The Accounts Payable (A/P) Division of Finance under the Manatee Clerk of the Court and Comptroller processes all invoices for payment for the Board of County Commissioners, the Port Authority, the Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Supervisor of Elections. It also processes all invoices for the Clerk’s Office.

A/P is responsible for verifying that expenditures paid are legal and serve a public purpose. In addition to verifying that we have all required forms and authority to pay, A/P also ensures that the goods and or services have been received and that the appropriate accounts are charged. This work is all done using a paperless, electronic process.

For Fiscal Year 2008 we scanned and processed approximately 52,840 invoices and issued approximately 28,800 checks, representing vendor payments of $292,577,800.

In August 2007, the accounts payable process migrated to a paperless environment. A/P staff is looking forward to partnering with some of the county’s larger vendors to further advance this paperless process and to provide better payment services to our vendors. Look for more information in the future to enroll in this new program.

Contact Information

Email: Lori Bryan, Accounts Payable Supervisor
Phone Number: (941) 749-1800, Ext. 6152
Fax Number: (941) 741-4011