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File #: 23-0796    Version: 1
Type: Agenda Item Status: Adopted
File created: 8/2/2023 In control: Finance Committee
On agenda: 8/10/2023 Final action: 8/10/2023
Title: Authority to approve Travel Expenses for Members of the Board of Commissioners and the Executive Director in the amount of $8,921.40, Accounts 101-11000-612010, 612030 and 101-15000-612010, 612030, 612080

TRANSMITTAL LETTER FOR BOARD MEETING OF AUGUST 10, 2023

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Mr. Brian A. Perkovich, Executive Director

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Authority to approve Travel Expenses for Members of the Board of Commissioners and the Executive Director in the amount of $8,921.40, Accounts 101-11000-612010, 612030 and 101-15000-612010, 612030, 612080

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Dear Sir:

In accordance with Resolution approved by the Board on February 16, 2017, effective February 27, 2017, in order to comply with 50 ILCS 1501/1 et seq, Local Government Travel and Expense Control Act, authorization is requested to approve the travel expenses for:

Commissioner Marcelino Garcia in the amount of $11.24, for parking on February 14, 2023, to attend the 43rd Annual Hispanic American Construction Industry Association (HACIA) Awards Banquet in Chicago, IL.

 

Commissioner Yumeka Brown in the amount of $80.00, for parking on February 18-19, 2023, to attend the 56th Annual Chicago Business Opportunity Fair in Chicago, IL.

 

Commissioner Marcelino Garcia in the amount of $390.05, for travel to Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, from February 22-24, 2023, to attend the Water and Waste Management (WWM) International Conference and Expo.

 

President Kari K. Steele in the amount of $3,277.54, for travel to Washington, D.C., from April 24-29, 2023, to meet with the Illinois Delegation and federal agencies to discuss District initiatives and federal funding.

 

Commissioner Kimberly Du Buclet in the amount of $2,968.96, for travel to Washington, D.C., from April 25-28, 2023, to meet with the Illinois Delegation and federal agencies to discuss District initiatives and federal funding. 

 

Executive Director Brian Perkovich in the amount of $2,193.61, for travel to Washington, D.C., from April 24-28, 2023, for the National Water Policy Fly In Event, NACWA Board of Directors Meeting, and to meet with the Illinois Delegation and federal agencies to discuss District initiatives and federal funding. 

 

Funds are available in Accounts 101-11000-612010, 612030 and 101-15000-612010, 612030, 612080.

Requested, Mary Ann Boyle, Treasurer, MAB:pa
Respectfully Submitted, Marcelino Garcia, Chairman Committee on Finance
Disposition of this agenda item will be documented in the official Regular Board Meeting Minutes of the Board of Commissioners for August 10, 2023