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Delegation approves bill letting sheriff use county credit card with rules
Summary
Mobile County delegation approved House Bill 101 to allow the sheriff to obtain and use a county credit card under written policies; the vote was taken by voice and carried.
The Mobile County legislative delegation approved House Bill 101 on a voice vote to permit the sheriff’s office to obtain a county credit card and for the delegation to adopt rules governing its use.
Advocates for the bill said auditors recommended the change as a way to improve tracking of department expenses. “It would be easier to keep up with some of these expenses if you used a credit card,” a delegation member said during the presentation of the bill. The motion to give the bill a favorable report passed on a voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
The measure, as described to the delegation, is intended to streamline expense management and follow auditor guidance. No implementation details, departmental policy language, or spending limits were specified in the discussion on the record.
The delegation moved on to other items after the vote; no subsequent amendments or follow-up assignments were recorded.
