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Committee reviews claims bill items tied to unsigned contracts and missed renewals
Summary
Officials from the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Office of the Controller briefed the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee on multiple claims in House Bill 545 that stem from invoices, expired contracts or administrative delays; the item was discussion only and no payments were approved at the hearing.
Cabinet and controller’s office officials briefed the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee on a series of claims included in House Bill 545 that, according to presenters, resulted from administrative issues such as invoices delayed across fiscal years, contract extensions not executed on time, or services performed while contract terms were being renegotiated.
Holly Johnson, secretary of the Cabinet for Finance and Administration, and Joe McDaniel, executive director of the Office of the Controller, appeared and answered committee questions about specific claims and whether statutory or procedural changes are needed to reduce recurrence.
Officials reviewed a list of individual claims to explain why each appeared in the claims bill packet. Committee material and testimony identified the following examples (amounts and characterizations are as presented to the committee):
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