[Adopted 11-19-1973 by L.L. No. 1-1973 (Ch. 103 of the 1987 Code)]
Authorization for any officer or employee to attend any official or unofficial convention or conference or to attend school conducted for the betterment of municipal government shall be made by majority vote of the Council of the City of Lackawanna, New York.
A. 
The Director of Administration and Finance is hereby authorized to make cash advancements to officers and employees of the City of Lackawanna for travel and other allowable expenses incurred in attendance at authorized conferences or conventions and such other expenses as allowed pursuant to § 77-b of the General Municipal Law. Regular auditing procedures shall be used in making such cash advances. The amount of such advances shall be deducted before the officer or employee is reimbursed for his or her total expenses. He or she shall return any amount by which the advance exceeds his or her actual cost.
B. 
In the event the officer or employee fails to account or pay the excess amount due the City after directed by the Director of Administration and Finance, the same may be deducted from the salary of such officer or employee as provided in § 77-b, Subdivision 6, of the General Municipal Law.