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Court approves payment of emergency contractor bills after debate over judge's emergency powers
Summary
Magistrates debated whether the county judge had authority to enter short-term contracts during consecutive emergencies before approving payment of contractor invoices tied to phone-answering and temporary staffing.
Clark County Fiscal Court on an April meeting approved payment of bills tied to temporary staffing arrangements the county used after a series of weather and flooding emergencies, but several magistrates said the process should have included clearer documentation and quicker follow-up to the court.
The invoices at issue stem from short-term hires and a contract through a temporary-staffing vendor after back-to-back emergencies — an…
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