Common use of Travel Authorization Clause in Contracts

Travel Authorization. (a) Travel outside the State of California must be approved by the Chief Executive Officer or designee except when the trip outside California is within twenty (20) miles of the California border or travel through a location anywhere in the adjacent state as a means of arriving at a location within California. Requests for such travel shall be first submitted in triplicate on a standard “Travel Request” form to the nurse’s manager as soon as nurse knows that out of state travel is required, but should be at least a minimum of six (6) weeks in advance of the requested travel date. Following appropriate departmental review, the request shall be submitted to the County Administrative Office for final approval, unless specifically approved in the department’s budget. (b) The appointing authority or designee shall initiate travel requests. The Chief Executive Officer and Auditor/Controller shall be notified in writing of all such designees. (c) The appointing authority or designee is authorized to approve necessary travel within the State of California and use of transportation mode consistent with this Article. (d) Travel time to and from training sites for mandatory training, on overnight trips, to temporary work assignments, or for special one day assignments in another city or jurisdiction shall be considered hours worked in accordance with FLSA regulations.