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City officials report improved vendor payment process and outline school construction timelines, funding and risks
Summary
City officials told the Finance Committee they have centralized school construction cash management in the finance office, cleared a backlog of approved invoices and set weekly reviews to prevent future payment delays while outlining schedule and funding risks for multi‑phase school projects.
City officials gave the Committee on Finance an update on school construction payments, project timelines and funding sources, saying recent process changes have cleared a backlog of approved invoices and improved cash‑flow oversight while warning the committee about timing risks tied to bonding and reimbursements.
Courtney Hawkins, operating officer in the mayor’s office, and John Arzemanian, director of the Department of Public Property, described moving construction financial management into the city finance office and assigning Sarah, Crystal and Larry to weekly invoice reviews. Officials said the city now has a process to submit bond‑fund payments more efficiently and that, as of the presentation, “everything that we have that's been approved has been paid.” They also said many vendors previously failed to submit timely payment…
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