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Harvey County treasurer cites Supreme Court ruling in dispute over motor-vehicle fund per diem deduction
Summary
Treasurer Becky Fields told commissioners that a Kansas Supreme Court decision prevents the commission from approving or modifying motor-vehicle fund expenditures after the board last week unapproved a $266 meal per diem. Commissioners said their concern was an extra hotel-night expense; no new legal steps were taken at the meeting.
Harvey County Treasurer Becky Fields told the Board of Commissioners on Aug. 5 that a recent Kansas Supreme Court decision means the commission lacks authority to approve, reject or modify expenditures from the motor-vehicle fund.
Fields said she resubmitted a claim for per diem after commissioners last week removed $266 related to meal reimbursement. She told the commission she would submit an additional reimbursement request for $208.09 that "will be coming through next week." She also said she had emailed commissioners a…
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