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<br />13.E. COMMISSIONER GARY C. WHEELER – PURCHASING <br />CARD POLICY – USE FOR TRAVEL <br /> <br />Commissioner Wheeler requested the use of the County’s purchasing card for <br />County-related travel arrangements rather than a Commissioner having to use their own credit <br />card. This would avoid additional bookkeeping and the inconvenience of the County having to <br />reimburse the Commissioner’s credit card purchase by check. <br />Commissioner Neuberger agreed; he had raised the question when he first was <br />elected to the Commission and County Administrator Baird had explained the reasoning behind <br />the policy. <br />County Administrator Baird responded that conservative policies for the County’s <br />purchasing card were established in order to avoid fraud. He asked if the Board wanted to make a <br />change. <br />Commissioner Wheeler clarified that Executive Aide Kimberly Massung would use <br />the card for making the Commissioners’ (County-related) hotel reservations and arrange payments <br />for conference registrations. <br />Commissioner Davis agreed from personal experience that the present system is <br />inefficient. <br />County Administrator Baird suggested it would be easier to track if a County card <br />were issued in each Commissioner’s name. <br /> <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Wheeler, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner Bowden, to approve <br />issuance of purchasing cards in each Commissioner’s name <br />to be used for making (County-related) travel reservations <br />and for payment of registrations. <br />October 18, 2005 17 <br /> <br />