Every person selling any goods to, doing any work for, or rendering any services to, the City of Boston or the County of Suffolk, shall submit his bill or demand for the same to the City Auditor in such form as said Auditor may require. The Board or Officer contracting for such work, goods or services shall certify to the City Auditor, at such time and in such form as said Auditor may require, that such work has been done, goods delivered, or services rendered, as the case may be, and that payment therefor, in a specified amount, should be made. This section shall not apply to the payment of the salary or wages of any officer or employee.
Effective July 1, 1980, every bill rendered by vendors or contractors to the City of Boston or County of Suffolk for payment for goods, services, provisions or other articles supplied in quantity shall clearly itemize the number and unit cost on the statement submitted for payment and shall separately itemize additional charges, gratuities, taxes, etc., which are properly to be included in the total sum requested. If such sum is to be reduced by discount or other allowances, these shall clearly be listed and applied as adjustment.
This ordinance shall apply to all services, goods and provisions, including those supplied by food catering services, and obtained through purchase orders, service orders or payments against contractual reserves in any budget of City agencies and agencies funded wholly or in part by Federal funds or State funds.
(Ord. 1949 c. 9 § 1; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 3 § 19; CBC 1975 Ord. T5 § 119; Ord. 1980 c. 10)