THE RAY GRAHAM REHABEJTATIONCENTER, Claimant, v. STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.
Case summary
Claimant sought $280.00 for services rendered to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; payment was not made before the biennium appropriation closed due to billing delay. The court found the contract was properly entered, services performed, charges proper, and funds available, and awarded the amount.
Cases cited: Gilbert-Hodgman, Inc. vs. State of Illinois, 24 C.C.R. 509
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Headnotes
- CONTRACTS-lapsed appropriation. Where contract has been properly entered into, all provisions thereof satisfactorily performed, proper charges made therefor, adequate funds were available at the time said contract was executed, and the appropriation from which such claim could and would have been paid had lapsed, an award will be made.
Claimant seeks payment of $280.00 for services rendered to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation from November 21, 1966 through January 13, 1967. Both parties have stipulated that, as a result of delay in billing, payment was not made prior to the closing of the Biennium Appropriation, and that the requested sum is lawfully due the claimant.
Where a contract with the State has been (1)properly entered into ; ( 2 ) services satisfactorily performed, and materials furnished in accordance with such contract ; ( 3 ) proper charges made therefor ; and, (4) adequate funds were available at the time the contract was entered into, this Court will enter an award for the amount due. Gilbert-Hodgman, Inc. vs. State of Illinois, 24 C.C.R. 509. It appears that all the requirements have been met in the instant case.
Claimant, Ray Graham Rehabilitation Center, is hereby awarded the sum of $280.00.