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Commission approves accounts payable; commissioners press for invoice transparency and resident help on an $11,000 water bill
Summary
The commission approved the accounts payable listing after discussion about legal invoices and constituent service. Commissioners requested copies of recent invoices from outside counsel; City Manager Little said litigation invoices bring total outside counsel costs near $178,000 and the city general fund has absorbed costs an insurer declined to pay.
The Benton Harbor City Commission approved the accounts payable listing after commissioners questioned several line items tied to outside legal work and raised concerns about constituent follow-up.
Commissioner Fields asked whether recent line items included invoices from outside counsel. City Manager Little confirmed the city had received invoices and provided a rough estimate: earlier outstanding invoices were about $134,000 and recent invoices approaching…
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