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Newton County court approves creation of purchase-order system to track spending
Summary
Commissioners voted to create a county-wide purchase-order (PO) system to improve oversight after staff cited missed invoices and untracked purchases; department-head workshops will draft procedures and the court will vote on the final policy later.
Newton County commissioners voted to create a county-wide purchase-order system intended to improve tracking and management of taxpayer dollars, citing recent missed invoices and untracked purchases as justification.
Chair (the meeting’s presiding officer) said the court would approve creation of the PO system while staff and department heads draft detailed procedures to return to the court for final adoption. Commissioner…
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