County Travel. Payment of expenses for official travel on behalf of the County shall be subject to the prior approval of the County and based upon the current County Travel Policy. Travel time in conjunction with training or County business is considered time worked.
County Travel. Payment of expenses for official travel on behalf of the County shall be subject to the prior approval of the Director and based upon the current County Travel Policy. Travel time in conjunction with training or county business is considered time worked. The Federation shall be furnished with a copy of the County Travel Policy. Any change to the County Travel Policy shall be reduced to writing and furnished to the Federation. In the even the Federation considers a policy change to not include the same or comparable travel benefit level, or otherwise wishes to discuss the policy change, the Federation shall so notify the County within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of the proposed policy change. In such event, the policy change shall be discussed between the County and the Federation. If after such discussion, the Federation still feels the policy change is not at the same or comparable benefit level, and the County does not agree, the Federation may file a grievance under Article 25. The County agrees to bargain the impact of the Vehicle Use policy and any changes agreed to in those negotiations will be applied to this Article as well, where applicable.
County Travel. Employees who are required to travel away from their work site to attend conferences, trainings, or for other employment reasons may be reimbursed their expenses for travel, meals, and lodging in accordance with the County policy. Specific details for mileage and travel are provided in the County’s Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual.
