Montgomery County Commission audits and orders $7,322,616.26 in February payments

The Montgomery County Commission audited and ordered paid a series of accounts payable and payroll disbursements totaling $7,322,616.26 at its March 3, 2026 meeting.

The commission recorded accounts payable checks dated Feb. 13, 2026 (check numbers 337158–337312) totaling $1,790,758.60 and accounts payable checks dated Feb. 20, 2026 (check numbers 337313–337428) totaling $3,040,482.29; electronic funds transfers were noted as included in those amounts. Payroll for the period dated Feb. 20, 2026 was recorded as follows: payroll checks (143013–143047) $77,424.10; direct deposits $2,007,314.52; federal deposits $406,636.75, for a total payroll outlay of $2,491,375.37.

Combined, the two accounts-payable batches and the payroll totals equal $7,322,616.26. The record on the floor states that "the following were audited and ordered paid." The transcript does not specify who moved or seconded the action, nor does it include a roll-call vote tally; the items were entered on the record as audited and ordered paid.

County officials noted that information pertaining to individual payees and amounts is maintained in the finance department's accounts payable check register and was not read aloud in the meeting record. No ordinance, statute, or other legal citation was referenced in conjunction with these entries during the reading.

The commission did not include further discussion of the payments during the recorded segments. The finance department retains the detailed registers for public inspection according to county records practices.