San Francisco Unified School District and County Office of Education
Board Policy 3314
Payment For Goods And Services
This Board Policy applies to the San Francisco Unified School District and the County Office of Education.
The Board of Education recognizes the importance of developing a system of internal control procedures in order to help fulfill its obligation to monitor and safeguard district resources. To facilitate warrant processing, the Superintendent or designee shall ensure that purchasing, receiving, and payment functions are kept separate. He/she shall also ensure that invoices are paid expeditiously so that the District may, to the extent possible, take advantage of available discounts and avoid finance charges. (Education Code 17605)
(cf. 3300 – Expenditures and Purchases)
(cf. 3312 – Contracts)
(cf. 3314.2 – Revolving Funds)
(cf. 3400 – Management of District Assets/Accounts)
(cf. 9320 – Meetings and Notices)
Pursuant to Board Policy 3000, the Board shall authorize by annual resolution the designated signatories for warrants, checks, and other financial documents. The Superintendent shall ensure that warrants have appropriate documentary support verifying that all goods and services to be paid for have been delivered or rendered in accordance with the purchase agreement. (Education Code 42632)
The Board shall approve all warrants at a regularly scheduled Board meeting.
(cf. 9320 – Meetings and Notices)
The District shall not be responsible for unauthorized purchases.
This Board Policy supersedes all previous Board Policies as to the subject matter contained herein.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
17605 Delegation of authority for purchases
42630-42651 Orders, requisitions and warrants
42800-42806 Revolving cash fund
42810 Alternative revolving fund
42820 Prepayment funds
CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
685.010 Rate of interest
GOVERNMENT CODE
16.5 Digital signatures
5500-5506 Uniform Facsimile Signatures of Public Officials Act
8111.2 Definition of public entity
PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE
7107 Retention proceeds; withholding; disbursement
7201 Retention proceeds; limits and exceptions
9203 Payment for projects costing over 00
20104.50 Timely progress payments
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 2
22000-22005 Digital signatures
Management Resources:
CSBA PUBLICATIONS
Maximizing School Board Governance: Understanding California’s Public School Finance System, 2006
Maximizing School Board Governance: Budget Planning and Adoption, 2006
Maximizing School Board Governance: Understanding District Budgets, 2006
Maximizing School Board Governance: Fiscal Accountability, 2006
School Finance CD-ROM, 2005
WEB SITES
CSBA: http://www.csba.org
California Secretary of State, digital signatures: http://www.sos.ca.gov/digsig/digsig.htm
Fiscal Crisis Management & Assistance Team: http://www.fcmat.org
Please note that compare references, or “cf”, refer to CSBA model policies and do not necessarily indicate that the San Francisco Unified School District has adopted the referenced policy.