Fact of Fiction
And Away We Go
Can I Buy That
It's The Process
Did I Pay That Bill
100

If it's under $3,000, you don't need a purchase order.

What is Fiction?

100

Your conference registration includes breakfast and lunch. Should you claim a meal reimbursement or advance for those meals?

What is No?

100

The purchase of flowers for an employee's birthday.

What is No?

100

Purchases between this amount require three written quotes.

What is $3000 to $100,000.

100

The City of Ennis operates under these payment terms.

What is Net 30?

200

If Purchasing has gong home for the day, I can place the order and get the PO later.

What is Fiction?

200

This is the amount of time in advance a Meal Advance Request Form and Warrant Request be submitted to Finance.

What is at least one week before the travel date?

200

This is the penalty for knowingly or intentionally making a separate, sequential, or component purchase to avoid competitive bidding requirements.

What is a Class B misdemeanor?

200

A water main breaks at 2am, the department has until this time to enter a requisition.

What is the next business day?

200

To be included in Friday's payment run, receiving should be completed by this day and time.

What is Tuesday by noon?

300

This site determines the maximum amount that can be spent on meals and hotels when traveling overnight on City business.

What is the GSA rate?

300

This purchasing method is used when only one vendor can provide the product or service.

What is a sole source purchase?

300

This person has the authority to officially declare City property as surplus.

What is the City Manager?

300

This action in the system tells Accounts Payable that an item or service is complete and ready to be paid for.

What is a receipt?

400

Using a cooperative contract eliminates the need for competitive bidding.

What is fact?

400

This is the amount of business days you have after returning from travel to submit a reimbursement request.

What is 10 business days?

400

These principles require City employees to conduct purchasing with fairness, integrity, transparency, and accountability.

What are procurement ethics?

500

According to City policy, this arises when an employee, officer, or agent—or their immediate family, partner, or employer—has an actual or perceived financial interest or tangible personal benefit from a vendor under consideration.

What is a Conflict of Interest?

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