Court approves policy limiting spending by outgoing county officers

The court debated and approved a policy to set the amount above which the commission must approve expenditures by an incumbent county or precinct officer who has not been renominated or reelected. The policy is intended to prevent an outgoing official from expending their entire budget prior to leaving office.

A staff member explained the policy's purpose: "It's basically meant to prevent office holders from expending their entire budget before they leave." Commissioners discussed that this occurs regularly around election years and gave examples from other counties before approving the policy by voice vote.