At its Oct. 21 regular monthly meeting, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners voted 4-4 to pay the county's October accounts payable bills totaling $1,333,431.63. By the Board of Commissioners' bylaws, a tie vote equates to a no vote.

The bills included expenses from Sept. 22-Oct. 21 from Monroe County Health Department, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Monroe County Jail and several other local agencies, according to attorney Joel D. Kershaw.

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