No appointive officer or employee of Snohomish county shall be allowed expenses for any business trip outside of the state of Washington, unless prior permission shall have been secured from the elected official, or the elected official’s designee, to whom the appointive officer or employee reports: PROVIDED, That such expenses by a council member and the council member’s designated legislative aide shall not exceed the amount allocated to each council member by motion in conjunction with the budget. Upon return of the council member, official or employee of the council, a report summarizing such travel shall be provided to the council. (Added by Res. adopted Aug. 19, 1957; Amended by Ord. 82-005 § 1, Feb. 10, 1982; Amended by Ord. 86-030, Apr. 2, 1986; Amended by Ord. 18-049, Sept. 19, 2018, Eff date Oct. 5, 2018; Amended by Ord. 20-013, June 24, 2020, Eff date July 5, 2020; Amended by Ord. 24-014, Apr. 3, 2024, Eff date Apr. 15, 2024).