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<br />Administrator and when attendance is deemed to meet the public purpose guidelines . <br />for community or customer outreach and marketing of the City, <br /> <br />. During official meetings of the City Council, Council committees, advisory <br />boards/commissions, and taskforces. <br /> <br />. Meals and refreshments are allowed where employees or volunteers are participating <br />in a City-sponsored special event, participating in an outside event as an official <br />representative of the City, or working additional hours and where the department <br />heads deems appropriate as recognition of efforts above those normally required. <br /> <br />. No purchase of alcoholic beverages is allowed. <br /> <br />. The cost of these meals or fees is included in the departments' travel/conferences <br />line-item in the Arden Hills Budget. These line-items are approved annually by the <br />City Council as a part of the overall budget approval process which includes a public <br />hearing on the proposed budget. <br /> <br />CONCLUSION <br /> <br />The Arden Hills City Council exercises prudence and sound judgment in the expenditure of <br />public funds and has determined that the above expenditures are valid expenditures and serve <br />a public purpose. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />\\Earth\Admin\Human ResourcesIPoliciesIPub1ic Expenditure PolicylPublic Purpose Expenditure Policy Draft #1.doc <br /> <br />. <br />