Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 05-01-2018
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Approval of travel expenses for Mayor Craig Thurmond and Councilor Debra Wimpee to attend national meetings
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Background:
On October 7, 2014, the City Council adopted a Travel Expense Policy for City Council members for approved expenses incurred while performing their duties.
Section (c)(1) of the policy states ‘when funds have been budgeted, reimbursement for travel expenses of all City Council members for attendance at the following’:
(A) Oklahoma Municipal League meeting(s);
(B) Two national meetings each fiscal year among the following:
(i) National League of Cities;
(ii) Annual Congress of Cities and Exposition;
(iii) U.S. Conference of Mayors;
(iv) Other meetings as designated by a majority vote of the city council.
(C) Two national meetings each fiscal year related to Chamber of Commerce meetings/events
This item comes before the Council to approve travel expenses as per item (c)(B)(iv) for Mayor Craig Thurmond and Councilor Debra Wimpee. Mayor Thurmond will attend the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce Fly In and Department of Transportation grant meetings in Washington, DC on May 9-11, 2018. Councilor Debra Wimpee will attend the 2018 Women in Municipal Government Summer Conference in Atlanta, GA May 30 - June 2, 2018.
The approximate cost of the trips is $2,500.00 for Mayor Thurmond and $1,400.00 for Councilor Wimpee.
Staff recommends that the travel expense requests be approved.
Cost: $3,900.00 approximately
Funding Source: General Fund, General Government
Prepared By: Crickett Moore, Executive Assistant
Approved By: Michael L. Spurgeon, City Manager
Attachments: City Council Travel Policy
Recommendation:
Approve travel expenses for Mayor Craig Thurmond and Councilor Wimpee to attend national meetings.