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Griggs County commissioners table decision on $30,900 Vanguard invoice pending funding plan
Summary
Commissioners voted to table a roughly $30,917.50 Vanguard invoice after staff said the county had about $6,000 left in ARPA funds; members discussed using unrestricted COVID-era funds instead and asked staff to return with a plan.
Griggs County commissioners on Sept. 22 voted to table action on a roughly $30,917.50 invoice from Vanguard after staff said the county’s ARPA allocation was nearly exhausted.
County staff told the commission that the Vanguard bill is for about $30,917.50 plus a later charge of roughly $7,525.00 and that the board previously approved using ARPA funds for the vendor. Staff said the county has about $6,000 remaining in ARPA funds after prior allocations and that there is a separate $100,000 pool of COVID-era funds that has no expiration or stated restrictions.
The commission’s table motion was made by Zoran and seconded by Gabriel; the board approved tabling by voice vote. Commissioners said they wanted staff to look into a funding plan before authorizing payment.
The staff member who presented the invoice said the county has been paying a recurring CPT software charge from ARPA and that continuing that pattern would leave insufficient ARPA funds to cover the Vanguard invoice. The staff member added that the COVID-era funds could be used and noted the county must report how it spends those monies but that there are no immediate usage restrictions.
Commissioners discussed whether to pay from COVID-era funds, and whether the bill could wait; staff said the invoice was received in May and could likely wait until the board had a plan. The board then approved the remainder of the month’s bills (excluding the Vanguard item) by voice vote.
By tabling the Vanguard payment, commissioners directed staff to return with a recommendation on which funding source to use and how to account for the recurring software charges.
