§ 319-3. Exclusions from Coverage of Chapter.

The following categories of payments are excluded from coverage by this chapter and shall not bear interest as set out herein:

(a)

Pre-payments;

(b)

Employee reimbursements;

(c)

Refunds;

(d)

Retainage prior to final payment;

(e)

Payments for which the contractor voluntarily agrees to waive interest;

(f)

Contracts in which employees are paid through the regular city payroll process;

(g)

Settlement agreements entered into by the law department;

(h)

Non-contractual assistance payments including but not limited to earned income credits;

(i)

Workers' compensation employee and provider compensation claims;

(j)

Payments to contractors drawn down directly from non-city accounts;

(k)

Other claims or litigation against the city and/or its employees cognizable in any court, arbitration, or administrative proceeding;

(l)

Lease-purchase agreements, loans or agreements similar in concept and execution, that require periodic standardized payments by the city;

(m)

Contractual payments for which the contractor has willfully refused to follow billing or invoice submittal instructions duly provided by the City.;

(n)

Payments to utility companies for on-going utility service used by the City;

(o)

Incomplete and/or non-responsive invoices.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 297-2002, eff. Sept. 18, 2002)