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STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: 08/05/2026 <br />CONSENT <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and Councilmembers <br />FROM: Clarissa Hadler, Finance Director, Mike Kuehn, Finance <br />AGENDA ITEM: Payments & Disbursements <br />CORE STRATEGIES: <br />☐ Vibrant, inclusive, connected community <br />☐ Responsive, transparent, adaptive governance <br />☐Managed Growth <br />☐ Efficient, reliable, innovative services <br />☒ Balanced Finances now and future <br />☐ Resilient Infrastructure <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The City of Lake Elmo maintains a fiduciary responsibility to conduct normal business operations. Below is a summary of <br />current claims scheduled for disbursement and payment in full compliance with applicable state statutes and City <br />policies and procedures. <br />The City Council approved revisions to the Purchasing Policy at the July 7, 2026 meeting. During that discussion, staff <br />outlined how they would be revising the A/P practice to more fully incorporate the policy that delegates certain <br />purchases and disbursements to the City Administrator. The reports and motions herein reflect those changes. <br />ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: <br />Should the Council approve the attached Accounts Payable lists? <br />FISCAL IMPACT: <br />Disbursements Description Amount <br />Payroll 07/23/2026 $ 194,798.33 <br />Accounts Payable – 8/6 City Council Approval List $ 763,892.14 <br />Accounts Payable – 8/6 City Administrator Approval List $ 245,499.33 <br />TOTAL $ 1,204,189.80 <br />RECOMMENDATION: (if pulled from Consent) <br />“Motion to approve the City Council Approval List and accept all disbursements approved by the City Administrator in <br />the attached lists totaling $ 1,204,189.80” <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />1. Accounts Payable – 8/6 City Council Approval List <br />2. Accounts Payable – 8/6 City Administrator Approval List