Why is it being purchased via a money order? I would think this would be a great question to ask at an open meeting of their town board. I would also make sure I invited the press with I asked the question.
No reason (legal) for a check to be written for a money order by a government agency. Something stinks about this one.
If the board of trustees does indeed read an expenditures list, this should be questioned. Of course, I hear they don't read resolutions before passing them. LOL