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Boone County OKs $3,000 health-department legal claim but flags missing contract
Summary
Boone County commissioners approved a $3,000 invoice for the health department’s legal services while raising questions about a March contract and directing that future payments follow formal contract review and approval.
Boone County commissioners voted to approve a $3,000 invoice for legal services billed to the county health department, but several commissioners said the panel must see and approve the underlying contract before further payments are accepted.
The motion to pay the May claim passed after discussion about a newly executed contract and an apparent large increase in legal spending. Commissioners said the contract for legal services — executed March 26 — had not been presented to the commission as required and that the county should not approve future claims tied to that arrangement until the contract is on the agenda.
The concern arose after staff noted the health department’s legal line had historically been about $3,500 per year but that…
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