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Commissioners withhold $18,928, approve alternate senior-service vendors after disputed invoices
Summary
Trumbull County commissioners agreed to pay a verified $364 to a senior-services contractor, withhold $18,928 pending further verification, remove the disputed vendor from the current pool, and reopen bidding to expand the applicant pool following an audit of lawn-care and snow-removal invoices.
Trumbull County commissioners on the record moved to separate verified payments from contested invoices after senior-levy staff identified discrepancies in vendor billing for lawn care and snow removal for homebound seniors.
Diane, the county's senior-levy administrator, told the board she and staff verified only $364 of charges while recommending the county hold back $18,928 pending further documentation and verification. She said staff will maintain a registered list of consumers, notify each household about program rules and who to call with complaints, and require photographs and phone-verification before releasing payment.
A contractor at the center of the dispute,…
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