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Residents press Fairfax council on legal bills and $289K a year in card spending; council seeks follow-up information
Summary
Public speakers and councilors questioned legal expenditures and a high volume of town credit-card transactions after staff presented financial reports; council asked staff for further detail and voted to approve the month’s financial report while leaving several related consent items for separate review.
FAIRFAX, Calif. — Fiscal questions dominated part of the May 7 meeting as residents and council members pressed staff for clarity about legal fees and extensive credit-card spending recorded in the town’s reports.
What prompted the discussion: The consent packet included the town’s financial statement and a separate informational report about credit-card usage. Staff reported a monthly CalCard payment average of about $24,120.56 between April 2024 and March 2025 — a number that, if annualized, equates to roughly $289,000 for the year — and noted 26 town-issued cards with internal controls and departmental approvals.
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