VOLUNTEER POLICY & PROCEDURES

Interim Volunteer Expense Reimbursement and Allowance Rate
Policy and Procedures Bulletin 2006

Reason for change:

The Provincial Emergency Program is undertaking a review of all current policies and policy bulletins. This review and the subsequent restructuring and rewriting of PEP policy will require some time. In order to ensure that volunteer reimbursements and allowances are kept current and reflect today’s costs, it was felt that a rewrite of the policy on volunteer expense reimbursement and allowances should be undertaken as an interim measure without delay.

The new interim policy bulletin will incorporate reimbursement policies that are currently captured in several other policies, making the new rates more accessible and reducing duplication and inconsistency of policy. The rates themselves are now captured in a chart that can more easily be updated without demanding policy changes.

The new interim policy bulletin more closely aligns volunteer reimbursement rates and allowances with provincial government policies and guidelines. As well, it treats all five Public Safety Lifeline Volunteer groups as equitably as possible.

Effective date:

The mileage rates were changed effective June 1 st, 2006.

All other rates will be effective for all operational and training tasks initiated on or after October 15, 2006.

The policy changes will be effective for all operational and training tasks initiated on or after October 15, 2006.

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