At its Dec. 23 meeting the Michigan City Water Works Board approved routine procurement and financial matters, including multiple purchase orders, the claims list and the November financial statement.

Staff presented 11 purchase orders. Notable items included two large orders for 5/8-inch meters with pit transponders and 5/8-inch meters with integral transponders, each line listed at $59,779.41 and described as roughly a year’s stock to secure a better price. Other orders included lab recertification ($530), parts for ammonia and chlorine feeders ($8,256.66), bucket repairs ($8,550.74), microbial supplies for coliform testing ($1,008), and repair sleeves ($6,615). The board voted to approve the purchase orders by voice (five in favor, no negatives).

The board also approved the list of claims dated Dec. 23, 2025, and approved the bad-debt list for bookkeeping purposes after staff noted one account was moved to another active account rather than written off.

Mr. Wolf presented the November financials: total receipts $701,018; recovered bad debt $200.34; disbursements (excluding transfers) $557,171; inventory purchases $85,897; capital expenditures $17,763; ending cash balance $310,190; monthly gross income before depreciation $116,025; monthly net loss after depreciation $7,975; year-to-date net loss after depreciation $310,246. A motion to approve the financial statement passed unanimously.

All votes on routine financial and procurement items were recorded as carried; the board did not record any negatives on those motions at this meeting.