Weston County commissioners hold voucher over unexpected property-tax charge, approve remaining payments

The Weston County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 2 approved the county’s accounts‑payable vouchers but held back a small tax charge on a copier voucher and asked staff to investigate the charge. The board voted by voice to approve vouchers with exclusions and later moved to exclude the disputed line pending an explanation.

Board members began by reviewing vouchers and a recent policy requiring prior approval for certain charges. Speaker 2 asked why a voucher included a line described as a “2020 Weston County property tax” for a copier and asked staff to contact Marco to confirm the charge and whether it should be removed. “Why are we getting charged $14.33 for 2020 Weston County property tax?” Speaker 2 asked during the discussion.

Speaker 3 moved to approve all vouchers excluding amounts payable to the Airport Board and voucher number 74625; Speaker 2 seconded. The board approved that motion by voice vote. Later the group clarified they would exclude Marco’s voucher line number 2 — described in the meeting as $14.33 by one participant and $14.37 by another — until staff can confirm why a Wyoming property‑tax line appeared on the invoice.

Chair and staff directed that a short memo be sent to affected vendors reminding them of the board’s prior‑authorization policy and that staff should call Marco for an explanation and, if appropriate, remove the tax line before the voucher is paid. The voice vote on the exclusion motion was recorded in the meeting as “motion carried.”

The board also approved payroll and payroll vouchers by voice vote during the same session. Next procedural steps are for staff to report back with an explanation of the copier tax charge and for the contested voucher line to be resolved before payment.