08-25-2016, 03:20 PM
The funny thing about it is after having read all I could about the pCard I don't see any mention of an exemption for the executive branch of government without a SOP-35 form which must be filled out 7 days before the event so it can be approved or not by the Finance Director. And that may exist but is the Finance Director allowed to give Mayor Billy permission to buy a bicycle or party at a hostess bar in the name of the county? Also those Items should have been blocked on his pCard at the point of sale. There all all these merchant codes on the pCard itself that say what you can and cannot buy. Who unblocked his pCard?
Governor Lingle put the pCard program together back in 2003. It started up in 2004 and it has been running ever since. The pCard was not intended for alcohol or personal gain or to buy gifts for people.It has been updated a few times in 2008, 2011 and 2014
After all my looking into this and having found no mention of criminal penalties I venture to believe there should have been an impeachment in front of the county council instead of a trial. That is what the law calls for.
Governor Lingle put the pCard program together back in 2003. It started up in 2004 and it has been running ever since. The pCard was not intended for alcohol or personal gain or to buy gifts for people.It has been updated a few times in 2008, 2011 and 2014
After all my looking into this and having found no mention of criminal penalties I venture to believe there should have been an impeachment in front of the county council instead of a trial. That is what the law calls for.