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Four different county departments scored new copy machines to replace decade-old equipment.
Commissioners voted 4-0 to spend a total of $22,400 for the auditor, adult probation, elections and purchasing departments to get Minolta and Sharp copiers.
County Judge Stephen Brint Carlton was absent for the fourth straight week. He has been on Air Force reserve duty at the Pentagon for the past three weeks.
At the March 13 commissioners’ meeting, Human Resource Director Lori Ardoin scored a $4,400 copier and a $2,500 shredder for her department two weeks ago, the first meeting after the March 6 primary election.
But last week, when four departments separately requested new copiers, Commissioner Johnny Trahan suggested that the separate requests by the Treasurer, Auditor, Purchasing and Elections offices be rolled into one for better pricing. read the rest here