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Michigan City finance committee approves $37,928.70 in riverboat claims, reviews fund balances ahead of council meeting
Summary
The Michigan City Common Council Finance Committee approved $37,928.70 in October claims paid from riverboat-related funds and reviewed the city’s riverboat and rainy day fund balances ahead of a full council meeting that will consider a Community Crossing grant application and salary ordinances.
The Michigan City Common Council Finance Committee on Oct. 21 approved $37,928.70 in claims charged to riverboat-related funds and reviewed the city’s riverboat and rainy day fund balances ahead of items scheduled for the full council meeting later that evening.
The committee unanimously approved claims totaling $37,928.70, covering invoices from Reith and Riley Construction Co., Inc. for $30,683.70 and Schneider Geometrics for $7,245. The motion to approve was made by Mister Beatry and seconded by Doctor Kaur. Doctor Kaur cast the first recorded vote, followed by Mister Beatry and Miss Tillman; the chair announced, “The motion passed. There are no nays.”
Committee members discussed the city’s fund positions for fiscal year to date through Oct. 21, 2025. The finance summary presented by staff showed a riverboat fund ending balance of $1,105,702.49 and a rainy day fund ending balance of $1,112,136.72; a grand total ending balance across reported funds was stated as $6,217,839.21. The report also listed smaller fund line items including a Boyd Development Fund and riverboat EFT fund figures.
Committee staff noted items scheduled for the Michigan City Common Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. that evening. Those items included a resolution authorizing submission of an application for the 2026 Community Crossing matching grant program with the Indiana Department of Transportation and supporting the required local match for a street-and-sidewalk project. The finance summary also noted several ordinances on third reading to set salaries for 2026: mayor ($93,280), city clerk ($76,252.73) and common council members ($15,426.16). Committee members took no formal action on those council items; they were listed for the full council to consider.
No members of the public spoke during the finance committee meeting. The committee adjourned after the vote and a brief acknowledgment of members’ participation.
