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Washington County Audit Committee approves $3.15M in bills, clears $7,894 in stale vouchers
Summary
At a June 16 meeting in Fort Edward, the Washington County Audit Committee approved payment of $3,150,698.55 in audited vouchers and authorized payment of $7,894.34 in stale vouchers for legal services; committee members also reviewed a grand total presented to audit of $4,840,647.88.
The Washington County Audit Committee on June 16, 2026, in the Supervisors classroom at the Municipal Center in Fort Edward approved payment of $3,150,698.55 in audited vouchers and cleared $7,894.34 in stale vouchers after a routine audit of bills.
Chairman Hogan called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Stacey Benson-Doty, Sr. Audit Clerk, presented a handout summarizing accounts payable by fund and a list of stale vouchers submitted for approval. Mr. Herrick moved to approve payment of the stale vouchers, Mr. Baker seconded the motion, and it was adopted. The stale vouchers approved were: John K. Oswald, Esq. $3,838.14 (4/21/25–12/17/25); Trey Smith Law PLLC $1,391.20 (3/18/25–4/2/25); and Fitzgerald Morris (A1325 Treasurer legal services, Nolan case) $2,665.00 (10/25/24–6/30/25), totaling $7,894.34.
The committee then audited the bills presented for the meeting. Mr. Baker moved that the committee "pay all bills as audited," Ms. Kerr seconded the motion, and the committee adopted it, authorizing disbursement of the presented vouchers.
The accounts payable summary the committee reviewed showed major fund totals submitted for approval on June 16, 2026: General Fund $1,331,788.01 (531 vouchers); County Road $1,116,971.81 (55 vouchers); County Road Machinery $131,005.95 (31 vouchers); Capital Construction $492,669.80 (16 vouchers); Car Pool $12,789.25 (15 vouchers); Sewer District No.2 $39,611.27 (16 vouchers); Workers Compensation $16,718.50 (3 vouchers); Health/Dental $9,143.96 (1 voucher). The total across all funds presented to the committee was $3,150,698.55 (668 vouchers). Committee materials also listed a special audit dated June 4, 2026 totaling $66,223.40 and reported $1,623,725.93 in out-of-audit payments for the period May 13–June 15, 2026, producing a grand total presented to audit of $4,840,647.88 across 757 vouchers.
No other business was raised. The meeting adjourned at 10:04 a.m.; the minutes were signed by Debra Prehoda, Clerk.
The committee record shows routine approval of bills and stale vouchers; no policy changes or follow-up assignments were recorded in the minutes.
