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Select Board approves $1.2 million in accounts payable and payroll manifests; one member votes no amid concerns
Summary
The Select Board approved manifests that included $550,000 and $500,000 Kearsarge Regional School District payments and bi‑weekly payroll; Selectman Mike Smith voted no on the March 17 manifest and the Town Treasurer urged stricter invoice signing and deposit controls.
At the March 17 meeting the Select Board read and approved several manifests and payroll items covering accounts payable and bi‑weekly payroll.
The board recorded two large prior payments to the Kearsarge Regional School District: $550,000 and $500,000. The March 17 manifest included accounts payable checks and authorized March 19 bi‑weekly payroll deposits totaling $67,997.20 and a net payroll of $51,202.85. Rick Bixby moved to approve the March 17 manifest; the roll‑call vote was Bixby YES, Mike Smith NO, Alfred Hanson YES.
Following the vote, Selectman Mike Smith said he had just received the manifest that day and had not had time to review it. Town Treasurer Ginger Marsh said she reviews checks and invoices and requested that invoices be signed by the Select Board when presented; she stated the audit showed three deposits not made in a timely manner and one deposit without adequate supporting documentation and told the board, "I will not sign checks that do not have a signed invoice."
The board also moved to table the March 3 meeting minutes by unanimous vote.
