Questions surrounding Dade County government credit card spending took center stage during public participation at September’s Board of Commissioners meeting, as two residents raised concerns about receipts, travel expenses and oversight of county-issued cards.
The concerns included specific allegations involving expenses connected to Commissioner Melissa Bradford’s July trip to the National Association of Counties conference in New Orleans, as well as broader questions about credit card use throughout county government.
Bradford was not present during the September 3 meeting. County Executive Don Townsend told those attending that Bradford was at the emergency room with her mother, who had experienced a health crisis earlier that day…