Redevelopment commission approves four claims including $133,800 invoice for 600 Chromebooks

The Redevelopment Commission on June 2 approved four claims for payment, including advisory and legal invoices and a purchase for classroom devices.

Kirsten, a staff member who presented the claims, summarized the list and the amounts: Baker Tilly advisory services for tax-increment financing for $14,487.59; legal services from Barnes & Thornburg related to the Horn Property for $7,650.88; Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools for 600 Chromebooks totaling $133,800; and a second Baker Tilly invoice for Horn Property work for $6,792.50. "I don't care if you want to, approve them all at the same time, so I'll just go down the list," she said while presenting the items.

Commission members asked whether the last-minute Baker Tilly invoice required a separate vote; staff replied it did not because the commission’s financial-claims practice allows late additions for routine payments. A motion to approve the four claims was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.

The claims approved include advisory services tied to tax-increment financing work and legal services tied to the Horn Property; the Chromebook invoice was presented as an item tied to the school technology effort previously discussed by the commission. The commission did not provide additional procurement details or indicate funding line-items during the meeting; staff follow-up would be needed for payment processing and any funding-source clarifications.