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meals and incidental expenses will be reduced by the amounts below when a meal is <br />included in tuition or registration fees and a full day is authorized for travel. The <br />allowance will also be reduced by the amounts below and when only a fraction of a day is <br />authorized for travel. <br />Minnesota and low cost cities <br />Breakfast - $ 10.00 <br />Lunch - $16.00 <br />Dinner - $26.00 <br />A breakfast allowance will be authorized for metro - Minneapolis departures prior to <br />8:OOam and a dinner allowance will be authorized for metro- Minneapolis arrivals after <br />7 :OOpm. When a workshop or conference is held in Minnesota, a breakfast allowance <br />will be authorized only when an employee must be present for the event prior to 8:OOam <br />and a dinner allowance will be authorized only when an employee must be present for the <br />event beyond 7:OOpm. <br />Itemized receipts are required for lodging, airfare, and meals and should accompany a <br />request for reimbursement form. The request for reimbursement form shall be submitted <br />to the Finance Department for payment. <br />Allowances beyond the parameters outlined in this policy may occasionally be necessary; <br />however, they must be pre - approved by a department director based on the <br />circumstances. Individual departments may adopt lower meal allowances for in -state <br />travel than provided for in the IRS schedule. <br />Funding Source <br />Funding for meals and incidental expenses will continue to be taken from the applicable <br />department's Travel /Meals /Lodging budget. <br />City Council Action <br />Consider making a motion to adopt the proposed amending to the Personnel Policy effective <br />October 14, 2009. <br />Reviewed By <br />City Administrator <br />CC: October 13, 2009 <br />High cost cities <br />Breakfast - $13.00 <br />Lunch - $19.00 <br />Dinner - $33.00 <br />