Board agrees to $50 holiday gift cards for sheriff staff, authorizes new bank signers

The BCCMC Corporation approved a plan to provide holiday gift cards to sheriff's office employees and authorized administrative steps to add new board members as bank signers.

During discussion Speaker 3 raised an audit concern about Visa gift cards and payroll reporting; Speaker 2 explained that running a cash bonus through payroll would trigger employer taxes and reporting and described lower bank fees when ordering cards through First Federal. Speaker 3 noted the CPA's prior warning but said the board could accept the risk if preferred.

Speaker 6 moved to "stick with the gift cards," and Speaker 3 seconded; the motion passed by voice vote. Board members then discussed raising the amount from the previous $30; after estimating roughly 80 employees and the fiscal impact, members concurred to increase the card value to $50 and asked Speaker 2 to confirm the exact headcount and order the cards.

On administrative business Speaker 2 said new members must be added to the bank account as signers. Speaker 5 asked the board to authorize a corporate resolution so First Federal could add signers without reconvening the board; a motion was made and the authorization was approved using the current meeting date for the resolution.

Next steps: Speaker 2 will confirm the exact employee headcount, place the gift-card order through the bank to minimize fees, and work with First Federal on the corporate resolution and signature cards.