(a)Any state, county or precinct officer or employee
required to travel in the performance of the duties of his
office is entitled to receive reimbursement for all actual and
necessary transportation expenses incurred as provided by one
(1)of the following methods:
(i)If common carrier transportation is used, the
actual expense not to exceed economy fare charged the general
public is reimbursable. If deluxe accommodations are desired,
the amount exceeding economy fare shall be paid personally by
the officer or employee. Passenger coupons issued by the
transportation company or an official fare receipt shall
accompany the claim submitted to the state auditor or the board
of county commissioners for audit and payment. With prior
approval of the respective executive agency head, the manage
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(a) Any state, county or precinct officer or employee
required to travel in the performance of the duties of his
office is entitled to receive reimbursement for all actual and
necessary transportation expenses incurred as provided by one
(1) of the following methods:
(i) If common carrier transportation is used, the
actual expense not to exceed economy fare charged the general
public is reimbursable. If deluxe accommodations are desired,
the amount exceeding economy fare shall be paid personally by
the officer or employee. Passenger coupons issued by the
transportation company or an official fare receipt shall
accompany the claim submitted to the state auditor or the board
of county commissioners for audit and payment. With prior
approval of the respective executive agency head, the management
council or the chief justice of the supreme court, actual
expenses in excess of the economy fare may be reimbursed;
(ii) If rented, chartered or contracted vehicle
transportation is used, reimbursement is limited to reasonable
rates determined by the administrative head of the governmental
unit where claim is submitted. The vendor's official receipt for
charges shall accompany the claim submitted to the state auditor
or board of county commissioners for audit and payment;
(iii) If private vehicle transportation is used,
reimbursement shall be as determined by the governor for the
state and by the governing body of any other entity, based on a
mileage allowance not to exceed the maximum nontaxable rates
allowed by the internal revenue service at the time of travel.
(A) Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 23, § 2.
(B) Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 23, § 2.
(C) Repealed By Laws 2001, Ch. 23, § 2.
(b) At the discretion of the administrative head of the
governmental unit in which claim is submitted, reimbursement may
be authorized for actual but necessary vehicle parking fees, car
wash expenses, toll fees, taxi fares and taxi driver tips.
(c) Before any claim for transportation expenses is paid,
the claimant shall present to the state auditor or the board of
county commissioners for audit and payment a verified claim made
out in separate items properly dated. The value of each item
shall be specifically described to the satisfaction of the
auditing officer or board to indicate that the expense has been
properly incurred for the benefit of the state or county in
pursuance of the claimant's official duties.
(d) County commissioners shall at all times receive
transportation expense reimbursement when engaged upon official
county business. Other officers of the county shall receive
transportation expense reimbursement subject to the approval of
the board of county commissioners.
(e) No state official or employee shall receive
transportation expense reimbursement when traveling from his
residence to the place of his employment and return.
(f) A state officer, judge or employee whose salary is
fixed by W.S. 9-3-101 or by any other specific act of the
legislature shall not receive any additional allowance based on
longevity or length of service, or any other compensation,
perquisite or allowances whatever except per diem and necessary
traveling and moving expenses when otherwise authorized by law.
If any officer, judge or employee, or any retired officer, judge
or employee, is receiving compensation or retirement benefits on
the effective date of this act which include an additional
allowance for longevity or length of service previously
authorized, those compensation or retirement benefits shall not
be immediately reduced or diminished, but that portion of the
compensation or retirement benefits being received on the
effective date of this act which is attributable to longevity or
length of service allowance shall be reduced or disallowed to
the extent it is offset by future increases in salary or
retirement benefits authorized by act of the legislature. This
subsection does not apply to retirement, health insurance or
life insurance benefits, but only to compensation received for
length of service.