D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B4017

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 6-B4017 - AGENCY APPROVAL

4017.1

Travel approvals shall be processed as follows:

(a) The employee requesting travel authorization shall submit the approval form to his or her immediate supervisor;

(b) The supervisor shall review and certify whether the requested travel benefits the agency;

(c) The supervisor shall submit the approval form to the travel officer;

(d) The travel officer shall certify whether the request complies with this chapter, and that the request is complete and accurate;

(e) The travel officer shall secure the signature of the agency fiscal officer, certifying that funds are available to fund the request;

(f) The agency head, or designee, shall either approve or deny the travel approval request; and

(g) The travel officer shall notify the employee and the supervisor of the decision on the request.

4017.2

Each agency head, or the agency head's designee, shall be the authorizing official for travel by an employee of the agency, except:

(a) The City Administrator shall be the authorizing official for deputy mayors;

(b) Each deputy mayor shall be the authorizing official for his or her agencies' directors;

(c) The Mayor's Chief of Staff shall be the authorizing official for the directors of agencies that report to the Executive Office of the Mayor;

4017.3

Travel must be authorized before the travel begins, unless extenuating circumstances acceptable to the authorizing official make it infeasible for the travel authorization to be issued before the travel begins. The extenuating circumstances shall be described in the authorization.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 6, r. 6-B4017

Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 7860 (10/1/2020)