HomeMy WebLinkAbout01 05 09 Authorize Payment of ClaimsCommission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Brian LaMeres, City Controller and
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Accounts Payable Claims Review and Approval
MEETING DATE: January 5, 2009
RECOMMENDATION: The City Commission approves payment of the claims.
BACKGROUND: Section 7-6-4301 MCA states that claims should not be paid by the City
until they have been first presented to the City Commission. However, under Section 7-1-4124 MCA a
municipality has the power to ratify any action of the municipality or its officers or employees that could
have been approved in advance. Because the Commission did not meet on December 22
nd
or December
29
th
, no claims were approved for those weeks. The Commission is therefore being presented with three
lists of claims this week. The claims on the first two lists being reviewed for approval have already been
paid, while the claims on the third list have not yet been paid. The Commission is being asked to
approve the claims presented on all three Expenditure Approval Lists, a portion of which have already
been paid.
FISCAL EFFECTS: The total amount of the claims is presented at the bottom of the
Expenditure Approval Lists.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Respectfully submitted,
Brian LaMeres, City Controller
Approved by:
Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager Report compiled on: December 30, 2008
Attached Documents: Expenditure Approval Lists (e-mailed)
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