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Committee agrees to raise maintenance department credit-card limit from $5,000 to $10,000
Summary
Maintenance staff requested an increase to the department credit-card limit to cover larger monthly purchases; the committee voted to raise the limit to $10,000.
LaSalle County maintenance staff asked the Properties Committee to increase the department's purchasing-card limit because regular monthly purchases sometimes exceed the current cap.
"The credit card I have in the maintenance department is only good for $5,000 and we're doing over that in a month sometimes," Bob (staff member) told the committee, citing purchases such as skid loads of salt and online purchases where the department secures lower prices. "We buy our salt from Farmer Fleet because we get a real good price there and we do it twice a month and that's over $800, two big skids."
A committee member moved to raise the limit to $10,000. The motion passed by voice vote; the transcript records the motion as "I'll make the motion to raise it to 10" and subsequent voice approval. Specific mover/second names were not recorded on the transcript.
Maintenance staff said the higher limit is intended to cover necessary recurring purchases such as parts and tires for aging vehicles, and that the department does not expect to routinely spend large amounts unnecessarily.
The committee forwarded the request to the auditor/finance office for processing as part of routine purchasing controls.
