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Resolution 1991-53 ......,...-~- . . ." RESOLUTION NO. 91 - 53 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY ESTABLISHING A MILEAGE ALLOWANCE FOR CI1Y COUNCILMEMBERS WHEREAS, Section 405 of the City Charter requires reimbursement for expenses incurred by City Councilmembers while performing official business of the City of Gilroy; and WHEREAS, these Councilmembers must regularly travel in their private automobiles to conduct the City's official business and thereby incur expenses; and WHEREAS, the Internal Revenue Code authorizes the IRS to promulgate regulations and procedures regarding substantiation requirements and allowable expenses per mile for business use of an automobile; and WHEREAS, on this date Revenue Procedure 90-59, Section 4.01 sets the standard mileage rate at $0.275 per mile, and Sections 8.04 and 8.05 and IRS Regulations Sections 1.274-5T and 1.62-2, exclude from a taxpayer's gross income a mileage allowance that does not exceed the standard mileage rate. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows: 1. The City Council hereby sets the mileage allowance for City Councilmembers using personal automobiles for official business at $0.275 per mile. 2. The City Council directs that this mileage allowance shall be automatically adjusted to correspond to the figures set by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue as the Commissioner promulgates Revenue Procedures from time to time under the authority of the statutes and regulations named in this resolution. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of August, 1991, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GAGE, HALE, MUSSALLEM, NELSON, VALDEZ and HUGHAN. NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT:COUNCILMEMBER: KLOECKER ATTEST: 1_~p~~ P-~ City Clerk APPROVED: 4~ Ih/~/ " )~--Mayor-~t;1~~ ,Jf // / RESOLUTION NO. 91 - 53 . .. . . I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 91-53 is an original resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 19th day of August , 19~, at which meeting a quorum was present. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this 20th day of August 19 91. ~~J --~ City Clerk of the City (Seal)