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Council tables $12,467.58 payment for prior-year taxes pending invoice verification
Summary
A budget adjustment request to pay $12,467.58 in gross receipts taxes to After Hours Heating & Air related to services from 2021–2025 was tabled while staff and council verify invoices and amounts.
The Eunice City Council on Jan. 5 tabled a proposed budget adjustment of $12,467.58 to pay gross receipts taxes the city’s auditors identified as owed to After Hours Heating & Air for services provided to the city between 2021 and 2025.
City Manager Shannon Cummins explained an audit found gross receipts taxes were not charged on certain services; the adjustment would make the city whole. Councilor Curtis Rouse asked to verify invoice numbers and totals before approving payment, noting irregularities across invoice numbering. Cummins said staff provided totals and invoices to council and would pull individual invoices for review; she recommended tabling the item to confirm accuracy.
Councilors agreed the city should pay taxes owed but asked staff to verify invoice authenticity and exact amounts before authorizing payment. No interest or penalties were proposed; Cummins said auditors determined the error and no penalties would be charged.
