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B-211910 1 (1983-09-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadlii0001 and id is 1 raw text is: - \ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISION OF THE UNITED STATEP WASHINGTON. D.C. 2054 4~ /ITI. FILE: B-211910 DATE: September 26, 1983 MATTER OF: Rudd and Erickson - Reimbursement for Relocation Expenses Incurred Incident to Merit Promotion Transfers DIGEST: 1. Two National Park Service employees, who had recently transferred to new duty sta- tions, applied and were accepted for merit promotion transfers despite an agency policy not to approve more than one trans- fer for an employee at Government expense within 1 year. These employees are entitled to their relocation expenses since the agency policy was not clearly communicated to the applicants in advance. See Reconsideration of Platt, 61 Comp. Gen. 156 (1981). In addition, the agency policy was directed to select- ing officials. Once the selections were made without clear advance notice, the agency could not declare that the trans- fers were not in the interest of the Government. 2. National Park Service has an agency policy not to approve more than one transfer for an employee at Government expense within a year unless the Director approves an exception. Under Reconsideration of Platt, 61 Comp. Gen. 156 (1981), the agency may issue a regulation concerning relocation expenses and merit promotions which sets forth conditions under which relocation expenses will or will not be paid. The agency policy is valid and may be applied to merit promotion transfers, provided that the conditions are clearly communicated in advance and in writing to all applicants. The issue in this decision involves the claims of two National Park Service employees for relocation expenses where the employees, transferring pursuant to a merit promo- tion program, undertook a second transfer within 1 year's O~-r~)o

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