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of petitioner's residence. According to petitioner, during those
periods, Melanie's boyfriend would remain in residence at the
property provided for Melanie by the PHA. Such occupation by an
unauthorized person was contrary to Melanie's lease on the
property and also contrary to Federal laws concerning PHA
operations.
During the years in issue, petitioner was employed as a
staff representative in the District Council 88 Office of the
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
(hereinafter AFSCME). AFSCME is a union that represents public
employees. Petitioner's job as a staff representative required
her to travel to various work sites and speak with the union
members at each location.
The testimony of Jesse M. Evans (Evans), who is employed by
AFSCME as the business manager of Council 13 for the State of
Pennsylvania, establishes that AFSCME had two different methods
of paying for petitioner's job-related travel. The first method
was through the provision of an automatic travel allowance that
was included in petitioner's paycheck. The travel allowance is a
taxable allowance for which petitioner was not required to
provide any receipts to receive payment. The travel allowance
consisted of a car allowance, an in-town per diem, and an
allowance for car insurance. Petitioner received travel
allowances of $10,249.96 and $10,489.96 for 1993 and 1994,
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