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December 1, 1980 MEMORANDUM TO: Board of County Commissioners FROM: Neil -A. Nelson, County Administrator SUBJECT: Delegation of Travel Permission My office has researched the Florida Statutes for determination of authority to allow budgeted authorized employee travel. 1. Paragraph 112.061 (2).(A) specifies the County as a legal agency of the state. 2. Paragraph 112.061 (2) (B) specifies the agency head as the highest policy-making authority of a public authority or, in our case, the R Board of County Commissioners. 3. Paragraph 112.061 (3) (A) specifies, "All travel must be aythorized and approved by the head of the agency, or his designated represen ntive, from whose funds the traveler is paid." The sub -paragraph continues, "In every instance, prior to the approval, the head of the agency ma, request a signed statcuient by the traveler's supervisor, stating that such travel is on the official business of the state and also si;at'ng the purpose of such travel." Based on the above information, I request the following action by the Boat -,- of County Commissioners:. As the designatedrepresentativeof the Board, allow me to authorize officla, travel of career classification personnel of the County with the following provisions: 1. Appropriate expl ana ti oil .of the travel, signed by me appears on the travel voucher. 2.. The Board shall be notified of request approvals at the next schedu;ec Board of County Commissioner's meeting after said travel has been performed. Nei A. Nelson County Administrator Clerk Freda Wright reported that there have been requests for attendance at various functions where she has questioned the legality of using County funds for these purposes, and she would like this clarified to keep all departments out of trouble. Commissioner Lyons felt that the Attorney's statement is quite clear. 16 JAN 19 198 Pw 585