COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM Item No. _____8b____
ACTION ITEM Date of Meeting May 26, 2026
DATE: May 19, 2026
TO: Steve Metruck, Executive Director
FROM: Eloise Olivar, Assistant Director of Disbursements
SUBJECT: Claim and Obligations – April 2026
ACTION REQUESTED
Request Port Commission approval of the Port Auditor's payment of the salaries and claims of the Port pursuant
to RCW 42.24.180 for payments issued during the period April 01 through 30, 2026 as follows:
Payment Type
Payment Reference
Start Number
Payment Reference
End Number
Amount
Accounts Payable Checks
963138
963677
$10,019,406.50
Accounts Payable ACH
083550
084750
$77,397,243.08
Accounts Payable EFT
069656
069667
$15,463,980.17
Payroll Checks
230352
230458
$85,985.34
Payroll ACH
1310545
1315655
$19,131,462.32
Total Payments
$122,098,077.41
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
provided to the Commission through comprehensive budget presentations as well as the publicly released Budget
Document, which provides an even greater level of detail. The Port's operating and capital budget is approved by
resolution in December for the coming fiscal year, and the Commission also approves the Salary and Benefit
Resolution around the same time to authorize pay and benefit programs. Notwithstanding the Port's budget
approval, individual capital projects and contracts exceeding certain dollar thresholds are also subsequently
brought before the Commission for specific authorization prior to commencement of the project 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.
COMMISSION AGENDA – Action Item No. 8b Page 2 of 3
Meeting Date: May 26, 2026
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 April 2026, over $102,880,629.75 in payments were made to nearly 751 vendors, comprised of
3,117 invoices and over 11,880 accounting expense transactions. About 91 percent of the accounts payable
payments made in the month fall into the Construction, Employee Benefits, Contracted Services, Payroll Taxes,
Leasehold Taxes, Utility Expenses, Trade Business & Community, Janitorial Services, Sales Taxes and Software. Net
payroll expense for the month of April was $19,217,447.66.
Top 10 Payment Category Summary:
Category
Payment Amount
Construction
48,722,099.13
Employee Benefits
9,389,270.91
Contracted Services
8,446,529.53
Payroll Taxes
7,951,912.47
Leasehold Taxes
5,394,929.97
Utility Expenses
3,935,928.28
Trade Business & Community
2,991,585.10
Janitorial Services
2,443,780.66
Sales Taxes
2,072,579.07
Software
1,771,626.52
Other Categories Total:
9,760,388.11
Net Payroll
19,217,447.66
Total Payments
$122,098,077.41
COMMISSION AGENDA – Action Item No. 8b Page 3 of 3
Meeting Date: May 26, 2026
Appropriate and effective internal controls are in place to ensure that the above obligations were processed in
accordance with Port of Seattle procurement/payment policies and delegation of authority.
At a meeting of the Port Commission held on May 26, 2026, 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:
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