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Supervisors raise concerns over juvenile transportation invoices that could affect county budget
Summary
Board members said the county is holding invoices from a juvenile transportation provider pending itemized billing; auditors and supervisors said outstanding charges may exceed $100,000 and could require a budget amendment.
Supervisors expressed concern about transportation billing for juvenile services, saying the county has held some invoices while staff pursue itemized breakdowns from the provider.
Board members said charges from Central Iowa juvenile transportation have appeared high in some invoices, with specific concerns about overlapping dates of service and hourly waiting charges. Supervisors said they are seeking an itemized breakdown of trips and charges; one supervisor said informal work suggested the county’s recorded outstanding amount might exceed $100,000 and that such a sum could require a budget amendment.
Why this matters: unresolved invoices and disputed vendor charges can affect the county’s budget and require mid-year amendments if larger liabilities are confirmed.
Details from the meeting: supervisors said some invoices billed hourly waiting charges (for example, $30 per hour) that raised questions about how transfers were recorded. The board discussed following up with staff and possibly meeting with provider representatives to reconcile the numbers. County staff said they were holding payment on items that lacked adequate documentation and planned to obtain itemized invoices before proceeding.
No formal motion to pay or dispute the invoices was recorded at this meeting; supervisors said they plan further follow-up and staff-level meetings to clarify the charges before any payment or budget action.
