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Logan County tables $5,300 console change order after members question travel charge
Summary
County officials said a 9‑1‑1 console installer billed a $5,300 second‑trip charge; the fiscal court asked for the original contract and an itemized breakdown and voted to table payment until the next meeting.
Members of the Logan County Fiscal Court on Aug. 26 voted to table payment of a $5,300 charge from a radio-console installer after staff described a second trip to complete installation and members questioned whether the amount was justified.
County staff explained the contractor had to return for an additional day because the project had to be staged to keep the 9‑1‑1 system operating. "They had to charge us for the second trip," an ECC representative said. Members responded that travel should have been covered by the original bid unless the contract specified otherwise.
One court member said, "$5,300 seems like a whole lot of money for travel," and urged staff to provide the original quote and a breakdown of the extra cost before the county pays the invoice. ECC staff said the first trip installed two consoles while the remaining consoles had to be completed on a later date to maintain dispatch capability.
Because county payment is due in mid‑September, the court asked ECC staff and the county attorney to provide contract language and an itemized invoice at the next meeting. The court then moved and passed a motion to table the invoice pending that review.
The court did not approve payment at the meeting; members said they want to balance fair compensation for the contractor against prudent use of county funds.
Next steps: ECC and the county attorney will present the original contract and itemized charges to the court at the next scheduled meeting to determine whether the $5,300 change order is valid under the bid terms.
