FILE:  DJEG

PURCHASE ORDERS AND CONTRACTS

The Vernon Parish School Board shall require, in accordance with sound principles of financial accounting, purchase orders to be prepared on all items purchased in the name of the School Board.  Separate purchase orders shall be prepared for each vendor involved.

An approved requisition form must be processed prior to issuance of a purchase order.  No telephone orders shall be permitted, except in emergencies, in which case a confirming purchase order approved by the Superintendent of Schools shall be sent.

Contracts obligating the School Board or school district shall be countersigned by the President of the School Board, the treasurer, and/or appropriate personnel.  Prior to being signed, all contracts shall be reviewed by the School Board's attorney for technicalities and to assure compliance with all pertinent statutory provisions.

Revised:  February, 1999

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

Board minutes, 1-12-99

Vernon Parish School Board