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Delegation weighs returning expenditure authority after gaming-commission payout documentation problems
Summary
At a special session April 25, 2025, the Rotary Legislative Delegation discussed mismatched records for payouts funded by gaming revenue and considered reverting expenditure authority from the finance director back to commissioners and creating a medical-review board to oversee subsistence allowances.
At a special session April 25, 2025, the Rotary Legislative Delegation discussed problems verifying payments tied to gaming-commission appropriations and considered returning expenditure authority to commissioners after the Department of Finance declined to certify some claims.
The issue arose during consideration of a miscellaneous communication summarizing about $155,000 appropriated under “Local Law 23-15,” and a separate $10,000 appropriation tied to back-pay claims. "This is becoming problematic for the individuals that are trying to get back paid," said Senate President Manuela. Manuela said the Department of Finance’s director, Ho Cook, is refusing to certify payments without…
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