Consolidated Voucher
A consolidated travel voucher (for six officials) with receipts was submitted to justify equal reimbursements for each one (Exhibit A). There are no individual expenses listed with no ability to determine individual expenses for each official, each day for reimbursement purposes
Combining six individuals into one voucher to justify reimbursement does not allow an accurate depiction of individual expenses as required. It is possible that on one day a person would spend more or less than the maximum per diem allowed. That person is not allowed to average expenses with others but must be reimbursed on a daily rate. The consolidation of six travelers expenses results in an average reimbursement rate for each traveler, not a true depiction of daily expenses. This must surely be a bit of creative accounting on the town’s part and violate basic standards
Could the town and these officials have violated Federal Internal Revenue Service rule by not reporting individual expenses?
Should the Supervisor and Ms. Karyczak who left NYC before noon on Feb 23rd be allowed to claim $90-95.00 a day for food when they were in NYC for breakfast only?
