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Board debates p-card transparency, supporting-entity rules and handbook change authority
Summary
Trustees discussed proposed language requiring administration to report purchasing-card (p-card) users and transaction oversight. Some members favored positional lists of authorized users; others warned against board-level micromanagement. The board deferred final action to gather more information and to allow absent members to weigh in.
The Committee of the Whole on June 26 discussed revisions to the district’s purchasing-card (p-card) policy and related governance language that would require administration to provide the board with a list of card users and permit the board to authorize or revoke p-card privileges.
Why it matters: p-card programs allow departments to make low-dollar purchases quickly. Oversight and transparency of authorized users and card activity are common governance questions; several trustees said they want clearer…
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