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October 27, 2026

PORT OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION NO. 3857
A RESOLUTION

of the Port of Seattle Commission Appointing Eloise Olivar,
Assistant Director - Disbursement Administration,
Accounting and Financial Reporting, as Port Auditor
pursuant to RCW 53.36.010 and RCW 42.24.080 for the
Port of Seattle.

WHEREAS, RCW 53.36.010 requires that all port district funds shall be paid to the
treasurer and be disbursed by him or her upon warrants signed by a Port Auditor appointed by
the Port Commission, upon vouchers approved by the Commission; and
WHEREAS, RCW 42.24.080 requires that all claims presented against any political
subdivision by officers and employees of that subdivision or by persons furnishing materials,
rendering services or performing labor, or for any other contractual purpose, shall be audited,
before payment, by an auditing officer and the audit form shall provide for authentication and
certification by such auditing officer that the materials have been furnished, the services rendered,
the labor performed as described, or that any advance payment is due and payable pursuant to a
contract or is available as an option for full or partial fulfillment of a contractual obligation, and
that the claim is a just, due and unpaid obligation for the political subdivision; and
WHEREAS, RCW 42.24.180 allows that in order to expedite the payment of claims, the
Port Commission may authorize the issuance of checks in payment of claims after the designated
Port Auditor has signed the checks but before the Port Commission has acted to approve the
claims. This is being accomplished through the authority established in Resolution No. 3810
along with Executive policy EX-2, which cover administrative, monetary and contractual
redelegation of authority. The Port Commission may also stipulate that certain kinds or amounts
of claims shall not be paid before the Commission has reviewed the supporting documentation
and approved the issue of checks in payment of those claims; and
WHEREAS, the following conditions must be met before such payments are made
pursuant to RCW 42.24.180: (1) The designated Port Auditor shall be required to furnish an
official bond for the faithful discharge of their duties in an amount determined by the legislative
body but not less than fifty thousand dollars (the Port has in effect such a bond for fifty thousand
dollars); (2) The Port shall adopt and have in place contracting, purchasing, disbursing, and hiring
policies that implement effective internal controls (the Port's CPO policy series fulfill the
requirements for contracting and purchasing, the Port's AC policy series fulfill the requirements
for disbursing, and the Port's HR policy series fulfill the requirements for hiring); (3) The Port
Commission shall provide for its review of the documentation supporting claims paid and for its
approval of all checks issued in payment of claims at its next regularly scheduled public meeting
(such action is being taken monthly in a Commission meeting); (4) The Port Commission shall
require that if, upon review, it disapproves some claims, the Port Auditor shall cause the
disapproved claims to be recognized as receivables of the Port and to pursue collection diligently
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until the amounts disapproved are collected or until the Commission is satisfied and approves the
claims; and
WHEREAS, no claim shall be paid without such authentication and certification as
described above; and
WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle requires a Port Auditor to be formally designated to carry
out the responsibilities set forth in RCW 53.36.010, Chapter 42.24 RCW, and other applicable
authorities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Port of Seattle Commission as
follows:
SECTION 1. The Port of Seattle Commission designates Eloise Olivar, Assistant
Director-Disbursements Administration, Accounting and Financial Reporting Department for the
Port of Seattle, to serve as the Port Auditor for the Port of Seattle effective November 15, 2026.
ADOPTED by the Port of Seattle Commission at a duly noticed public meeting thereof,
held this 27 day of October 2026, and duly authenticated in open session by the signatures of the
commissioners voting in favor thereof and the seal of the commission.

Port of Seattle Commission

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