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Clerk raises concern over $600 job‑ad invoice; commissioners agree to tighten protocol

Linn County Board of Commissioners · February 18, 2026
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Summary

A county clerk told commissioners a two‑month classified‑ad invoice of over $600 was charged to a central courthouse account and asked who should be responsible; commissioners directed the clerk to review 2025 spending and promised a draft protocol to control ad duration and departmental accountability.

The county clerk raised a concern after receiving an invoice that, she said, showed multiple job‑availability newspaper ads continued to run for two months and that the cost (over $600) was charged to a courthouse account rather than the requesting departments.

"I personally have a problem with that just because I feel like if a department has an availability for a position and it…

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