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Council debate grows over credit‑card oversight; staff urges purchasing‑card option and clearer controls
Summary
Councilors debated controls, transparency and enforcement after staff flagged many council credit‑card transactions without supporting receipts; the city manager proposed suspending cards or replacing them with a controlled purchasing‑card system.
A prolonged council discussion centered on how the city should control and disclose mayor and council spending after auditors and staff raised problems with missing receipts, inconsistent reconciliation and weak internal controls.
City Manager Jonathan Jones presented two options: (1) suspend issuance of city‑issued credit cards to elected officials while staff build stronger internal controls and administrative review; or (2) replace point‑of‑sale credit cards with a purchasing‑card (P‑card) system that provides more administrative control (budget caps, real‑time reconciliation and shutoffs when budget thresholds are reached).…
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