A SAAM Update Dealing with Phoenix Airport Parking, Effective August 20, 2018

We have been recently advised of a change to the procedures used by the Parking Spot to grant the special discount to State employees.

For airport parking in Phoenix, a State employee may park wherever he finds it convenient to do so, but will only be reimbursed the lesser of the actual amount incurred or six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) per day base parking charges. 

The ParkingSpot—4040 E. Van Buren St., Phoenix, AZ (602) 286-9212, 24/7 service—currently offers rates that comply with State reimbursement limits. Travelers must present a Spot Club Card to take advantage of the discounted rate by joining the vendor’s Spot Club.

For a limited time, State employees may also obtain the Club Card at the parking lot by showing their official State picture identification badge.  

An employee’s failure to acquire a Spot Club Card will not justify the granting of an exception from the reimbursement limitation.

New or updated Sections, if any, of the State of Arizona Accounting Manual (SAAM) listed below have been posted to /publications/saam.

Updated SAAM Section(s)

5095

Travel: Maximum Mileage, Lodging, Meal, Parking and Incidental Expense Reimbursement Rates

A change in procedure regarding Phoenix airport parking.  See article above.

Comments, corrections, complaints and compliments should be emailed to [email protected].  Please include the number of the SAAM section and relevant paragraph(s) (SAAM NNNN-nn.nn.nn) in the subject line. 

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Greg Vokoun
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