Michigan City finance committee approves claims docket, affirms Riverboat and Rainy Day fund balances

The Michigan City Common Council Finance Committee approved a claims docket totaling $229,357.93 and accepted a Riverboat Fund and Rainy Day Fund statement of cash position at its May 5 meeting.

The committee's chair called the meeting to order at 6:09 p.m. and reviewed the claims docket, saying the Riverboat Fund charges included invoices for La Porte Chrysler Inc. ($7,053.93), Motorola Solutions Inc. ($34,294.00) and Sutton Ford Inc. (combined invoices totaling $188,101.00). The chair said the Motorola amount reflects radios acquired under a lease-to-purchase arrangement and that Sutton Ford charges were for purchase of police vehicles as the city is buying out vehicle leases. The chair also noted there were no claims from Boyd Development and none charged to the rainy day fund.

The chair then presented the funds' cash positions: a Riverboat Fund balance of $4,666,662.09 and a Rainy Day Fund balance of $1,321,810.42, for a combined total of $5,988,472.51.

After asking committee members and the public for questions, the chair moved forward with formal action. A motion to approve the claims docket was made and seconded and passed on a voice vote; the chair called for those in favor and members responded "Aye." The committee likewise moved, seconded and approved the 2026 Riverboat and Rainy Day Fund statement of cash position by voice vote. Individual roll-call votes were not recorded in the meeting record.

With no further business or public comment, a motion to adjourn was made, seconded and approved and the meeting concluded that evening.

What happened next: The committee took no additional votes and did not schedule follow-up items on the claims or fund statements during the session.