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CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
 
Agenda Item: 12C. 


Date Prepared:  2/8/2017 Council Meeting Date: 2/21/2017

TO:Honorable Mayor and City Council 
THROUGH:
Carl Swenson, City Manager 
FROM:  Tamara Shreeve, Strategic Management Officer 
SUBJECT:
Amend Council Policy 2-1: Travel Expenditures - Council 

Purpose:

For the Council to consider adoption of an amended Council Policy 2-1 (CP 2-1), Travel Expenditures – Council.
Background/Summary:

The City develops Council Policies to provide consistent guidelines and standards for addressing specific activities. City staff recently reviewed this policy in detail.  In doing so, it was found that some minor language changes were needed to clarify the policy. For example, the use of city funds is limited to travel expenses of only the Council member and that all receipts must be itemized. 

Previous Actions:

City Council adopted CP 2-1 on November 1, 2005.
Options:

A:  Adopt amended Council Policy 2-1.

B: Do not adopt amended Council Policy 2-1.

Staff Recommendation:

Discussion and possible action to adopt the amended Council Policy 2-1, Travel Expenditures – Council.
Fiscal Analysis:

There is no direct fiscal impacts of this item.            
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Amended version of the Council Policy 2-1, Travel Expenditures – Council
Amended “redline” version of the Council Policy 2-3, Travel Expenditures – Council
Contact Name and Number:  

Tamara Shreeve, Strategic Management Officer, 623-773-5143