DATE: December 3, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Board of Supervisors' Travel Expenses
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Authorize approved travel expenses incurred by County Supervisors designated by the Board as a Member or Alternate Member to the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Board of Directors and/or the Board's voting delegate to the National Association of Counties (NACo) for County business related to CSAC and NACo, including County business related to CSAC and NACo subcommittees and State and Federal lobbying efforts, be paid through the general Board budget (Org 01100100; Account 7415);
2. Authorize approved travel expenses incurred by all other County Supervisors for County business related to CSAC, NACo, and lobbying efforts be paid through each Supervisor's respective District budget (Orgs 01100101, 01100102, 01100103, 01100104, and 01100105; Account 7415); and
3. Authorize approved travel expenses incurred by County Supervisors for all other committee assignments be paid through each Supervisor's respective District budget (Orgs 01100101, 01100102, 01100103, 01100104, and 01100105; Account 7415).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will clarify a previously established Board directive from 2017 and specifies how expenses related to CSAC, NACo, and lobbying efforts will be paid depending on whether or not the Board has formally designated specific Supervisors to represent the Board at CSAC and NACo.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose not to approve the recommended actions, and staff will continue to use the previously approved Board directive from 2017 to process approved travel expenses. However, language in the original 2017 directive has caused misinterpretations of the directive's intent, which has led to staff's aforementioned recommended actions.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action...
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