Responsibilities
The Accounts Payable Division is responsible for processing vendor payments of goods and services acquired by the City and other accounting duties as required.

Invoices
All vendors doing business with the City of Gardena are required to forward invoices to the following address:

City of Gardena
ATTN: Accounts Payable
1700 W 162nd Street
Gardena, CA 90247

Or by email (preferred method) to ap@cityofgardena.org or adminaccountspayable@cityofgardena.org.

Payment
Goods and services are procured utilizing a purchase order system for any single purchase made equaling $5,000.00 and above (pre-tax). Standard City payment terms are Net 30 days and any disbursement of City funds requires the approval of City Council. Therefore, payment of any City debt is processed after the Council meetings, which are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday each month.

The department acquiring the goods and services must initially authorize payment. The City pays by invoice not by statements or quotes.

ACH/EFT Direct Deposit Payments
The City offers the opportunity for all vendors to receive payments electronically instead of by check. This completely FREE service provides secure payments to all City of Gardena’s vendors and eliminates checks that can be lost in the mail or stolen. ACH/EFT payments provide remittance data once an invoice is processed for payment.

Enroll today by completing the authorization form and submitting a voided check or bank verification letter to Accounts Payable at adminaccountspayable@cityofgardena.org.

Payment Status
To determine if an invoice is approved for payment it is recommended that the vendor contact the Accounts Payable division at (310) 217-9520 or by email.

New Vendors
Vendors are required to submit a W9 form for vendor set-up and prior to payment being issued. Completed forms may be emailed to adminaccountspayable@cityofgardena.org.

To contact the City of Gardena Accounts Payable Division please call (310) 217-9520 or by email – adminaccountspayable@cityofgardena.org.