§ 2-110. Rates of per diem and subsistence allowance.

For purposes of reimbursement rates and methods of calculation, per diem and subsistence allowances are divided into the following groups and rates:

(1)

All travelers shall be allowed for subsistence when traveling to a convention or conference or when traveling within or outside the state in order to conduct bona fide state business, which convention, conference, or business serves a direct and lawful public purpose with relation to the public agency served by the person attending such meeting or conducting such business, either of the following for each day of such travel at the option of the traveler:

a.

$100.00 per diem; or

b.

If actual expenses exceed $100.00, the amounts permitted in subsection (3) of this section for meals, plus actual expenses for lodging at a single-occupancy rate to be substantiated by paid bills therefor.

(2)

When lodging or meals are provided at a state institution, the traveler shall be reimbursed only for the actual expenses of such lodging or meals, not to exceed the maximum provided for in this subsection.

(3)

All travelers shall be allowed the following amounts for subsistence while on class C travel on official business as provided in section 2-109(2):

a.

Breakfast, $10.00;

b.

Lunch, $15.00; and

c.

Dinner, $30.00.

(4)

No one, whether traveling out of state or in state, shall be reimbursed for any meal or lodging included in a convention or conference registration fee paid by the state.

(Code 1979, § 2-608; Ord. No. 004-2004, § 1; Ord. No. 017-2008, § 1 ; Ord. No. 009-2015 , § 1; Ord. No. 021-2016, § 1 )