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Commissioners press for explanation on Platinum Plumbing invoice and seek accounting for health-board funds
Summary
Members questioned change-order charges on a fire-hall plumbing invoice and asked staff for clearer reporting on multiple small health-board and memorial accounts; the board declined to pay an extra invoice item until the contractor explains.
Commissioners examined recent bills tied to county projects and accounts. On a Platinum Plumbing invoice for extra work on the fire-hall project (concrete saw work, camera on an old sewer line), members said the county had already approved a $12,000 plumbing allowance and that the additional charges appeared to duplicate costs the contractor should have included in the original bid. Speakers expressed frustration that change orders were not clearly presented and said the county would not pay the disputed extra charges until the contractor explains why the work was not included.
Separately, the board reviewed Stockman Bank account listings and questioned the purpose and balances of multiple Treasure County Health Board and memorial accounts (one account balance cited at about $208, another at about $6,000). Commissioners requested staff provide accounting and signature-authority details for those accounts so commissioners could respond to public queries and better understand allowable uses (vaccination costs and memorial funds were discussed as potential uses).
The board instructed staff to gather documentation from the contractor supporting any change orders and to prepare a clear accounting of the health-board and ambulance accounts for the next meeting.
