Legal Documents of Newport

Employees are encouraged to reserve and use a city owned vehicle, if available, for all work related travel. Mileage will only be paid if a city vehicle is not available and the city administrator or designee approves use of a privately owned vehicle for travel. Mileage for personal vehicles will be reimbursed at the state rate in effect when the current year's budget is adopted. If actual odometer mileage is not kept by the traveler, mileage will be estimated, using a computerized mapping program maintained in the finance department. Reimbursement rate for 2006-07 is forty-two cents ($0.42) per mile. For longer trips, mileage will not be paid that exceeds the cost of air transportation and associated taxi services to the same location. (Ord. #2006-3, April 2006)