...Under the newly adopted rules, board members would need pre-approval for out-of-town travel and would be reimbursed for spending according to daily allowances that follow federal government guidelines.
Board members no longer will be able to take a political leader, staff member or constituent out to a restaurant meal at taxpayer expense. And if board members attend a conference within 50 miles of the school district’s central offices in Rockville, they will generally not be reimbursed for lodging expenses — an issue that arose after two board members, Christopher S. Barclay and Rebecca Smondrowski, charged hotel stays for a Washington-area conference...http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/montgomery-board-gives-up-district--funded-credit-cards-and-adopts-new-rules/2014/07/29/51612b48-16b5-11e4-85b6-c1451e622637_story.html
". . . would be reimbursed for spending according to daily allowances that follow federal government guidelines. "
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many municipalities and counties have adapted such guidelines.