Purchasing Card Policy Oversight
At a glance
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- What: a resident said the town's PE card transactions were not consistently approved or supported by purchase orders under the town purchasing policy.
- Where it stands: the town manager said staff PE card statements will be posted on the town website starting about October 1.
Log
- 2026-08-25 - Town Council Meeting — Public forum speaker said about one third of 2025 transactions lacked manager approval, over $1.8 million was auto-approved, and some purchases were split or lacked purchase orders; the town manager announced PE card statements will be published online. (from auto-captions)
- 2026-08-11 - Town Council Meeting - Manager reported 124 cardholders (about 16 percent of staff) and $2.7 million in fiscal 2026 spending, noting card rebates; a public forum speaker said the cardholder count is misleading because cards are shared by departments (from auto-captions).