Mileage, airfare, or other commercial transportation. When official travel is authorized, an employee's private car may
be used and mileage reimbursement may be paid at the maximum rate
authorized by the County Commission.
For out-of-State travel, the elected official is responsible
for selecting the mode of travel most economical and appropriate for
the County. An employee may use an alternate means of transportation
(such as driving his/her personal vehicle), if approved by the elected
official. In this event, transportation reimbursement paid to the
employee for costs incurred for the alternate means of transportation
shall not exceed the amount that would have otherwise been paid for
the most economical and appropriate mode of travel.
Whenever an employee is granted permission to use an alternate
means of transportation for out-of-State travel, documentation of
the amount that would have otherwise been paid for the most economical
and appropriate mode of travel must be provided in order to claim
reimbursement for travel expenses. Documentation may include, but
is not limited to, travel fare price quotes (net of all usual and
customary discounts such as advance booking discounts), quoted parking
fees, and quoted taxi services or shuttle services that would have
been incurred if the usually acceptable commercial transportation
had been used. For airline travel, the quote should reflect the cost
of coach class.
Employees traveling in a County car should submit receipts for
refueling the County car.
**Mileage rates for Cass County shall be forty-seven
and one-half ($.475) cents per mile driven for County business as
of July 1, 2008.**