Lafayette City board approves $5.47 million in claims

Jeremy Deal, Lafayette City's controller, presented claims to the board and said the controller's office had reviewed invoices and requests totaling $5,473,116.98. "Controller's office has reviewed the claims totaling $5,473,116.98. I request the board's approval," he said.

A motion and second were made and the board approved the claims by voice vote; no board members asked questions during the presentation. The meeting record shows approval by voice with no individual roll-call or recorded tallies.

The controller did not provide a line-item breakdown during the meeting; the board did not request one on the record. No further action or follow-up steps were announced during the session.