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Commissioners press for transparency as Benton Harbor faces large unpaid bills; accounts payable approved
Summary
Commissioners raised alarms about unpaid, budgeted bills and questioned large transfers and line-item transparency; after debate the commission approved the accounts-payable listing while asking staff for clearer documentation and line-item detail on major expenses.
Multiple commissioners used their time to press for more transparency on city spending and to highlight what they described as a backlog of unpaid, budgeted bills. Speakers listed a range of large, budgeted line items that commissioners said had not been paid, including water-filtration work and water-treatment related projects; one speaker cited more…
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