Huntsville council backs new expense rules after lengthy debate over meal reimbursements

Huntsville council backs new expense rules after lengthy debate over meal reimbursements

At Huntsville’s July 29 General Committee, councillors approved new expense policies for council and staff after a lengthy debate over a staff recommendation designed to simplify meal reimbursements while establishing clearer rules around expenses already covered by conference fees. Town staff recommended replacing older, overlapping expense policies with separate policies for council and employees. A key change was to give both groups a choice …