HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-17-10 Authorize Payment of Claims.pdf Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Brian LaMeres, City Controller
Anna Rosenberry, Director of Finance
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Accounts Payable Claims Review and Approval
MEETING DATE: May 17, 2010
AGENDA ITEM TYPE: Consent
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 approve
any consent items on May 10th, no claims were approved for that week. The Commission is
therefore being presented with two lists of claims this week. The claims on the first list being
reviewed for approval have already been paid, while the claims on the second list have not yet
been paid. The Commission is being asked to approve the claims presented on both Expenditure
Approval Lists, a portion of which have already been paid.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: None
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
FISCAL EFFECTS: The total amount of the claims to be paid is presented at the bottom
of the Expenditure Approval List posted on the City’s website at
http://www.bozeman.net/bozeman/finance/Accounting/EALWeekly.aspx
Attachments: Expenditure Approval Lists (e-mailed)
and posted on the City of Bozeman’s website at http://www.bozeman.net/bozeman/finance/Accounting/EALWeekly.aspx
Report compiled on: May 12, 2010
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