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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />RESOLUTION No._2017-004 <br />Resolution Amending Kittitas County's Travel Policy <br />WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissio ners on March 23 , 1999, adopted Resolution No . 99- <br />35 , amending Kittitas County 's travel policy , to establish reimbursement rates for employees who travel <br />on county business, and <br />WHEREAS , the Board of County Commissioners on December 28, 1999 per Resolution No. 99- <br />142 authorized the Board to approve the travel reimbursement rates via board motion . <br />WHEREAS, Kittitas County has an accountable travel plan that meets the Internal Revenue <br />Service (IRS) guidelines , and <br />WHEREAS, Kittitas County currently uses the high-Iow substantiation method of reimbursement <br />for per diem , of lodging and meals, and the IRS reviews and adjusts these reimbursement rates , at least <br />annually . <br />WHEREAS, the IRS has issued the rates for 2017 for travel per diem reimbursement for the high- <br />low areas, and <br />WHEREAS, The Board of County Commissioners review the travel reimbursement rates to <br />establish fiscal accountability . <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of County Commissioners hereby amends <br />the travel reimbu rsement per diem rates, effective January 1, 2017 as follows: <br />1. The mileage reimbursement for the use of one 's personal vehicle according to the IRS <br />effective January 1, 2017 will decrease to 53 .5 cents per mile ; <br />2. The maximum hotel per diem re imbursement is $132.00 for low cost area and $214.00 <br />for high cost area (these rates do not include taxes). <br />3. The meal per diem rate will be allowed only if traveling away from home overnight at the <br />following : <br />Low Rates High Rates <br />Breakfast $ 9 .00 $ 11 .00 <br />Lunch 14.00 17 .00 <br />Dinner 29 .00 35 .00 <br />Incidentals * 5.00 5.00 <br />TOTAL $ 57 .00 $ 68 .00 <br />4. Travel Authorization approved in advance by the Board of County Commissioners will be <br />required for all county employees under the following situations : <br />a . For travel not included in the departmental budget. <br />5. It is the commitment of Kittitas County to develop its human resources through training <br />and performance development efforts . Therefore, whenever an employing official deems <br />it necessary to send one of the ir employees to a certifiable training program the <br />employee should recognize the professional benefit they and the County will receive. <br />The employee should also be cognizant of the expense the county will incur to train the <br />employee . To that end, if the training certifies the employee, the employee will be