The Village of Coal City will reimburse employee and officer
travel, meal, and lodging expenses incurred in connection with preapproved
travel, meal, and lodging expenses incurred on behalf of the Village
of Coal City. Employees and officers are expected to exercise the
same care in incurring expenses for official business as a prudent
person would in spending personal funds.
For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall
apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different
meaning:
ENTERTAINMENT
Includes, but is not limited to, shows, amusements, theaters,
circuses, sporting events, or any other place of public or private
entertainment or amusement, unless ancillary to the purpose of the
program or event.
TRAVEL
Any expenditure directly incident to official travel by employees
and officers of the Village of Coal City or by wards or charges of
the Village of Coal City involving reimbursement to travelers or direct
payment to private agencies providing transportation or related services.
Travel, meal and lodging expenses shall be reimbursed for employees
and officers of the Village of Coal City only for purposes of official
business conducted on behalf of the Village of Coal City, which includes,
but is not limited to, off-site or out-of-town meetings related to
official business and preapproved seminars, conferences and other
educational events related to the employee's or officer's official
duties.
No employee or officer shall be reimbursed for any entertainment
expense, unless ancillary to the purpose of the program, event or
other official business.