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Council approves monthly expenses; members flag roughly $9,700 in out-of-pocket fire department spending and audit risk
Summary
Council reviewed fund balances and approved monthly expenses. Meeting participants said a fire department member spent about $9,700 of personal funds for department expenses; council discussed receipts and warned the unpaid outlay could affect the next audit.
Glendale’s town council reviewed monthly accounts and approved the monthly expenses during its Oct. 16 meeting.
The clerk or finance presenter reported fund balances in the meeting record: a general fund balance of $90,705.34; a water fund balance of $20,461.66; and PTIF water investment entries of $18,354.13 and $10,585.20 as read aloud in the meeting. After the review a motion to approve the monthly expenses was made and carried.
During the finance discussion a participant said the fire department "went and stayed and spent $9,700 of his own money." Meeting participants said receipts were on file and that the council would review them; one speaker warned that an unofficial outlay could "be a hit on the next audit." The transcript does not identify the fire department member by name or state whether the town will reimburse that spending.
Council members instructed staff to attach the PTIF transfer paperwork and to post required notices. The meeting record did not include a formal directive on reimbursement; the matter was described as requiring a follow-up conversation and receipt verification.
