Reimbursement of travel expenses.
Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 12, § 504
in effectSection 504. - Reimbursement of travel expenses.
A. Subject to limitations provided in Title 25, Chapter 3, Tulsa Revised Ordinances, City employees may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred while engaged in authorized travel. Allowances for travel and associated expenses shall be those established by ordinance with the following limitations:
1. Only business telephone charges will be reimbursed.
2. Reimbursement will be made for the expense of laundry and/or dry cleaning only if the trip exceeds five (5) days.
3. Reimbursement for per diem allowance shall be limited to the published dates of the event plus the day prior to and the day following the published dates, unless authorized by the appointing authority.
4. Expense of local transportation while traveling out of the City of Tulsa shall be reimbursed. Claims for such expense shall require a receipt only if the amount, including tip, is Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) or more for each conveyance.
5. Local transportation expenses shall be limited to the published dates of the event plus one (1) day prior to and the day following the published event.
6. Airport parking of the traveler's private vehicle will be reimbursed.
7. Travel using a personal vehicle shall be reimbursed at a rate established by the Mayor, which shall not exceed reimbursable mileage expenses established by the United States Internal Revenue Service. Parking and toll fees may also be reimbursed. Travel expenses incurred while using a personal vehicle in lieu of commercial transportation, including additional lodging and per diem, shall not exceed the amount which would have reasonably been incurred if the employee(s) traveled round trip by commercial airline.
8. Employees making an out-of-town trip not requiring an overnight stay, shall be reimbursed only for actual reasonable expenditures for meals, tips, local transportation and other miscellaneous items of travel expense.
B. Unless otherwise specified herein, all claims for reimbursement of travel expenses shall be accompanied by receipts for expenditures. The relevant appointing authority must approve all reimbursement of travel expenses.
(Ord. No. 20892)
Source: City of Tulsa, Revised Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/tulsa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT12INPO_CH5TRPO_S504RETREXFetched: 10/28/2026