Clinton County raises its single county credit-card limit to $20,000
Administration proposed and the committee approved raising the single county credit-card limit from $5,000 to $20,000, citing inflation, electronic vendor payment expectations, and timing constraints on county purchases. Commissioners confirmed purchases are charged back to department budgets and that the county avoids interest by reconciling monthly.
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Administration asked the committee to amend the county’s credit-card policy to increase the single, centrally-held county card limit from $5,000 to $20,000, saying the existing limit is no longer practical for a county of Clinton’s size. "The limit of 5,000 is becoming, insufficient to be able to handle the need of the county," the administrator told the committee, citing electronic payment trends and timing pressures that make higher immediate purchasing capacity necessary.
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