Commissioners update constable billing rules, expand county vehicle policy to cover on‑call staff

County staff reported an auditor finding that invoices to constables were not routed to the auditor's office, leaving past‑due bills; staff said this caused two years of unpaid invoices for a prior constable and recommended a billing‑address change. The court voted to preapprove the overdue invoices and to require constables to use the auditor's office address for billing to prevent future missed invoices.

Separately, the court considered an amendment to personnel policy section 13 to explicitly allow covered county employees (including sheriff's office, jail, EMS and juvenile probation staff) to take county vehicles home when authorized for on‑call duties. Staff said this change satisfied an outside auditor's recommendation. A commissioner characterized the change as a reasonable auditor‑driven clarification; the motion to amend the policy was seconded and approved by voice vote.