Benefits Related to the Performance of State Duties

 

Credit Cards – Inherent in the performing of their jobs, state employees are often required to travel.  Within certain guidelines, the state has arranged for each employee to be offered a credit card to which travel expenses may be charged.  The extension of this privilege will be within appropriate guideline and is currently dependent upon the employee’s personal credit record.  Regardless of this stipulation, the card is restricted in usage to only be used for bona fide expenses incurred in the conduct of official state business.  Personal charges on the card and funds withdrawn as cash advances for other than official state business are prohibited.  Language to this effect is stamped on the face of the card as well as it being clearly defined in the cardholder application.  For more details regarding the usage, regulations or prohibitions of this privilege, please see the Fiscal Office.

 

Telephone Credit Cards/Charges – State employees are often required to utilize telephones or modem access in conducting business of the state.  As such, long distance cards or automated computer access procedures are established with certain individuals. Only official state business is to be conducted using these tools.  Personal usage is prohibited.  For more details regarding the usage, regulations or prohibitions of this privilege, please see the Fiscal Office.

 

Note also, that travelers away from home are allowed to call home once daily and claim actual expenses not to exceed the amount set by the State Auditor to check in with their families.  These expenses are not to be charged on the long distance card.  Instead they are paid for out of pocket and reimbursed to the employee on their travel settlement form.