§ 1:304. Computation of mileage reimbursement.

(a)

When computing the local travel allowance due to an individual for use of a personal automobile, excluding those situations where a fixed monthly allowance is paid, the current authorized reimbursable rate is to be applied. As a general rule, the individual should only be reimbursed for mileage in excess of his daily commuting mileage to and from his normal work site. The individual should not profit nor be penalized for working at alternate work sites on city-parish business.

(b)

This rule is especially applicable to situations where the individual does not report directly to his regular work site at the beginning of the day, or returns directly to his residence from a work site other than his regular work site at the end of the day. Specific situations are to be interpreted as follows:

(1)

Where the distance between the alternate work site and the individual's residence is less than or equal to the individual's normal commuting distance, no mileage reimbursement is due;

(2)

Where the distance between the alternate work site and the individual's residence is greater than the individual's normal commuting distance, the individual will only be reimbursed for the difference in mileage;

(3)

All mileage incurred on city-parish business, when the individual leaves from and returns to his regular work site, is reimbursable;

(4)

No reimbursement is due on travel to and from lunch.

(c)

Therefore, when an individual is on city-parish business, and actually travels a distance greater than his normal daily commuting mileage, he is due reimbursement for the difference between the actual mileage traveled and the normal mileage traveled.

(City Code 1951, Title 1, § 304)