COMMISSION

AGENDA MEMORANDUM Item No. 6b

ACTION ITEM Date of Meeting April 14, 2020

DATE: April 7, 2020

TO: Steve Metruck, Executive Director

Pursuant to RCW 42.24.180, “the Port’s legislative body” (the Commission) is required to approve in a public

meeting, all payments of claims within one month of issuance.

OVERSIGHT

All these payments have been previously authorized either through direct Commission action or delegation of

authority to the Executive Director and through his or her staff. Detailed information on Port expenditures is

or contract—if they are below the thresholds the Executive Director is delegated authority to approve them.

Expenditures are monitored against budgets monthly by management and reported comprehensively to the

Commission quarterly.

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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

of 2,061 invoices and over 9,608 accounting expense transactions. About 91 percent of the accounts payable

payments made in the month fall into the Construction, NWSA Construction Costs, Employee Benefits,

Contracted Services, Payroll Taxes, Utility Expenses, Public Expenses and Janitorial Services expense categories.

Net payroll expense for the month of March was $11,553,449.71. The following chart summarizes the top

expense categories by total spend.

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accordance with Port of Seattle procurement/payment policies and delegation of authority.

At a meeting of the Port Commission held on April 14, 2020 it is hereby moved that, pursuant to RCW

42.24.180, the Port Commission approves the Port Auditor’s payment of the above salaries and claims of the

Port:

Port Commission