{"id":16488,"date":"2016-12-13T19:43:06","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T02:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sunnymeadowswater.com\/?p=16488"},"modified":"2016-12-13T19:43:06","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T02:43:06","slug":"2016-claim-pre-approval-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sunnymeadowswater.com\/?p=16488","title":{"rendered":"2016 Claim Pre-Approval Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.12in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Bitstream Charter', serif;\">Policy Title: Updated Pre-approved Expenses Policy<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.12in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Bitstream Charter', serif;\">Subject Area: Finance<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.12in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Bitstream Charter', serif;\">Date Adopted: 11\/02\/2016<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.12in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Bitstream Charter', serif;\">Date of Last Review: August, 2008<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.12in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Bitstream Charter', serif;\">Next Required Review: <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 0.12in;\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Bitstream Charter', serif;\"><b>POLICY STATEMENT<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.12in;\">It is the policy of the Sunny Meadows Missoula County Water and Sewer District (SMWSD) that the Board of Directors approve claims at the regular board meetings prior to payments being mailed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 0.12in;\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Bitstream Charter', serif;\"><b>Purpose<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.12in;\">The purpose of this policy is to establish a mechanism for paying certain expenses which merit payment and fall due prior to the date of the next regularly scheduled meeting of the SMWSD Board. By example, such expenses could include those in which a delay of payment would cause the SMWSD to incur interest charges or penalties, or in which a delay would cause SMWSD to be in default of a contractual obligation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 0.12in;\" align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Bitstream Charter', serif;\"><b>General guidelines<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.12in;\">Claims of up to $600 (six hundred dollars) may be pre-approved by any single individual on the pre-approved signers list provided to the Missoula County Auditor. The pre-approved list will include the bookkeeper for the District, as well as all members of the Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.12in;\">Claims over $600 (five hundred dollars) will require 2 signatures to pre-approve, from any 2 individuals on the pre-approved signers list provided to the Missoula County Auditor.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.12in;\">No individual may sign a claim to be issued to themselves, regardless of the claim amount.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.12in;\">Payments should only be made if the amount of the bill is not unusual based on historic bills, and only if the amount is within the approved annual budgeted amount.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"western\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0.12in;\">All claims processed in each period will be reviewed and the claim report signed by 3 board members at each regular board meeting. The District Treasurer will be responsible for providing information regarding each expenditure in the processed claim list at the meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Policy Title: Updated Pre-approved Expenses Policy Subject Area: Finance Date Adopted: 11\/02\/2016 Date of Last Review: August, 2008 Next Required Review: POLICY STATEMENT It is the policy of the Sunny Meadows Missoula County Water and Sewer District (SMWSD) that the Board of Directors approve claims at the regular board meetings prior to payments being mailed. 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