ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV)– The Platte County Commission recently voted to let its Sheriff’s Office keep an extra $315,000 that ended up in its equipment rental budget due to a clerical mistake.
County Auditor Kevin Robinson acknowledged that his office accidentally changed the line item from $35,000 to $350,000 during the final days of budget approval.
“If the bank makes a mistake, and a $1,000 deposit turns into $10,000, you let the bank fix the mistake,” Platte County Commissioner Joe Vanover stated during the meeting on Monday, April 6. “If you earn $25 dollars an hour and your employer makes a mistake and pays you $250 per hour, you give the money back…