File:  DK - PAYMENT PROCEDURES

All claims for payment from school department funds will be processed in accordance with regulations developed by the Superintendent or designee.

Payment will be authorized against invoices properly supported by approved purchase orders, with properly submitted vouchers, or in accordance with salaries and salary schedules approved by the School Committee.

As an operating procedure, the School Committee will receive weekly lists of bills for payment from school department funds. The lists will be certified as correct and approved for payment by the School Committee and then forwarded to the City accountant for processing and subsequent payment by the City treasurer. Actual invoices, statements, and vouchers will be available for inspection by the School Committee.

The Superintendent or designee will be responsible for assuring that budget allocations are observed and that total expenditures do not exceed the amount allocated in the budget for all items.

The school building administrators will be responsible for observing budget allocations in their respective schools.

LEGAL REFS.:   M.G.L.  41:41; 41:52 41:56

CROSS REFS.:   DJB, Purchasing Procedures

This policy was updated and approved by the Framingham School Committee in Open Session on January 6, 2021