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Commissioners approve vouchers but remove contractor meal charges pending clarification
Summary
The court approved voucher payments totaling about $4.17 million but asked staff to remove and investigate roughly $1,000 in meal/per‑diem charges invoiced by an Albuquerque contractor; staff said the charges appeared to be part of an approved project scope.
County auditors presented vouchers for payment totaling $4,169,217.90. During review, a commissioner questioned a line item to a vendor (appearing as meals/per diem for Albuquerque contractors) totaling nearly $1,000 on a check that also included substantial project invoices. County staff said the meals/per‑diem appeared to be included in the originally approved project package and might represent hotel/per‑diem reimbursements under the contract.
After discussion, a commissioner moved to remove the questioned meal charges from this voucher batch and approve the remainder; the motion was seconded and the court approved the vouchers with that amendment. Staff said they would contact the vendor (APIC/APEX) to clarify or remove the item before the next vouchers packet. "I just think it's a lot of money," a commissioner said about the meal line items; staff replied that the contractor completed the work and the project was signed off.
