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Dunkirk council authorizes budget adjustment to pay $21,084 Verdantas invoice
Summary
On June 17 the Dunkirk Village Council unanimously authorized Fiscal Officer Phyllis J. Spencer to make the budgetary adjustments necessary to pay Verdantas invoice #117171 for $21,084 from fund 5902 and approved payment of routine bills. Councilors said the payment is temporary and could be reimbursed into fund 5902 if remaining project funds permit.
The Dunkirk Village Council on June 17 unanimously authorized Fiscal Officer Phyllis J. Spencer to take the budgetary steps needed to pay Verdantas invoice #117171 for $21,084 from fund 5902.
The motion was made by Gibson and seconded by Marshman and passed unanimously. FO Phyllis J. Spencer told the council the village must initially pay the Verdantas invoice out of pocket and that "should there be funding sources left at the end of the project, this could be reimbursed into fund 5902." The invoice number cited in the meeting was #117171.
Council also voted to pay the bills presented at the meeting, including charges to ACE Hardware, Rumpke and others listed on the bill run; that motion passed unanimously. The meeting record lists payments and vendors presented by the fiscal officer and approved by council on the same vote.
The vote to allow the fiscal officer to adjust the budget for the Verdantas payment was a procedural authorization to permit timely payment; council did not adopt additional appropriations on the record beyond the authorization language in the motion. The council adjourned to its next regular meeting on July 1, 2024.
Provenance: The authorization and discussion about the Verdantas invoice and funds were discussed in the fiscal officer’s report and motions recorded at the end of the June 17 meeting.
