PRICKLY PEAR COOPERATIVE

2525 Lake Helena Drive

East Helena, Montana59635

(406)227-7322 Fax: (406)227-8039

Basin, Boulder, Cardwell, Clancy, East Helena, Montana City,

Townsend, Trinity, Whitehall, White Sulphur Springs, Wolf Creek

PROCEDURES FOR LEAVE/REIMBURSEMENT

PERSONNEL: LEAVE

Prickly Pear Procedures Requesting Leave and Granting Leave

  1. All leave will be granted in accordance with the Master Contract and Prickly Pear Cooperative Board Policy 2050.
  1. A person requesting leave will complete a leave request form, sign and date it. The form will be sent to the Director or placed in the Director's in-basket.

3. The Director will review the request within 5 working days.

  1. The Director will notify the person who requests the leave if the leave is not approved.
  1. A copy of the written notice of approval or disapproval will be given to the employee and the original

will be retained in the PPC office.

  1. The clerk will maintain the official file of requests; a duplicate file will be maintained by the Director.

PERSONNEL: REIMBURSEMENT

Prickly Pear Procedures Requesting Reimbursement

1.An employee who is requesting the Cooperative to pre-register the employee for a conference and to pay

the conference registration fee with a Purchase Order, must complete the registration form for the conference and submit it to the Clerk/Secretary 5 days before the registration is due. If the registration information is not complete, the clerk will send it back to the employee.

2. The Clerk/Secretary will mail or fax the registration and Purchase Order and notify the employee that

the information has been sent.

  1. The Cooperative can reimburse for travel expenses at state rates only. To receive reimbursement, the employee must complete a Reimbursement Form. A lodging receipt is required. The PPC will not reimburse for meals provided by the Conference. To receive allowance for meals, a copy of the Conference registration or agenda must be on file with the Leave Request or the Reimbursement Request.
  1. Reimbursement requests must be submitted to the Clerk by the 25th of the month in order to receive payment at the next month's board meeting.
  1. The Clerk will verify the amount requested on the reimbursement form and submit it to the Director for approval.
  1. The Director will approve the total amount to be paid and sign the reimbursement request form.
  1. The Clerk will send a copy of the approval to the employee.
  1. The actual reimbursement check will be mailed out on the day after the next Management Board meeting.

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