Finance committee recommends approval of $8,340.18 claims docket, reviews fund balances

The Michigan City Common Council Finance Committee on April 17 recommended approval of a claims docket totaling $8,340.18 and reviewed the current cash positions for the riverboat and rainy day funds, the committee chair said.

The chair summarized two claims on the agenda: a charge to the riverboat fund from Leaport Chrysler for the city's vehicle leases (reported in the transcript as $7,053.93) and a rainy day fund payment of $1,286.25 to Schneider Geomatics for engineering consultant services. “I will go ahead and make a motion to recommend approval of the docket,” the chair said.

After a brief check for questions from committee members and the public, Councilman Beatri said he had none. Another committee member voiced support for the motion; the chair reported the docket “passes unanimously on the vote that we've taken tonight.” The transcript does not record individual vote counts.

The chair also reviewed the committee's statement of cash position for 2026, reporting a riverboat fund balance of $5,150,903.74 and a rainy day fund balance of $1,321,810.42, for a combined total of $6,472,714.16 as presented to the committee. No committee members raised concerns or requested further detail.

With no additional business from the city controller or other members, the committee moved to adjourn. “That was the quickest meeting I've ever been involved in,” the chair said before closing the session.