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Wadsworth seeks retroactive authorization to pay Purvis Brothers $3,472.89 for airport fuel‑tank maintenance
Summary
An ordinance before the Committee of the Whole would authorize payment of $3,472.89 to Purvis Brothers after an administrative omission left the invoice without a prior purchase order; the Assistant Auditor submitted a Then‑and‑Now certificate requesting retroactive approval.
City staff presented a draft ordinance and supporting Then‑and‑Now certificate on July 7 seeking authorization to draw a warrant not to exceed $3,472.89 to pay Purvis Brothers, Inc. for annual fuel‑tank maintenance at the Wadsworth airport. The invoice and the city's purchase order accompany the ordinance as supporting materials.
The Then‑and‑Now certificate from the Assistant Auditor explains the omission: "This obligation relates to an annual recurring cost. The department believed the purchase order had been entered in the normal course of processing; however, after the invoice was received, it was determined that no purchase order had been established prior to the obligation being incurred. The omission was administrative in nature, and approval of the Then‑and‑Now Certificate is requested so the invoice may be paid." The invoice lists parts, labor and seven technician travel hours and shows a total of $3,472.89.
The draft ordinance cites R.C. 5705.41(D)(1) allowing retroactive certification for obligations greater than $3,000 when a fiscal officer certifies available appropriations. The ordinance asks Council to authorize payment and declares the measure an emergency to allow prompt payment.
