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LCC amends policy to allow LAS to pay newsletter/mailing vendors directly; members debate checks and balances
Summary
The Legislative Coordinating Council amended LCC policy 38 to permit Legislative Administrative Services to pay printing and mailing vendors directly for legislators' newsletters and postage; the change is permissive and members discussed vendor W-9s, account limits and approval safeguards before passage.
The Legislative Coordinating Council voted to amend LCC policy 38 to allow Legislative Administrative Services (LAS) to pay printing and mailing vendors directly for legislators’ newsletter printing and postage, rather than requiring members to pay vendors and seek reimbursement. The change is permissive (an option for members) and the council directed the Reviser of Statutes to prepare amendatory language.
Tom Day, a LAS staff member, outlined concerns for direct payment, noting state payment requires a vendor W-9 and that LAS can pay only up to the balance in a member’s account; if a member had already used postage during the session, LAS may not be able to cover the full invoice and the vendor could need to collect the…
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