Commissioner presses staff on Maxwell Gateway line of credit and Whitewater invoices

Commissioner Isaiah Sankey said he was "particularly interested in the Maxwell Gateway, Maxwell Capital Gateway" and pressed county staff to explain why, he said, only a partner called Whitewater has tapped the line of credit and why formal application and invoice requirements were not in place. "Usually, you want financials, you want an application, with terms and so forth," Sankey said, adding that he had asked for invoices to justify requests to access the credit and did not see them in the packet.

County staff replied that an agreement and the necessary provisions are being finalized and that backups (invoices) had been requested and only recently received. An unidentified county staff member said, "We have been working on that... we just received that... I think I requested it on Thursday. We just received it Saturday... be more than happy to sit down and review those and go over that in totality." Staff recommended a follow-up meeting with Whitewater and other stakeholders to clarify procedures and whether services should be performed in-house or contracted.

The exchange focused on governance and financial controls for a county line of credit: Sankey emphasized a need for transparent application procedures, documented invoices and adherence to commonly accepted accounting practices, while staff described ongoing work to finalize contractual language and review received backups. No formal motion or vote was recorded on the matter at this meeting; staff said the Whitewater executive director had been out of the country but that a meeting will be scheduled once parties are available.

Next steps: staff committed to reviewing the invoices and scheduling a meeting with Whitewater and commissioners to finalize agreement language and clarify access requirements and oversight.