The Portage City Board of Works approved claims totaling $3,956,128.01 and confirmed that a final payment of about $16,800 dated July 1 should be paid despite a contract termination under discussion.

A board member asked whether a listed $16,800 claim dated July 1 was payable given a contract termination referenced earlier on the agenda. Staff confirmed that the city’s contract transition to American Fidelity was effective Aug. 1, and that amounts dated prior to Aug. 1 would likely need to be paid. Liz, a staff member, said the July 1 payment “should be the very last payment.” The board then moved to approve the claims and approved them by voice vote.

The transcript does not supply the terminated contractor’s full name (the agenda referenced a “task termination”/resolution 25), the contract number, or contractual termination terms. The board’s vote approved the claims as presented on the agenda.