MEMORANDUM NO. 98-42

October 26, 1998

TO THE HEADS OF ALL STATE AGENCIES

1. Purpose
   
   Agencies are reminded that the payment of air travel is due within 30 days. For payments requiring the issuance of purchase orders it is imperative that purchase orders be issued promptly.
   
   
2. Authority
   
   The Department of Administrative Services amended regulations for Reimbursement of State Employees for Expenses Incurred in the Performance of their Duties - Section 5-141c-11 through 5-151c-11. 
   
   Connecticut General Statutes section 4-98, Appropriations encumbered by purchase order, Connecticut General Statutes 4a-71 and 4a-73, prompt payment by state departments and agencies and administration of prompt payment provisions.
   
   
3. Procedures:
   
   1. Purchase Orders 
      
      Purchase orders for individual ticket transactions exceeding $1000 must be prepared immediately and forwarded to the Comptroller's Accounts Payable Division. Agencies are encouraged to issue a blanket purchase order to Sanditz Business Travel Services. This will eliminate the requirement of generating a new purchase order for each transaction exceeding $1000. This memorandum does not apply to individual airline ticket transactions $1000 and under which are paid with the purchasing card in accordance with OSC Memorandum 98-27.
      
   2. Interest Payments
      
       Because Sanditz Business Travel Services is considered a small business, payment must be made within 30 days of the receipt of the travel itinerary (which is also the vendor invoice). Each state agency must complete the Invoice-Voucher for Goods or Services (CO-17) in it's entirety and submit the expenditure by paper or electronic submission to the Comptroller's Accounts Payable Division. Payments made after 30 days are subject to interest charges of one percent (1%) per month and must be made in accordance with procedures established in section 12.0 of the State Accounting Manual.
      
      
4. Questions
   
    Questions may be directed as follows: 
   
   State Travel Regulations Interpretation:
   Department of Administrative Services: (860) 713-5100 
   
   Air Travel Billing Questions:
   Comptroller's Management Services Division: (860) 702-3344 
   
   Late Payment of Interest:
   Comptroller's Accounts Payable Division: (860) 702-3399 
   
   Memorandum Interpretation:
   Comptroller's Policy Services Division: (860) 702-3440

NANCY WYMAN
STATE COMPTROLLER

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