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Resident presses county on audit findings: elected-official pay and credit-card policies draw scrutiny
Summary
A resident cited audit excerpts that suggested an elected official approved pay increases without commission approval and flagged unclear departmental credit-card practices; county counsel described the legal situation as unsettled and noted statutory protections for certain elected offices.
FORT SCOTT — During the July 8 Bourbon County Commission meeting, a resident identified as Anne Dair read items from an audit report and asked whether the county had adopted policies to prevent elected officials from approving pay increases without commission approval and whether department credit-card use is properly documented.
"There’s a state statute that says county elected officials and appointed officials' compensation is fixed by the board," Dair said, reading from the audit materials and asking whether the county has policies or…
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