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Commissioners ask staff for earlier visibility on large purchase orders after $25,000 JFS camera bill
Summary
Williams County commissioners asked staff to share quotes or purchase order requisitions before approving large payments after a roughly $25,000 camera system purchase for Job and Family Services prompted questions about visibility and vendor choice.
Williams County commissioners on record asked county staff to provide purchase order (PO) quotes and requisition listings before approval for larger, atypical bills after discussion of a roughly $25,000 Job and Family Services (JFS) security camera purchase.
The request came during the board’s regular session when Commissioner Scott Lareau pressed for a clearer process for seeing purchase orders before final payment approvals. “When you go spend 25 k on a camera that puts a — I don't know how many cameras they put in,” Lareau said, adding that seeing the PO or quote would make commissioners more comfortable approving payment later.
The discussion focused on how commissioners currently see only the final bill when the county pays vendors,…
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