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Laurel Budget and Finance Committee approves payroll, claims and monthly financials; mayor reports Love's work on schedule
Summary
The City of Laurel Budget and Finance Committee on Dec. 9, 2025, unanimously approved routine financial items including the Nov. 23 payroll ($282,499.82), claims through Dec. 5 and the November monthly financial statement; Clerk/Treasurer Kelly Strecker said the Annual Financial Report is nearly finished and November tax receipts totaled about $2.4 million.
The City of Laurel Budget and Finance Committee met Dec. 9, 2025, and approved a set of routine financial items, including the payroll register for the pay period ending Nov. 23, 2025, totaling $282,499.82, claims entered through Dec. 5, 2025, November utility billing adjustments and the November 2025 monthly financial statement. Committee members Michelle Mize and Casey Wheeler moved and seconded the motions; each passed with no objections.
The decisions clear routine administrative business ahead of upcoming council action. Clerk/Treasurer Kelly Strecker reported that the Annual Financial Report has been completed with auditor assistance and she is finishing the Management Discussion and Analysis page that accompanies the AFR, which is due Dec. 31, 2025. Strecker also said November tax receipts totaled about $2.4 million.
During "Other Items," Richard Klose noted he had observed dead trees being cut down at Riverside Park earlier in the week; the committee recorded the observation but no formal action was taken. The mayor provided a construction update on the Love's site, saying work is progressing quickly, water and sewer lines serving the location are nearly complete and the city expects to meet a March 2026 deadline.
Votes at a glance: the committee approved the Nov. 25, 2025 meeting minutes (motion: Michelle Mize; second: Casey Wheeler); approved claims and the check register for claims entered through Dec. 5, 2025 (motion: Casey Wheeler; second: Michelle Mize); approved the payroll register for the pay period ending Nov. 23, 2025, totaling $282,499.82 (motion: Michelle Mize; second: Casey Wheeler); approved November 2025 utility billing adjustments (motion: Casey Wheeler; second: Michelle Mize); and approved the November 2025 monthly financial statement (motion: Michelle Mize; second: Casey Wheeler). All motions were recorded as passing "with no objection."
The committee set its next meeting for Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, at 5:30 p.m., to align with a rescheduled council meeting. The session adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
