Board flags $20,000 truck repair billed without prior approval; policy suggested

A board member raised concern about a roughly $19,000–$20,000 bill for repair work on a dump/plow truck that board members said was never presented to the board before the work occurred. The member asked whether signatures were needed to pay the bill; the Chair said he needed at least three signatures for payment and asserted that any $20,000 repair requires board approval.

The Chair proposed including in the minutes a board expectation that any expenditure over $1,500 be discussed with the supervisor before committing, and board members agreed to seek an explanation from the highway superintendent about why the board had not been notified. The transcript does not record a formal motion to adopt the $1,500 threshold as policy.