COMMISSIONERS' COURT CONVENED IN WORKSHOP AGENDA ON Monday,
February ^c 3, 1998 at 1:30 pm with the following officer
present: Honorable Robert A. Denson, County Judge,
Commissioner Pct.i, H. R. "Buster" Baldwing Commissioner Rct.2,
T.H. "Butch" Lackey, Commissioner Pet. 4, Bruce Oehler^,
Commissioner Rct.3, Jonathan Letz was not pr^esent and the
following proceedings were had:
c~;~ ~3ygl.' i.l Discuss policy regarding use of County Credit Cards for
payment of in-county purchases including meal expenses. iCounty
Judge)
Commissioner Baldwin addressed court on this issue. He stated
the Kerr County Rersonnel Policy has no verbiage regarding
credit cards. It only states that employees ar•e r^eimbur^sed
after payment. He would like to add a new paragraph to the
personnel policy that addresses credit cards. Judge Denson is
in favor of the use of credit cards. Commissioner Oehler
recommended to go with a credit card company that doesn't have
a high finance charge. Judge Denson stated to get rid of the
Commissioners' Court credit card for it being an
interest-bearing credit card from the date of purchase. It
was recommended to the Court to obtain a credit card with the
best interest rate with Kerr County as one account with
numbered cards. Commissioner Baldwin stated that: one, credit
cards are necessary and we need to go with a cheaper interest
bearing company. Credit cards are good ideas for schools and
conferences out of county. Various Department Heads and
Elected Officials will have control of that credit card.
Next question addressed to the Court by Commissioner Baldwin
is how credit cards are to be used? It was discussed that
credit cards are okay to use out of county, for room and board
and travel and educational expenses. It was suggested
by Paula Rector that anything in county that is educational
and training purposes the county pays for. Judge
Denson recommended that during the budgetary process to create
a line item for each department to make application.
Commissioner Baldwin invited anyone wishing to help revise the
personnel policy should join him and County Treasurer with
suggestions to add a new paragraph regarding credit cards. It
was also suggested to Tommy Tomlinson to check on obtaining
number^ed credit cards under one account name.
COMMISSIONERS' COURT RECESSED RT 2:28 PM.
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