§ 2-205. Transportation.

(a)

Conditions. All travel shall be upon established direct routes. If a traveler elects to take an indirect air route for his convenience, costs in excess of the rate for a direct route passage shall be borne by him, and he shall be reimbursed only for such direct route rate. The city manager shall determine the most economical method of travel for each trip, and in making his determinations, shall consider the following conditions:

(1)

The nature of the business;

(2)

The most efficient and economical means of travel (considering time, cost of transportation and per diem or subsistence required);

(3)

The number of persons making the trip and the amount of equipment or material to be transported.

(b)

Travel by private vehicle.

(1)

The use of a privately owned vehicle for official travel in lieu of a public vehicle or common carrier may be authorized by the city manager if a publicly owned vehicle is not available. If traveling by privately owned vehicle, the traveler shall receive reimbursement of a mileage allowance not exceeding the maximum allowed by the Internal Revenue Service reimbursement guidelines per mile or the common carrier fare for such travel, as determined by the city manager.

(2)

All mileage shall be computed from point of origin to point of destination, and when possible shall be computed on the basis of the current map of the department of transportation. Vicinity mileage necessary for conduct of office business is allowable but must be shown as a separate item on expense vouchers.

(3)

No traveler shall be allowed mileage or transportation expense if he is gratuitously transported by another person, or when transported by another traveler who is entitled to mileage or transportation expense from the city.

(4)

Mileage allowance rates for subsequent fiscal periods shall be established concurrently by passage of an annual budget appropriation ordinance.

(Code 1985, § 2-70; Ord. No. 90-2, § 1, 3-6-90)