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Finance staff recommends not publishing check‑by‑check payee lists to limit fraud risk
Water and Light Commission, East Grand Forks City · October 1, 2025
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Summary
Carla recommended the commission and city council stop including detailed check payee lists in public packets, citing Minnesota GFOA guidance and state law that does not require publishing check-level details; the commission agreed staff will provide a summary total instead.
Carla (finance) reported on guidance from the Minnesota Government Finance Officers Association and recommended that the commission and city council stop publishing packet-level lists that identify individual check payees.
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