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CITY OF COLTON <br />AGENDA REPORT <br />For City Council Meeting of February 15, 2000 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />APPROVAL: Henry T. Garcia, City Manager <br />FROM: Thomas K. Clarke, Utility Direct <br />SUBJECT: Proposed Travel Cost Over $1,000 Per Person <br />7, 2000 <br />BACKGROUND <br />Pursuant to Resolution No. R-26-97 "... Relating to City Employee Travel", a request is being submitted <br />for travel and expenses which will be in excess of $1,000 per traveler. Attendance is in the interest of the <br />City and the travel is for city -related business or educational purposes. <br />DISCUSSION / ANALYSIS <br />The exact purpose of the travel is as follows: <br />For the Revenue Manager to travel to Boston, Massachusetts, March 13-15, 2000, to attend an American <br />Public Power Association Utility Education Course titled `Public Utility Accounting". This course highlights <br />the development of a utility accounting system compatible with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission <br />(FERC) guidelines and includes accounting theory, role of accounting in public utilities, FERC accounting <br />procedures, uniform systems of accounts, and utility accounting subsystems, as well as ten other topics to <br />help enhance knowledge of utility accounting practices. <br />BREAKDOWN OF EXPENSES ARE AS FOLLOWS: <br />Registration <br />$ 575.00 <br />Hotel $150.45 x 3 Days <br />451.35 <br />Per Diem $40.00 x 3 Days <br />120.00 <br />Airfare <br />73750 <br />Ground Transportation <br />30.00 <br />TOTAL <br />$1,913.85 <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Funds are appropriated in Account No. 520-8000-8001-2280-0930-200 in the 1999-OOFY budget. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT — None. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the City Council approve the proposed travel cost for the Revenue Manager. <br />APPROVED DISAPPROVED Item #14 <br />