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Board approves August payroll and claims dockets and authorizes immediate WEX invoice payments
Summary
The board approved the city’s payrolls and several claims dockets for Aug. 1 and authorized immediate payment of WEX fuel/invoice charges so accounts are not suspended; the approvals were routine and passed unanimously.
The City of La Porte Board of Public Works and Safety approved routine payroll and claims dockets on Aug. 5 and granted staff permission to make immediate WEX fuel‑card payments received after the docket cutoff.
The board approved the civil city payroll for Aug. 1 in the amount of $591,650.19 and civil city claims totaling $766,303.20. The water claims docket of $279,479.93 and the sewage claims docket of $979,430.85 (including bond payments) also were approved by voice vote. A staff member asked the board’s permission to pay WEX invoices received July 31 outside the normal docket schedule to avoid disrupted fuel service; the board authorized those payments, and staff said the invoices will be shown on subsequent dockets.
All motions on payroll and claims were moved, seconded and approved by aye votes.
Board members did not discuss changes to pay rates or claim content during the session; the items were presented as routine financial approvals required by city procedure.
