Vote — approved

Bill Gates	yes
Clint Hickman	yes
Jack Sellers	yes
Thomas Galvin	yes
Steve Gallardo	yes

44.REVISIONS TO MARICOPA COUNTY POLICY A2313 - GENERAL TRAVEL Approve revisions to Maricopa County Policy A2313 - General Travel The Office of Procurement Services (OPS) is the department designated as the ‘owner’ of Policy A2313 – General Travel. OPS has worked with Human Resources, Internal Audit, the Sheriff’s Office and the County Attorney’s Office to make revisions to this policy which include updates to definitions, clarification or modification of reimbursable expenses, including meals, t

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44. REVISIONS TO MARICOPA COUNTY POLICY A2313 - GENERAL TRAVEL Approve revisions to Maricopa County Policy A2313 - General Travel The Office of Procurement Services (OPS) is the department designated as the ‘owner’ of Policy A2313 – General Travel. OPS has worked with Human Resources, Internal Audit, the Sheriff’s Office and the County Attorney’s Office to make revisions to this poli cy which include updates to definitions, clarification or modification of reimbursable expenses, including meals, tips and mileage, additional provisions for Out of Continental US travel, and provisions to allow for extradition/investigative travel to adop t alternate procedures which are no less restrictive than this policy. This policy has been approved by Human Resources, Internal Audit, MCSO, MCAO, the County Manager, and the Clerk of the Board's Office. Specific updates include the following: Updat ed definitions of Travel Authorization and Expense Report, Travel Status, and Travel/Training Card; added that a court order is an approved requirement for Out of Continental US Travel; revised VI.B.1.c for consistency with General Services Administration regarding continental breakfast; updated VI.B.1.d and e to provide for tips for ride share providers; revised retention language under VI.B.2; added ‘or limits approved by grant funding’ to VI.C.1.b; added item IX which states a) Extradition travel as it i s initiated by court order, and Investigative travel are exempt from the requirement for County Manager pre-approval for Travel Out of the Continental US b) MCSO may impose additional, but not less restrictive requirements for extradition/investigative tra vel. c) Reasonable alternative methods for per diem calculation on travel days may be used for Extradition travel as long as the calculation does not exceed the maximum allowable daily GSA rate. (C-18-03-016-06-04) (C-18-03-016-6-05)