Council Policy Housekeeping - City of Richmond

Reason for proposed rescission:
Approved in operating budgets, redundant
City of Richmond
Policy Manual
PaQe 1 of 1 Adopted by Council: May 24194
File Ref: 0105-00
POLICY 3012:
It is Council policy that:
In January of each year, separate amounts shall be included in the provisional operating budget
of the City, to c?ver ~xpenses:
1 . for the members of Council:
(a)
(b)
(c)
At the Federation of Canadian Municipalities annual convention;
At the Union of B.C. Municipalities annual convention;
On visits to either of Richmpnd's sisler cities:;
2. fOf' the Mayor, as the Chief Executive Officer of the City, to undertake City business
anywhere within the Province of British Columbia;
3. for Councillors, to undertake City business anywhere in the Greater Vancouver Regional
District.
Unless the amounts in the fina l operating budget for the above items are reduced to cau~e an
insufficiency of funds after expenses have been incurred or event attendance arrangements
have been made, no further formal approval from Council shall be required.
The reimbursement of expenses 10, or costs paid on behalf of, a member of Council engaged In
City business as specified in this policy, shall be in accordance with the "Council Indemnity and
Expense Bylaw". Any expenses incurred by a member of Council, other than as permitted in
this policy, and for which reimbursement or prepayment is sOU9hl, shall be subm itted to Council
for approval (through the Finance and Adminish'ation Commi.ttee).
(City Clerk's Office)
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