Tag: Finances

Officials Look into Group's Finances after Racist Obama Post

West Virginia officials are investigating finances at a nonprofit group whose director came under fire after making a racist comment about first lady Michelle Obama on Facebook.

News outlets report state Bureau of Senior Services and Appalachian Area Agency on Aging officials visited the Clay County Development Corporation Wednesday to meet employees.

Commission of Senior Services Robert Roswall says the visit involved potential violations of the state’s contract with the center, whose director, Pamela Ramsey Taylor, was suspended after making the post following Trump’s election. Taylor is scheduled to return to work Dec. 23.

Roswall says Wednesday’s visit wasn’t related to Taylor’s employment status or her social media comments.

The Clay County organization provides services to elderly and low-income residents. It’s funded through state and federal grants and local fees.

W.Va. Treasurer Helps Localities Manage Finances

  An online billing program offered by the West Virginia Treasurer’s Office is making it easier for local governments to manage their finances.

Treasurer John Perdue says the LGov program helps local governments process their bills. He tells the Charleston Gazette that the program reduces paperwork and gets money into the system faster.

Users of LGov typically make payments through a website maintained by the local government or other entity, such as a public service district. The payments are routed through the treasurer’s office’s secure computer portals, and then deposited into a Board of Treasury Investments account.

During the 2014 fiscal year, the treasurer’s office processed more than $3 million in electronic receipts from 11 different government bodies. That’s up about $1 million from the previous fiscal year.

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