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Commissioners approve parks credit-card limit increase; chair urges invoicing over repeated card increases
Summary
The board approved raising the Parks Department credit-card limit from $5,000 to $10,000 for camp store purchases and discussed shifting to invoicing through claims to reduce commissioners' personal-card liability. Parks superintendent provided a construction update for the camp store.
Johnson County commissioners voted to increase the Parks Department credit-card limit from $5,000 to $10,000 to allow purchases for a new camp store and office during their Jan. 13 meeting.
Why it matters: County commissioners emphasized financial accountability and advised departments to prefer invoicing through claims rather than repeatedly increasing departmental credit-card limits that reside in commissioners' names.
Kevin Leonard, parks superintendent, told the board the limit increase is intended to allow the department to buy…
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