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REIMBURSEMENTS






                SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM
                Big  River  will  reimburse  up  to  $500  for  expenses  related  to  smoking  cessation.
                Original receipts should be turned into Human Resources

                After $500 is used, the employee will update Human Resources on progress and it will
                be decided if reimbursement will be extended.

                This is a onetime only benefit per employee.

                TRAVEL/EXPENSE ACCOUNTS
                The  Employer  will  reimburse  employees  for  reasonable  expenses  incurred  through  business
                travel.  All cash advances must be accounted for, and original expense receipts are required.

                The following reasonable business expenses will be reimbursed:

                    Travel expense, automobile expense, lodging, tips, and business meals

                Travel from home to work on a special one day assignment in another city:  A non-
                exempt employee who is assigned a special one day assignment in another city and
                returns home the same day will be compensated for the time spent in traveling to and
                returning from the other city.  The regular time spent commuting to and from work
                will not be reimbursed as travel time.

                Travel  Away  from  Home  Community:    A non-exempt employee who travels away
                from  home  overnight  is  travel  away  from  home.  A  non-exempt  employee  will  be
                compensated for 8 hours during normal working hours and also on nonworking days.
                Time spent in travel away from home outside of regular working hours as a passenger
                on an airplane, train, boat, bus, or automobile will not be considered as work time.

                BUSINESS EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT
                This  policy  establishes  the  procedures  all  employees  must  follow  when  they  are
                required to incur business-related expenses on behalf of Big River.

                Employees are expected to use good judgment regarding all expenses incurred while
                conducting business for Big River. Expenses must be reasonable in the circumstances,
                necessary  and  incidental  to  the  performance  of  the  business  involved  and  for  the
                primary benefit of Big River rather than the employee.


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