Faced with rising monthly bills, the Flomaton Town Council stated Monday night it will no longer pay bills unless the item was bought with a previously obtained purchase order.
Earlier in the meeting the council agreed to transfer $28,224.65 from the municipal court fund to the General Fund. Town Attorney Chuck Johns said that while those funds are restricted to be used by the court, the town's General Fund spent the $28,224.65 on the magistrate's salary before the court began generating enough money to cover the cost.
Mayor Dewey Bondurant said even with the corrections fund, the town woul...
