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Health director to seek local vendor for small freezer after emergency purchase flagged
Summary
County Health Director reported two instances of freezer doors not closing and said she had spent Family Planning funds on devices in March without prior board approval; the board reminded departments of a $300 spending limit and instructed her to check Wall's True Value and purchase a small upright freezer locally if prices are comparable (quotes: $179.99 and $129.96).
Dana Rickley, County Health Director, told commissioners that in March she ordered a laptop and an iPad to use Family Planning funds that otherwise would have to be spent by a deadline; those purchases occurred without prior Board approval and the board reminded departments of the $300 spending limit for purchases without prior approval.
Rickley also said there have been two incidents in which a freezer door did not latch completely; she requested authority to buy a small standalone upright freezer for ice packs and non-vaccine items. The transcript lists Walmart quotes of $179.99 and $129.96; the Board instructed her to check Wall's True Value and, if prices are comparable, to purchase locally.
