The Clark County Fiscal Court delayed final payment for resurfacing work on Old Spring Road on Tuesday after members raised procurement and technical concerns about the project.

A court member who spoke at length (identified in the transcript as speaker 3) said state reviewers told the county they needed documentation that the work had been put out to bid, proof the contractor was an approved state vendor, and confirmation that a tack coat — the adhesive layer between old and new pavement — had been applied. "My major problem with it is that we spent a $130,000 in taxpayers' money to pay for this when we're gonna have constant problems if tack coat was not applied," the member said during discussion.

County staff said the state had approved the payment and that a transfer check had been sent, but multiple members said they had not seen procurement records that would satisfy the state's questions. The court discussed options for verification, including performing core samples to determine whether the tack coat was present.

One member noted legal constraints from the county attorney: expenditures above the county's bidding threshold could be unlawful if the required procurement processes were not followed. That member said approving payment now could leave the county unable to secure reimbursement from state funds and force general‑fund exposure.

The court voted to table the payment motion pending further documentation or test results, and members asked staff to obtain records from the contractor, a waiver or written confirmation from the state, or to schedule core sampling. No final payment was approved during the meeting.

Next steps: Court members asked staff to collect the documentation and explore core testing; the matter was left on the record to return at a future meeting if necessary.