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Commissioners approve payment of bills after extended review; raise concerns about purchase orders and duplicate utility charges
Summary
The board approved routine bill payments but spent extended time scrutinizing combined bills and purchase orders, questioned a July utility charge and recommended staff investigate duplicate entries, implement electronic invoicing, and correct vendor mailing addresses to reduce manual handling.
Williams County commissioners approved payment of the bills on the agenda but spent substantial time questioning line-item details, purchase orders and recurring utility charges before recording their votes.
A commissioner pointed out that purchase orders and bills were mixed together on the payment list and highlighted a $140,000 purchase-order entry appearing alongside standard invoices. "So we've got purchase orders mixed…
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