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Commissioners decline action after auditor does not present DA's $804 asset-forfeiture request
Summary
Cooke County Commissioners discussed a District Attorney's Office request to pay court reporter Holly Oakley $804 from asset-forfeiture funds but took no action after the county auditor did not present the claim for court approval.
Cooke County Commissioners on an item listed as "Item 15" discussed and then took no action on a District Attorney's Office request to use asset-forfeiture funds to pay court reporter Holly Oakley $804 for a requested reporter's record.
The District Attorney's Office representative said the office had an invoice from Holly Oakley and sought permission to pay the $804 out of the forfeiture fund. The representative said, "We signed it" and that the auditor, Sharon Giffin, had issued a purchase order initially but later the auditor would not approve payment after the invoice arrived at the auditor's office. The DA's Office representative added, "We just need it to be approved. The purchase order has already been signed, and as…
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