
COMMISSION AGENDA – Action Item No. 6b Page 2 of 3
Meeting Date: March 12, 2019
Template revised October 22, 2016.
Effective internal controls over all Port procurement, contracting and disbursements are also in place to
ensure proper central oversight, delegation of authority, separation of duties, payment approval and
documentation, and signed perjury statement certifications for all payments. Port disbursements are also
regularly monitored against spending authorizations. All payment transactions and internal controls are
subject to periodic Port internal audits and annual external audits conducted by both the State Auditor’s
Office and the Port’s independent auditors.
For the month of February 2019, $68 million in accounts payable payments were made to 646
vendors/contractors, comprised of 1,875 vouchers and 8,574 accounting expense transactions. About 93
percent of the accounts payable payments made in the month fall into the Construction, Employee Benefits,
Payroll taxes, Contracted Services, Software, Utility Expenses and Janitorial services categories. Net payroll
expense for the month of February was $10,946,929.07. The following chart summarizes the top expense
categories by total spend.
Top 15 Payment Category Summary
Construction $ 44,349,741.82
Employee Benefits $ 6,121,173.69
Payroll Taxes $ 4,163,108.68
Contracted Services $ 3,774,555.28
Utility Expenses $ 1,771,302.78
Janitorial Services $ 1,437,687.48
Sales Taxes $ 1,056,073.14
Environmental Remediation $ 580,452.71
Parking Taxes $ 554,870.38
Maintenance Inventory $ 506,063.58
Computers & Telephone $ 287,953.46
Membership Dues $ 199,519.65
Room/Space/Land Rental $ 184,754.73
Banking Fees $ 184,546.93
Other Categories 1,245,398.18$
Net Payroll 10,946,929.07$
Total Payments 79,220,010.73$