[Foundation-l] Travel Policy

[Sue Gardner]

Luna wrote:
> I am most definitely not a lawyer, and I may not be reading this with a
> critical eye, but at first glance, it seems reasonable enough. In
> particular, spelling out a few things NOT covered, or the workings when
> combining business and personal travel, would seem to work best in advance.
> 
> I notice the designated recipient of expense reports doesn't seem to be
> specified; is this normal? The policy also doesn't seem to say who (if
> anyone) is in charge of deciding which charges to reimburse, or how to
> handle borderline cases. Aside from laying a basic groundwork, that would
> seem to be the other major issue to address -- unless this has been handled,
> previously, in which case please do excuse my badgering.
> 
> Other than that, thanks for keeping us posted.
> 
> -Luna
> 

Hi Luna,

Jumping in a bit late on this but .. yes, normally in my experience the 
recipient of expense reports isn't specified inside the policy itself. 
That's not a policy-level item it's a practices-level item, if you 
follow me.

Re who handles borderline cases, generally I would say they would follow 
a normal escalation pattern within the office. Ultimately, in extremely 
rare cases, a borderline case might be so controversial that it would 
require a clarification or rewrite of the policy itself. That would be 
board-level work.

I agree with Florence below - I think we should live with this for a 
little while, then see if it needs revising....

Thanks,
Sue