CRESTVIEW — Following an inquiry by City Councilman JB Whitten, City Clerk Betsy Roy said the city has only six credit cards and they are secure.
Whitten said his inquiry followed questions about inappropriate city-owned credit card use in Destin. Whitten said while he didn’t suspect any misuse was occurring in Crestview, he wanted to be sure there were controls in place to prevent possible abuse.
Roy said two of the cards are held by the police and fire chiefs for emergency purchases, such as critical equipment breakdowns, while the remaining four are kept in a vault and are signed out by her only when requested by a department head.
Roy said her office is looking into replacing the credit cards with purchase cards so the city could receive cash back on purchases at the end of the year. If the city goes that route, the cards might also be used to pay city bills, increasing the cash return.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: City credit cards secure, Crestview clerk says