COURT HOUSE – Freeholders passed resolutions Oct. 9 to combine the departments of Treasurer and Purchasing into the Department of Finance and Purchasing. Kevin Lare will have oversight of the entire department, including the acting chief financial officer (CFO) and acting purchasing agent, as director of the newly named department.
Lare had served as county purchasing agent and will replace retired director Mike Laffey.
Resolutions were passed at the same meeting naming Lisa Burkhead as acting chief financial officer and Allison Hansen as acting purchasing agent.
During Lare’s report to freeholders during the work session, Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton told Lare to be prepared to answer tough change order questions in the future.
“I’m putting everybody on notice. When I see a change order on the agenda, I’m going to want detailed reasons as to why, even if the order is refunding money to the county. I think we’re getting banged on these change orders,” Thornton said.
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