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Commissioners press staff over $800,000 purchase-order handling and audit delays
Summary
High Springs commissioners questioned how a large owner-direct purchasing payment proceeded through the city's Springbrook accounting system, closing a purchase order after a partial payment and leaving subsequent invoices untracked. Commissioners demanded a full review; finance staff said they are compiling invoices and working on policy changes.
A heated exchange at the Jan. 8 High Springs City Commission meeting focused on accounting and procurement controls after staff identified an anomalous owner-direct-purchasing (ODC) payment tied to a large sewer/construction project.
Commissioner Brender asked staff to run the relevant documents through the finance system to locate where the purchase order process failed. Finance staff said the city's Springbrook system handled the project as a single-line purchase…
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