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Commissary review finds limited issues; committee requests receipts for questioned sheriff purchases
Summary
The Commissary Review Committee found no issues with Community Corrections commissary accounts aside from staff-meeting food purchases (to be discontinued); it requested receipts and invoices for purchases of concern in the Sheriff Commissary fund and noted an unexplained balance discrepancy, prompting questions from a public commenter.
The Commissary Review Committee reported its findings on July–December 2024 reviews of the Community Corrections and Sheriff commissary funds. The committee found no substantive issues in the Community Corrections commissary accounts except for food purchased for staff meetings, and members said that practice will be discontinued.
For the Sheriff Commissary fund the committee, communicating via email, requested receipts and invoices for certain questionable purchases; the committee also noted that the ending balance for July–December 2024 did not match the prior period’s beginning balance for that span and asked for written clarification. Sheriff Tom Kleinhelter said the committee can make an appointment with him to review documents in person because he believes he provided what was statutorily required.
Public commenter Mark Nowotarski asked questions about the commissary funds during public comment, reflecting the committee’s outstanding request for supporting documentation.
Why it matters: The committee review identified a small internal-practice issue and raised questions about documentation and reconciliation in the Sheriff Commissary account. The council did not take further formal action at the meeting but the committee’s request for receipts and an apparent balance discrepancy indicate follow-up is needed to close the review.
