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Neosho County treasurer raises training, credit-card and signatory issues; commissioners review travel and mileage policy updates
Summary
Treasurer Gabby told commissioners training deposits have largely depleted the office budget and requested options for covering remaining costs. Commissioners discussed issuing county credit cards, updating signatory records, and proposed changes to mileage and per-diem rules.
Treasurer Gabby told the Neosho County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 20 that recent training for the treasurer’s office has largely depleted the office’s budget and asked the board how to cover remaining costs.
The request followed an earlier, closed-door executive session about non‑elected personnel in the treasurer’s office; the board recessed for that session and returned without taking formal action. In public session, Gabby said the office paid $7,000 in deposits toward training and that about another $7,000 remained due, leaving “only gonna have, like, a thousand dollars left after it's all said and done or less,” according to the record.
Why it matters: Commissioners must decide whether to transfer county general funds or allow the treasurer’s office to run temporarily over budget to cover mandatory training. The board also discussed administrative changes that affect day‑to‑day operations in the treasurer’s office and countywide reimbursements.
Discussion and next steps
Commissioners agreed the treasurer should keep charging training out of…
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