Summerset commission approves claims including a $62,579.40 equipment purchase

The City of Summerset commission approved routine claims and an equipment purchase during its Dec. 30 meeting. The consent calendar included a claims batch totaling $149,557.97 covering payments from Dec. 19 to Dec. 29, 2024, which the commission approved by motion and voice vote.

Separately, staff asked the commission to approve a $62,579.40 claim for a new articulator motor associated with wastewater operations. According to staff, the equipment had already arrived and they planned to apply the purchase to the 2024 budget; after discussion commissioners voted to approve the claim.

Commissioners asked whether there were questions about the purchase and were told the original procurement decisions occurred earlier in the year. The motion to approve the equipment claim was made, seconded and carried by voice vote.

Next steps: No further action was recorded in the transcript; the approval will be reflected in the department's procurement and financial records.