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1 <br />2 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />-5— AB 1234 <br />lodging that is consistent with the requirements of subdivisions <br />(c) and (e). <br />(e) Members of the legislative body shall use government and <br />group rates offered by a provider of transportation or lodging <br />services for travel and lodging when available. <br />M All expenses that do not fall within the adopted travel <br />reimbursement policy or the Internal Revenue Service <br />reimbursable rates as provided in subdivision (c), shall be <br />approved by the governing body, in a public meeting before the <br />expense is incurred, except as provided in subdivision (d). <br />(g) This section shall not supersede any other laws <br />establishing reimbursement rates for local agencies. <br />53232.3. (a) If a local agency reimburses members of a <br />legislative body for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the <br />performance of official duties, then a local agency shall provide <br />expense report forms to be filed by the members of the legislative <br />body for reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses <br />incurred on behalf of the local agency in the performance of <br />official. duties. Reimbursable expenses shall include, but not be <br />limited to, meals, lodging, and travel. <br />(b) Expense reports shall document that expenses meet the <br />existing policy, adopted pursuant to Section 53232.2, for <br />expenditure of public resources. <br />(c) Members of a legislative body shall submit expense reports <br />within a reasonable time after incurring the expense, as <br />determined by the legislative body, and the reports shall be <br />accompanied by the receipts documenting each expense. <br />(d) Members of a legislative body shall provide brief reports <br />on meetings attended at the expense of the local agency at the <br />next regular meeting of the legislative body. <br />(e) All documents related to reimbursable agency expenditures <br />are public records subject to disclosure under the California <br />Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section <br />6250) of Division 7 of Title 1). <br />53232.4. Penalties for misuse of public resources or falsifying <br />expense reports in violation of expense reporting polices may <br />include, but are not limited to, the following: <br />(a) The loss of reimbursement privileges. <br />(b) Restitution to the local agency. <br />92 <br />