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Board allows contracted employees to hold County credit cards with controls
Summary
The Board amended the credit card policy to permit contracted employees (e.g., the airport director) to be issued County credit cards upon County Manager or Board approval; purchases still require approved requisitions and card limits are capped at $5,000.
The Board approved an amendment to Columbus County’s credit card policy to permit contracted employees to be issued County credit cards in limited circumstances.
Finance Director Heather Woody explained the modification was intended for contracted department heads who function like county directors: "A Columbus County contracted employee may be issued a County Credit Card upon approval by the County Manager or the Columbus County Board of Commissioners," she said. Woody stressed that the existing control framework remains in place—every credit-card purchase must be backed by a requisition and an approved purchase order—and that individual card limits range from $500 to $5,000, with a maximum county limit of $5,000.
Commissioners approved the amendment unanimously. Woody said the change addresses practical needs in departments that use contracted leadership while preserving purchase order controls.
