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Quorum Court OKs $23,963.97 payment to settle Petit Jean Electric underbilling
Summary
Van Buren Countyquorum court voted 8to1 to appropriate $23,963.97 to pay Petit Jean Electric for a three-year underbilling after attorneys said a three-year statute of limitations likely applies; the original demand covered about 18 years and exceeded $96,000.
The Quorum Court of Van Buren County voted to appropriate $23,963.97 to resolve an underbilling dispute with Petit Jean Electric, the countypresiding officer said. The court adopted the appropriation ordinance after a formal reading and roll-call vote that passed 8to1 (Bass opposed).
The presiding official told the court that Petit Jean initially billed the county roughly $96,000 covering an 18-year period after discovering a multiplier error on the courthouse meter. "The underbilling amount is…
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