# Oversight board pays a $2,269.50 legal bill and reports an $87,135 balance

## What happened
The Vigo County Oversight Board approved a $2,269.50 invoice from the law firm Barnes & Thornburg for legal work on the school funding review. Heather LaBella, the board's treasurer (a "probable" identification per this meeting's speaker roster), reported an account balance of about $87,135 after the payment, and said the board has not yet been billed for an outside consultant referred to in the meeting as "Crow," with those costs expected later in the engagement.

## The outcome
Approved on a voice vote.

## Sources
- [Invoice introduced: $2,269.50 from Barnes & Thornburg, 2:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEm9566YImo&t=132)
- [Motion approved on a voice vote, 2:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEm9566YImo&t=145)
- [Treasurer reports ~$87,135 balance, 2:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEm9566YImo&t=161)

*Also known as: Barnes & Thornburg invoice · Oversight Board treasurer's report · $87,135 balance · legal fees Vigo County Oversight Board · Crow consultant*