20-9-207. Documentation of expenditures. (1) The expenditure of district money, other than employee contract payments, may be authorized by the trustees when:

Terms Used In Montana Code 20-9-207

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • district: means the territory, regardless of county boundaries, organized under the provisions of this title to provide public educational services under the jurisdiction of the trustees prescribed by this title. See Montana Code 20-6-101
  • Trustees: means the governing board of a district. See Montana Code 20-1-101

(a)payee-signed claims, in which the payee attests to the accuracy of the claim and that the payee has not received the claimed amount, have been issued to the district; or

(b)the payee has provided the district with an invoice or other document identifying the quantity and total cost per item included on the invoice.

(2)The intention of this section is to provide sufficient documentation for each expenditure of district money.