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S1071.........................................by LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND TAXATION
CITIES - ACCOUNTING CONTROLS - Amends existing law to provide that prior to
payment, all claims against the city shall be approved by the city council; to
provide that the city council shall establish and maintain an adequate and
reasonable system of internal accounting controls; and to authorize payment of
claims by electronic means.
02/06 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/07 Rpt prt - to Loc Gov
02/11 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/12 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/17 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw,
Calabretta, Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde,
Hill, Ingram, Kennedy, Keough, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley,
McKenzie, McWilliams, Noble, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Sorensen,
Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Noh
Floor Sponsor - Bunderson
Title apvd - to House
02/18 House intro - 1st rdg - to Loc Gov
02/27 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/28 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/03 3rd rdg - PASSED - 65-1-4
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Barrett, Bauer, Bedke, Bell, Black,
Block, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy,
Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18),
Field(23), Garrett, Harwood, Henbest, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kulczyk,
Lake, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez, McGeachin, McKague, Meyer, Miller,
Mitchell, Moyle, Naccarato, Nielsen, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts,
Robison, Rydalch, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen,
Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Tilman, Trail,
Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Ridinger
Absent and excused -- Bieter, Boe, Gagner, Sali
Floor Sponsor - Eskridge
Title apvd - to Senate
03/04 To enrol
03/05 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/06 Sp signed
03/07 To Governor
03/13 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 69
Effective: 03/13/03
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1071
BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND TAXATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO CITY FINANCES; AMENDING SECTION 50-1017, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE
3 THAT PRIOR TO PAYMENT ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE
4 CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE
5 AND REASONABLE SYSTEM OF INTERNAL ACCOUNTING CONTROLS; AMENDING SECTION
6 50-1018, IDAHO CODE, TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
7 UPON APPROVAL; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
9 SECTION 1. That Section 50-1017, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
10 amended to read as follows:
11 50-1017. PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS. All claims against the city shall be
12 approved by the city council prior to the payment of such claims and the city
13 council shall establish and maintain an adequate and reasonable system of
14 internal accounting controls. No costs shall be recovered against such city in
15 any action brought against it for any unliquidated claim which has not been
16 presented to the city council for payment, nor upon claims allowed in part,
17 unless the recovery shall be for a greater sum than the amount allowed with
18 interest due.
19 SECTION 2. That Section 50-1018, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
20 amended to read as follows:
21 50-1018. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS. Upon allowance approval of claims by the
22 council, payment may be ordered by warrant or by electronic means, signed by
23 or authorized by the mayor and clerk or by check or by electronic means signed
24 by or authorized by the mayor and treasurer. The order for their payment shall
25 specify the particular fund or appropriation out of which they are payable, as
26 specified in the annual appropriation bill. In the absence of sufficient
27 funds, the council may, by resolution, order payment of claims by money bor-
28 rowed by either:
29 (1) Registered warrants as provided in section 31-2125, Idaho Code, or
30 (2) By issuing its tax anticipation notes as provided in section 63-3102,
31 Idaho Code, or
32 (3) Short term borrowing not involved with the tax effort in anticipation
33 of approved federal or state grants.
34 SECTION 3. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
35 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
36 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS l2901C1
This legislation clarifies Idaho Code 50-1017 by adding language that
specifies that the city council is responsible for ensuring that their
city has an adequate and reasonable system of internal accounting
controls.
The legislation also updates current law to allow for electronic
transfers of funds, that have been approved by the city council.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact.
Contact:
Senator Hal Bunderson
332-1330
Representative George Eskridge
332- 1270
Ken Harward, Association of Idaho Cities
344-8594
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1071