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County reviews stale warrants, unclaimed property and agenda disclosure after a stale warrant was cashed out of state
Summary
The committee discussed a stale warrant that was cashed at an out-of-state bank, limitations of reverse positive pay for teller cashing, possible stop-payment policies and a state-auditor request to include check-number ranges in public meeting materials; staff will investigate warrant wording and bank procedures.
Clallam County finance staff described a case in which a stale warrant (a county-issued warrant more than 180 days old) was cashed at an out-of-state branch, prompting review of bank handling, reverse positive-pay protections, and the county’s unclaimed-property process.
Staff said the warrant was presented at a U.S. Bank branch out of state and paid at a teller window despite being more than 180 days old. Jeanette Gore of the treasurer’s office told the committee that reverse positive-pay protections apply to deposited checks but do not necessarily…
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