Resolution - 18-05 - Approving Certain Claim PaymentsCITY OF SPRING PARK
SPRING PARK, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 18-05
RESOLUTION APPROVING PRE -AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN CITY CLAIM
PAYMENTS
WHEREAS, the Spring Park City Council is required to review expenditures before payments are
made, and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute § 412.271 permits that a City Council can delegate authority in the
payment of certain claims and disbursements that do not require prior Council approval, and
WHEREAS, business and contractor billing cycles do not always align with the City Council meeting
schedule, and
WHEREAS, some businesses and contractors include finance charges for bills not. paid within 10, 15,
20, or 30 days, and
WHEREAS, it is in the City's best interest to pay debts in a timely manner.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Spring Park City Council authorizes City staff to issue
payments, drawn on the proper fund, for the following expenditures:
All utilities (water, sewer, electrical, natural gas, telephone, etc.); postage; payroll activity; lease and
rental payments; monthly insurance premiums; miscellaneous claims and office expenses not to
exceed $7,500; principal or interest on bond obligations where the exact amounts have been
previously fixed by contract; replenishment of the petty cash fund; and other set payments from a
contract that was previously approved by the City Council.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that City staff will present documentation regarding payment
of the above mentioned claims to the City Council for its review at its next regularly scheduled
meeting.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Spring Park this 2nd day of January, 2018.
Attest:
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Th esa Schyma, City Clerk