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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO._2018-_______ <br /> <br />Resolution Amending Kittitas County’s Travel Policy <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners 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 /> <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 /> <br /> WHEREAS, Kittitas County has an accountable travel plan that meets the Internal Revenue <br />Service (IRS) guidelines, and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Kittitas County currently uses the high-low 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 /> <br /> WHEREAS, the IRS has issued the rates for 2018 for travel per diem reimbursement for the high- <br />low areas, and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, The Board of County Commissioners review the travel reimbursement rates to <br />establish fiscal accountability. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of County Commissioners hereby amends <br />the travel reimbursement per diem rates, effective January 1, 2018 as follows: <br /> <br />1. The mileage reimbursement for the use of one’s personal vehicle according to the IRS <br />effective January 1, 2018 will increase to 54.5 cents per mile; <br />2. The maximum hotel per diem reimbursement is $134.00 for low cost area and $216.00 <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 their 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