 :OOpm <br />Dinner 3:Olpm to 11:49pm <br />Specific rates are on file with the finance department. <br /> <br />