Okaloosa County BOCC — October 7, 2014 — Action Item Printout

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: October 7, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Dino J. Villani SUBJECT: Direct Payment of Airgas Invoice for August 2014 DEPARTMENT: Public Safety BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request approval for direct payment of the August 2014 Airgas, Inc., invoice in the amount of $3,164.28. BACKGROUND: Airgas, Inc., is the sole medical oxygen vendor for Okaloosa County Emergency Medical Services. Historically, invoices for oxygen services have been paid by after-the-fact purchase order. “After-the-fact” meaning the department did not submit a requisition to Purchasing for approval prior to placing the order. These types of purchases do not comply with the current Purchasing Policy and as of October 1, 2013; Finance no longer approves purchase order payments for services invoiced after-the-fact. Staff is working with Purchasing and Finance to ensure requests/purchases are made according to an approved strategy in accordance with the Purchasing Policy. Board approval to direct pay the outstanding invoice is required. OPTIONS: Approve/Disapprove. RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommend approval of direct payment for the Airgas invoice. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator