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LCL <br />ELECTED OFFICIAL OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL POLICY <br />Purpose: The City of St. Anthony recognizes that its elected officials may at <br />times receive value from traveling out of the state for workshops, conferences, <br />events and other assignments. This policy sets forth the conditions under which <br />out-of-state travel will be reimbursed by the City. This policy will be reviewed <br />annually by City Council. <br />General Guidelines: <br />1. The event, workshop, conference or assignment must be approved in <br />advance by detailed motion by the City Council at an open meeting and <br />must include an estimate of the cost of the travel. In evaluating the out-of- <br />state travel request, the Council will consider the following: <br />Whether the elected official will be receiving training on issues <br />relevant to the City or to his or her role as the Mayor or as a council <br />member; <br />Whether the elected official will be meeting and networking with <br />other elected officials from around the country to exchange ideas <br />on topics of relevance to the City or on the official roles of local <br />elected officials; <br />Whether the elected official will be viewing a city facility or <br />function that is similar in nature to one that is currently operating <br />at, or under consideration by the City where the purpose for the <br />trip is to study the facility or function to bring back ideas for the <br />consideration of the full council; <br />• Whether the elected official has been specifically assigned by the <br />Council to visit another city for the purpose of establishing a <br />goodwill relationship such as a "sister -city" relationship; <br />ZACouncil Mectings\2010\01122010\Elected Official Travel.doc <br />