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Park board approves claims, payroll, donations and routine finance items
Summary
At its Oct. 15 meeting the board approved municipal claims, payroll, credit-card payments and accepted multiple zoo donations; the board also approved two claims batches and payroll for the period reported.
The Michigan City Parks and Recreation Board approved routine financial actions during its Oct. 15 meeting, including payment of vendor claims, payroll and acceptance of several donations to the Washington Park Zoo.
What passed The board approved two claims batches and related payments by motion and voice vote. The first claims packet (Oct. 1 municipal) listed total municipal claims of $14,786.75. The second claims packet (Oct. 15) listed municipal claims of $268,687.74 and golf petty cash of $2,776.90 for a total claims amount of $271,464.64.
Payroll and other payments The board approved payroll number 19, pay date 09/19, covering weeks 08/31 through 09/13, with total payroll of $103,657.04. The board also approved specific credit-card payments to Corporate Payment Systems totaling $1,129.14 for purchases including epicsports.com and NPP inspection charges.
Donations accepted The board accepted multiple donations to the zoo and its programs, including a $5,000 miscellaneous zoo donation from the Dorothy Astriga Trust and smaller sponsorship/donation amounts from local organizations and businesses. The meeting minutes list multiple donors and amounts in the donations packet.
Outcome and next steps Each financial motion passed by voice vote; the board carried routine motions to pay vendors, process payroll and accept donations. Staff will record these transactions in departmental financial records and incorporate them into quarterly reports.
