Budgeted items approved by council don't have to wait on council approval at meetings
The Flomaton Town Council approved a recommendation by Town Clerk Carrie Moore to pay bills prior to the council's approval on budgeted items that had been previously approved by the council.
In the past, the council has waited until after its council meeting, held on the second Monday of each month, to get approval to pay the bills.
Moore told the council that the delay between when the council meets and when payments are due causes the town to receive late fees and cutoff notices. June's meeting was held on the 15th and many of the bills were already past due because of waiting on council ap...