The invoice for completed work is given to the person who signs off the job. From there it is goes to their supervisor and then to the department head. After the department head signs it, the invoice is sent to Finance for payment.

Once in Finance it is paid according to the terms on the invoice. Checks are cut every Friday and are mailed, unless instructed otherwise. Checks being picked up are available after 3 pm.

The deadline for payment on a given Friday is the invoice being received by Finance by 5:00pm on the previous Tuesday.

Purchase orders are issued if the total will exceed $4,000. The City Council must pre-approve any purchase orders that exceed $10,000.