Broadband authority authorizes chief administrative officer to review final grant invoice after site visits and document review

The Albemarle County Broadband Authority voted to authorize the county’s chief administrative officer to administer a statewide broadband grant, including reviewing provider invoices and requesting the finance office to disburse grant funds as appropriate.

The authority took the vote after staff described recent site visits and the start of a detailed review of a large invoice package related to the county’s broadband projects. Carl Claudel, program manager at the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), joined a recent walkthrough and, staff said, was “very happy with what he saw.”

Why this matters: the invoice under review is large and must be validated to ensure materials, labor and construction costs billed by providers are limited to grant-supported areas. Staff told the authority they received the invoice package on the…