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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />REsoLUnoN No._2022 {i (: x <br />Resolution Amending Kittitas County's Travel policy <br />WHEREAS, ihe Board of County Commissioners on March 23, 1999, adopted Resotution No. 99-35, amending Kittitas County's travel policy, to establish reimbursement rates for employees who travel oncounty business, and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners on December 28, 1g99 per Resolution No. 9g-142 authorized the Board to approve the travel reimbursemeni rates via board moiion. <br />WHEREAS, Kittitas County has an accountable travel plan that meets the lnternal Revenue Service(lRS) guidelines, and <br />WHEREAS, Kittitas County currently uses the hiqh-low substantiation method of reimbursementfor per diem, of lodging and meals, and the lnS reviews and aOjusts these reimbursement rates, at leastannually. <br />WHEREAS, the IRS has issued the rates for 2022 or travel per diem reimbursement for the high-low areas, and <br />WHEREAS, The Board of County Commissioners review the travel reimbursement rates toestablish fiscal accountabiliiy. <br />NOW THEREFORE BE lT RESOLVED, the Board of County Comrnissioners hereby amends thetravel reimbursement per diem rates, effective January 1,2022 as follows: <br />l The mileage reimbursement for the use of one's personal vehicle according to the IRS <br />effective January 1,2A22, will increase to 5g.5 cents per mile;2' The maximum hotel per diem reimbursement is $133.00 for low-cost area and $222.00 for <br />high-cost area (these rates do not include taxes).3 The meal per diem rate will be allowed only if traveling away from home overnight at the <br />following: <br />Low Rates Hich Rates <br />Breakfast 13.00 $ 14.00 <br />Lunch '18.00 20.00 <br />Dinner 38.00 40.00 <br />TOTAL $ 69.00 $ 74.00 <br />4 <br />5 <br />Travel Authorization approved in advance by the Board of County Commissioners will be <br />required for all county employees under the following situations:a. For travel not included in the departmental budget. <br />It is the commitment of Kittitas County to develop its human resources through training <br />and performance development efforts. Therefore, whenever an employing offi|iat Ceem! <br />it necessary to send one of their employees to a certifiable training projrair the employee <br />should recognize the professional benefit they and the County wili ieceive. The employee <br />should also be cognizant of the expense the county will incur to train the employee.'To <br />that end, if the training certifies the employee, the employee will be