The story
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners considered a travel expense reimbursement policy setting a daily meal and incidental rate of $68, broken down as $16 for breakfast, $19 for lunch, $28 for dinner, and $5 for incidentals.
On October 5, the board approved the Travel Expense Reimbursement Policy for employee training and education travel by a 5-0 vote. The policy sets a daily meal allowance of $68 with flexibility in how the allowance is split among meals.