(1974)

DENNIS G. MONTABON, District Attorney Lincoln County

You have requested my opinion as to whether a county board has authority to require that vouchers approved by the county highway committee be reviewed and approved by the board's finance committee prior to payment from county funds.

As I understand it, the finance committee of the Lincoln County Board of Supervisors reviews the vouchers and approves the expenditures of all county departments and committees except the highway department and county highway committee. A resolution has been introduced for board consideration that would subject…