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Policy review committee sends electronic payments policy to board for final approval in August
Summary
Committee members approved forwarding a revised electronic payments and funds transfer policy — designed to move APS toward a predominantly paperless payments environment — to the full board, with a recommendation for final approval at the August meeting.
The policy review committee voted June 23 to forward a cleaned-up electronic payments and funds transfer policy to the full Atlanta Public Schools board with the intent of implementing a predominantly paperless disbursement environment.
Carolyn Bernett said the draft clarifies purpose and reduces department-specific language so the policy remains durable across organizational changes. She described accepted electronic methods including automated clearing house (ACH) payments, wire transfers and electronic invoicing.
Committee members agreed the revisions were largely clarifying and that the district should move toward modernizing payments. A motion to send the policy to the full board for final approval in August was moved and seconded and the committee voted to advance the policy.
Staff noted a handful of exceptions (for example, limited use of paper checks) would remain as the district transitions. The committee did not adopt final implementation details at this meeting; those will be addressed as the item moves through the board process.
