THE CITY OF LITCHFIELD, ILLINOIS, Claimant, 2). THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.
Case summary
The City of Litchfield claimed payment for traffic signal maintenance repairs. The court found the expenditure was properly authorized and reasonable, but the appropriation had lapsed, so it awarded $1,911.18.
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Headnotes
- APPROPRIATlONS-eXpenditUre made b y Department o f Transportation f o r traffic signal maintenance was reasonable. An award was granted for traffic signal maintenance repairs where the expenditure was properly authorized at prices reasonable, usual and customary and was not paid due only to the lapse of the appropriation for the period during which the debt was incurred.
The record in this cause indicated the purpose of the expenditure by the Department of Transportation for which this claim was filed was for traffic signal maintenance repairs and that the Attorney General has submitted a stipulation by Respondent based upon information forwarded to his office by said Department, as evidenced by the departmental report attached to the stipulation by Respondent.
Accordingly, this Court finds that this was a properly authorized expenditure at prices reasonable, usual and customary in the area where received. No part of this expenditure has been paid and the total outstanding is [*266] $1,911.18. Money was appropriated under appropriation and fund # 011-49426-1200-0000 of which appropriation sufficient funds for the payment of this obligation lapsed and were returned to the State Treasury.
The sole reason said claim was not paid is due to the lapse of the appropriation for the period during which the debt was incurred.
It is hereby ordered that the Claimant be awarded, in full satisfaction of any and all claims presented to the State of Illinois under the above captioned cause, the sum of $1,911.18 (one thousand nine hundred eleven and 18/100 dollars).