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Elected official urges Pueblo County to allow local spending without extra approval
Summary
At a Pueblo County meeting, an unnamed elected official said the county should trust locally elected officials to use budgeted funds without seeking an additional approval step, citing past instances where approved funds were later restricted.
An elected official at a Pueblo County meeting said locally elected leaders should be trusted to spend funds the county budgeted for them without an added sign-off requirement.
“I've had to almost sue commissioners because they budgeted something and then said, no. You can't spend it,” the official said, adding that the county should let local elected leaders “do with what we want” when…
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