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Adopt an updated Guide for Reimbursement of Employees’ Travel Expense Policy
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RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ADOPT AN UPDATED GUIDE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EMPLOYEES’ TRAVEL EXPENSES POLICY
WHEREAS, the County of Sullivan amended the Guide for Reimbursement of Employees’ Travel Expense in June 2016 to comply with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the County of Sullivan amended the Guide for Reimbursement of Employees’ Travel Expense to increase meal reimbursements for employees who are in “travel status” effective September 1, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the County Manager’s Office and the County Auditor’s Office have compared other localities reimbursement and allowance rates and have updated the attached policy to incorporate the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) per diem rates as an option for all employees not governed by a collective bargaining unit; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Sullivan County Legislature hereby adopts the attached Guide to Reimbursement of Employees Travel Expense Policy effective September 1, 2025.