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County staff outline policy updates on capital assets, travel pay and social media; capital asset change targeted for July 1
Summary
County staff presented proposed updates to capital asset, travel-time compensation, communications and social-media policies and asked commissioners for direction on timing and red-line review.
Deschutes County staff briefed commissioners on proposed updates to internal policies on June 23 and asked for time to bring red-lined versions back for formal approval. Robert Hintle, chief financial officer, and other staff summarized four policy bundles: capital assets, travel-time compensation for nonexempt staff, general communications and social media.
Capital assets: Hintle said federal accounting rules and thresholds have changed and county practice should follow. The recommended change raises the county’s capital asset capitalization threshold from…
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