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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING ALLOWANCES FOR TRAVEL
AND SUBSISTENCE; PROVIDING FOR PER DIEM ALLOW-
ANCE FOR OVERNIGHT TRAVEL; PROVIDING FOR
CODIFICATION; PROVIDING REPEALER; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That whenever it is deemed necessary for the City
Council and employees of the City of Tamarac to travel on city business, and
such travel is approved either by the City Council or by the City Manager,
allowances for transportation and subsistence shall be regulated in the
following manner:
A. RATES OF SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE
(1) Travelers may be allowed for subsistence, when on
official business beyond a fifteen (15) mile radius of City Hall,
up to the following amounts:
(a) Breakfast $2.25
(b) Lunch 3.50
(c) Dinner 6.00
or any greater amount established for class C travel in
Section 112.061 F.S. as the same shall be amended from
time to time.
In order to claim breakfasts, travel must begin before 6:00 a.m.
and extend beyond 8:00 a.m., in order to claim lunches, travel
must begin before 12:00 noon and extend beyond 2:00 p.m., in order
to claim dinners, travel must begin before 6:00 p.m. and extend
beyond 8:00 p.m.
(2) For overnight travel, travelers may be allowed up to
the amount permitted in paragraph (1) of this subsection for meals,
plus actual expenses for lodging at a single occupancy rate, travel
and incidentals. The hotel and room rate shall be approved in advance
where ever possible by the City Manager.
B. TRANSPORTATION
(1) transportation may be accomplished by either common
carrier, private carrier, or city �arrier, and in no instance
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shall allowance for such travel exceed the cost of common carrier.
(2) The use of privately -owned vehicles for official
travel in lieu of city -owned vehicles or common carrier may be
authorized by the City Manager or his designee if a city -owned
vehicle is not available. Whenever travel is by privately -owned
vehicle, the traveler shall be entitled to a mileage allowance
equal to that set forth in Section 112.061 F.S., as the same
shall be amended from time to time, from point of origin to point
of destination.A traveler is also entitled to reimbursement for any
parkin costs.
(3? No traveler shall be allowed either mileage or transportatio
expense when he is gratuitiously transported by another person,
or when he is transportated by another traveler who is entitled
to mileage or transportation expense.
C. TRAVEL EXPENSE VOUCHER; ADVANCEMENTS
(1) The Finance Director shall furnish a uniform travel
expense voucher form which shall be used by all travelers when
submitting travel expense statements for approval and payment.
No traveling expense statement shall be approved for payment by
the Finance Director unless made on the form prescribed and
furnished by him. All travel expense vouchers shall be submitted
within ten (10) days after the travel has been completed. The
voucher form shall be accompanied by paid receipts for all items
where applicable. No receipt need be furnished to show reasonable
gratuities for food or taxi.
(2) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing restrictions and
limitations, the City Manager may make, or authorize the making
of, advances to cover anticipated costs of travel to travelers.
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SECTION 3: This ordinance shall not affect any limit on City
Council expenses set forth in the City Charter.
SECTION 4: Specific authority is (hereby granted to codify this
Ordinance.
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SECTION 5: All ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict here-
with are repealed to the extent of such conflict.
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SECTION 6: Should any section or provision of this ordinance
or any portion hereof or any paragraph, sentence or word be declared by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or any part hereof other than
the part declared to be invalid.
SECTION 7: This ordinance shall become effective immediately
upon its passage at final reading.
PASSED FIRST READING this / L day of 11979.
PASSED SECOND READING this_day of - �,1979.
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ATTEST:
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I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I have approved
the form and correctness of this
ORDINANCE. MAYOR:
DISTRICT
DIST:.; CT
CITY ATTORNEY DISTRICT
DISTRICT
RECORD OF COUNCIL, V0y1
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