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Board debates posting credit-card statements as treasurer defends check-register process
Summary
A board member urged posting district credit-card statements for transparency; the treasurer said each credit-card transaction is already itemized in the district's check/transaction register and tied to purchase orders and voucher packets, warning that posting receipts online would be labor-intensive and could raise redaction/security issues.
A board member at the Stow-Munroe Falls City School District meeting on Aug. 4 called for the district to post credit-card statements on the public agenda so residents could see transaction-level detail.
"Where that money's going," the member said, asking for credit-card statements to be posted alongside the checkbook so the public could examine specific transactions. The member said the public wants to know how every dollar is spent.
Treasurer Gallano responded that credit-card charges are reconciled into the district's detailed transaction…
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