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HomeMy WebLinkAbout*Other - AuditorsMarch 14, 2023 Shelly Detrick, Branch Manager Washington Trust Bank GRANT COUNTY OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS P O Box 37 EPHRATA WA 9BB23 (509) 754-2011 Re: Grant County — County -issued Credit Card Limit Dear Ms. Detrick: The Grant County Board of Commissioners received a request from Katie Smith, Chief Accountant for a credit limit increase to our county -issued credit cards with Washington Trust Bank. Currently our purchasing limit is $250,000 and the county wishes to increase this limit to $300,000. With this letter, we are in full support of this request and therefore request a credit card limit increase of $50,000 to a new limit of $300,000. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, BOARD OF GRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 0 - /;., �� Z� UJA . - j t�j Danny .Stone, Cular Roles s Cftrf-i& Cindy Ckter :bjv CC: Katie Smith, Chief Accountant Danny E. Stone District 1 Rob Jones District 2 Cindy Carter District 3 "TO MEET CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS, SERVING TOGETHER WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES, WHILE FOSTERING A RESPECTFUL AND SUCCESSFUL WORK ENVIRONMENT." is Grant County Auditor Michele Jaderlund Accounting Department TO: GRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FROM: KATI.E ,$MIT I� CF0 DATE: MARCH 9t", 2023 SUBJECT: REQUEST TO INCREASE WASHINGTON TRUST. COUNTY -ISSUED CREDIT CARD LIMIT I am requesting a $50,00.0 increase in Grant County's total credit it limit,on our Washingtoh Trust 0ounty-iss d ur ue p- chasing cards from $250,,,000 to $1300,,000. In February, we reached our m.aximum cre 1 li1 dit It of $250 000 a few days pnor to the payment date fi-om. the prior month. So, the $25.0,0001.11ol ded Janualy s charges as well as approximately half of February's charges. Whentho cot lit lit y firnitis.reached. credit cards -oavinentsW.I"11 be denied ulitil a payment is applied to our account. This. ln"nitation, did impact two departments that had to wait an additional day before they could process their paymellL.S. The discontinued use of the Amazon Syncln-ony Bank line -of -credit andaltern atively the use of credit cards for Amazon purchases is likely to have contributed to the county machingiits limit imi1 prior to the next payment date, i cr in '11 beable to more .effectively, ,y n eas the total credit timit bv $50 000 we navigate our credit needs. Thank you for your considerati 1011) Katie Smith &VVC CC: Michele Jaderlund, County Auditor Darryl Pheasant, County Treasurer "PROVIDING THE PUBLIC SAFE, RELIABLE, RESOURCE EFFECTIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES WITH INTEGRITY,01