DAYTON, Tenn.-Members of the Rhea County Commission’s Purchase and Finance Committee are expressing concerns over what they consider inaccurate documentation and the need for more accountability in some county departments.
Finance Director Bill Graham said last week that there was “no accountability” in certain departments, and he displayed multiple receipts from the Rhea County Schools system.
Chairman Ronnie Raper reviewed the receipts and said more than $2,700 went toward gift cards, and it was not specified to whom they were distributed or the reason. Raper also said that another portion went toward food, without information to accompany the purchase.
Graham said after the meeting that several county departments had credit cards, but he didn’t know how many were issued.
“That’s the problem,” he said.