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Town and Country approves purchase order with GFI Digital for video surveillance; payment deferred to next budget year
Summary
The Board approved a purchase order to GFI Digital for an electronic video surveillance system, agreeing to defer payment until the item is budgeted next year and noting a projected tax‑cut savings; the warrant list amount in the record appears as split figures ($778 and $691.15) and may represent $778,691.15 in total.
The Town and Country Board approved a purchase order to GFI Digital for an electronic video surveillance system during its Oct. 28 meeting, with board members and staff clarifying that payment will not be made until the item appears in the next fiscal year’s budget (anticipated by Jan. 15). City staff said pre‑approving the purchase order preserves a tax‑related savings of roughly $20,000.
During discussion, an alderman asked whether the city would need to pay immediately if the purchase order were approved; staff responded that payment would be deferred until the budget appropriation the following year. One staff member explained the alternative cost presentation was included "to show the savings," and the board voted to approve the purchase order by voice vote.
The meeting record includes a warrant list line that was read aloud with split figures: "the mark list is at the amount of $778 and $691.15." The phrasing in the record is ambiguous; it appears likely to refer to a total of $778,691.15 but the meeting transcript separates the digits. The article records the phrasing as read at the meeting and flags the amount as unclear in the record. The board then approved the warrant list and the purchase order.
