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lodging. If contact cannot be made, employees should pay for their lodging at their own expense. Employees may request to be reimbursed; however, reimbursement is not guaranteed. The City will not reimburse costs associated with the attendance of a family member at a workshop, conference, and other assignment. Printed detailed receipts are required for lodging and must accompany a request for reimbursement form. 9.5 MEALS When on City business, a maximum of three meals per day will be reimbursed by the City. Attendees mustshall take advantage of all meals that are provided for and included m the registration fee for workshops, conferences, or other assignments. The City will not reimburse for alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, or costs associated with family members. Printed detailed meal receipts are required for and mustsheuld accompany a request for reimbursement form. The detailed meal receipt must include the food and beverage items ordered. The request for reimbursement form must include an explanation of the public purpose for the meal and a list of the attendees. The receipts and reimbursement request form shall be submitted to the Finance Depailinent for payment. The maximum reimbursement rates for meals, including taxes; and tips are as follows: Note: The City will reimburse tips up to 20% of the bill (before, prior to taxes). Employee's choosing to tip greater more than 20% will not be reimbursed for the difference. Breakfast:—$4-04-18.00 Lunch $16220.00 • Dinner $2636.00 Lunch: $20.00 Dinner: $36.00 The City Council recognizes the public purpose of the City Administrator's business meetings with developers, staff, consultants, Council members and others. Therefore, the City Council grants discretion to the CityCity Administrator or the City Administrator's designee, on a case -by -case basis, to seek reimbursement from the City for business meals, regardless of where or when those meals occur. 9.6 Training, Licensure, and Education Policy The City of Ramsey is charged with the responsibility ofresponsible for delivering services to a broad constituency of residents and organizations. These services are delivered by staff personsmembers, consultants, and outside agencies. The Ramsey City Council, in an effort to ensure ongoing quality service delivery, provides for a program foref training its staff. It is the primary objective of the training program is to ensure that training funds are allocated to dollars are spent on learning activities that which addresses organizational goals and follows a progression of skill development. On an annual basi3Annually, each department is responsible for charged with projecting individual staff training needs for the next five years. 711Page Formatted: Font: Not Italic Formatted: Font: Not Italic