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City of Laurel Budget and Finance Committee approves loader purchase, payroll and claims
Summary
The City of Laurel Budget and Finance Committee on Feb. 24 approved a $75,325 purchase requisition for a Bobcat L35 loader for the water plant, authorized payroll totaling $257,037.96 and approved claims and the January monthly financial statement; no public comment was recorded.
The City of Laurel Budget and Finance Committee approved a purchase requisition for a Bobcat L35 Small Articulated Loader, authorized the payroll register and approved claims and the monthly financial statement at a meeting on Feb. 24, 2026.
Committee member Jessica Banks moved to approve the minutes of Feb. 10, 2026, and Tom Canape seconded; the motion carried without objection. The committee then considered a purchase requisition presented by Matt Wheeler for a Bobcat L35 small articulated loader intended for use at the city’s water plant. Wheeler said the low bid was $75,325.00 and that the item had been budgeted at $100,000. Committee member Richard Klose moved to approve the requisition; Canape seconded and the motion passed with no objection.
Jessica Banks moved to approve the claims entered through Feb. 20, 2026, and Tom Canape seconded. The committee approved the claims and check register without objection. Banks then moved to approve the payroll register for the pay period ending Feb. 15, 2026, totaling $257,037.96; Canape seconded and the payroll register was approved.
A scheduling/clerical error on the meeting agenda labeled the financial-statement item as February 2026; the committee instead voted to approve the January 2026 Monthly Financial Statement after Banks moved and Canape seconded. During old business, Richard Klose requested a copy of the Cemetery account report; staff provided the reports during the meeting.
There was no public comment. The committee announced its next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., and adjourned at 5:45 p.m. The minutes were submitted by Amber Hatton.
The actions taken were routine procedural approvals: minute approval, equipment purchase authorization, claims and payroll authorization, and acceptance of the monthly financial statement. No new policies, ordinances, or funding authorizations beyond the approved purchase requisition were proposed or debated.
