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County auditor warns commissioners they may be personally liable for two unsigned change orders; commissioners rescind orders and direct budget amendment
Summary
Christian County Auditor told the commission that two change orders executed with effective dates before available appropriations fail statutory certification and therefore are not binding on the county; the commission voted to rescind the two change orders and begin a 10-day public budget-amendment process.
County Auditor Miss Amy told the Christian County Commission that two contract change orders for a county campus project lack the required pre-certification and therefore are not legally binding on the county.
“Unless the accounting officer certifies the purchase first, the officer making the purchase is liable personally and on his bond,” Miss Amy told commissioners, citing the Revised Statutes of Missouri. She said the county therefore “is right now on the hook personally for a hundred and $4,723.36 under the change orders that were approved and signed.”
Amy explained the legal test she used: a contract imposing a financial obligation on the county must be in…
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