Several individual expenditures for various city departments were approved by the McDonough City Council at its Dec. 13 regular meeting.

The council gave the green light for the $98,386 purchase of core network infrastructure switches to replace and/or upgrade existing devices, using budgeted SPLOST network infrastructure funds.

Also approved was an emergency repair of fencing around the north side of a sludge lagoon on Dogwood Lane at a cost of $11,575.

Renewal of a one-year contract for a specialized software system currently used by the police department’s criminal investigations division was approved at a $2,727 annual cost.

Information: mcdonoughga.org.