After-The-Fact Purchase Authorization Form (as of June 15, 2011) Please attach this form to the requisition
If you previously initiated a transaction that created an after-the-fact supplier invoice, it must be processed via the 'After-the-Fact (ATF) Purchase Authorization' Form.
An After-The-Fact purchase occurs when a department makes a purchase before a purchase order number is issued. For example, authorizing a vendor to begin work before the Purchasing Division issues a purchase order.
Similarly, obtaining goods or services on credit and subsequently submitting the invoice to accounts payable is an AFT. All ATFs, regardless of the dollar amount, present problems for the Purchasing Division, Accounts Payable, vendors, and end-users.
In many cases, these transactions:
* Place the City at financial and credit risk and result in higher than necessary cost paid for products and services. * Create unnecessary administrative efforts
* Bypass City encumbrance requirements
* Violate procurement polices and procedures
When an ATF purchase has been identified, the managing supervisor that made the unauthorized purchase shall complete this form.
Please provide detailed statement explaining the circumstances surrounding this ATF purchase.
An officer was suffering from a mental health crisis that needed immediate help from a professional service, but the City's EAP service was not adequately prepared to handle the situation.
What corrective steps have taken to avoid repetition of future ATF's? The Police Department is taking a head-on approach to mental health and has initiated two comprehensive programs that were approved by council in December 2022 that specifically help those in the law enforcement industry.
Any corrective action with the responsible managing supervisor? None at this time.
Vendor Name: Public Safety Family Counseling Group, Inc. 5,000.00 Oct '22-Feb '22
Amount of Purchase: $ Purchase Date:
I understand that all City purchases require pre-approval and need to be purchased utilizing City policies and procedures.
Steven Linderman scindenian Sr. Accountant
Supervisor Name Signature Title
Department Director authorizing After-The-Fact Purchase Timothy Simmons ASST. CHIEF T.SIMMONS 4/28/23
Name Signature Date