A. The City adopts the “City Council Policy on Expense Reimbursement to Legislative Body Members,” attached as Exhibit 1 to the ordinance codified in this section.

B. This policy is adopted pursuant to the City’s constitutional home-rule authority over its municipal affairs related to compensation of City officials and employees.

C. The auto allowances paid to the Mayor and City Council members and incorporated in the policy reasonably reflect actual and necessary expenses incurred by the Mayor and City Council members, respectively, in their official City duties, and that those allowances are beneficial to the public.

D. In certain instances, as specified in the policy, the purchase of meals by legislative body members for third parties is an actual and necessary expense of a member’s official City duties. (Ord. 3056 § 1, 2007).