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Auditor and commissioners debate per diem vs. receipts for county travel expenses
Summary
Mason County commissioners and auditors revisited a long-running debate over per-diem payments and detailed receipt policies for travel expenses, directing the finance committee to reexamine attestation forms and report back.
County officials reopened a contentious discussion on March 24 about whether county travel should be reimbursed by per diem or by submission of detailed receipts, with the county auditor and several commissioners taking opposing views on administrative burden and accountability.
“As auditor, and having statutory responsibility for financial oversight of our county, I like being able to track things to the penny,” the county Auditor said during the briefing, arguing in favor of detailed receipts and recounting private- and public-sector experience that, the auditor said, favored receipts over per-diem as a cost-control measure.
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