FILE:  DJA

Cf:  BBBD, DH, DJEG

 

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURES

 

 

CHECKS

 

The Washington Parish School Board, in accordance with state law, shall require the President and Superintendent, as secretary-treasurer, or any two (2) officers or persons designated by the School Board, to sign any and all checks issued in payment of expenditures.  The Superintendent shall establish and maintain appropriate procedures assuring the proper issuance of all checks.

 

The signature of the Superintendent only is required on individual payroll checks provided a master payroll check has been signed by both the President and Superintendent and deposited in a special payroll account.

 

The School Board authorizes the use of a facsimile signature device for those persons designated to sign checks.  A facsimile signature of the School Board President may be used on all general fund, lunch fund, and special fund checks which are drawn for less than $5,000.  An actual signature is required on all checks above $5,000.  However, the facsimile signature may be used on the school lunch account checks for amounts more than $5,000 provided that no one invoice shall be paid for more than $5,000.  If an invoice is for more than $5,000, then an actual signature is required.

 

A facsimile signature of the Superintendent may be used in all checks drawn on the Workers’ Compensation Funding Account.

 

GENERAL CONTRACTS

 

Contracts obligating the School Board or school district shall be countersigned by the President of the School Board, the Superintendent, and/or appropriate personnel.  Any person purporting to enter into any contract on behalf of the School Board, school district, or any school under the School Board’s jurisdiction, including but not limited to contracts with vendors or contracts of membership in any private or quasi-public entity, shall do so in compliance with policies adopted by the School Board and administrative procedures in effect at the time the contract is executed.

 

BILLS, INVOICES, STATEMENTS

 

The School Board directs that only authorized school employees shall sign bills, invoices, or statements in accordance with pertinent accounting procedures.

 

TEACHER CONTRACTS

 

The Superintendent shall sign each teacher contract.

 

SCHOOL CHECKING ACCOUNTS

 

The School Board authorizes principals, with the approval of the Superintendent, to open bank accounts for their schools and related clubs and organizations.  The use of checking accounts at schools shall be in accordance with appropriate accounting regulations and procedures maintained by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

 

The Superintendent shall be given authority to make changes on school checking accounts as each school principal or school administrator changes, or at any other time deemed necessary, without the necessity of any additional resolution being adopted by the School Board.  School Board personnel shall monitor the appropriateness of each checking account and shall be authorized to recommend to the Superintendent the closure of any account deemed necessary.

 

Revised and recoded from DJAA:  February 16, 2017

Revised:  July 19, 2018

 

 

Ref:    La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:81, 17:83, 17:97

Board minutes, 9-4-69, 7-11-13, 2-16-17, 7-19-18

 

Washington Parish School Board