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Council amends policy to let city manager bid on state trust land tied to CIP projects
Summary
Council approved an amendment to Council Policy 3.1 to allow the city manager (or designee) to act as the city's bidding agent at state land auctions for projects already included in the council-approved Capital Improvement Program; vote 7-0.
Peoria City Council on Aug. 5 approved an amendment to council policy 3.1 that authorizes the city manager or a designee to bid for state trust land at upcoming state auctions when the parcels are tied to projects already included in the council-approved Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The motion passed 7-0.
City Manager Henry Darwin said the change is “an administrative” amendment meant to give staff the necessary authority to participate in the state land auction process without requiring every council member to attend an auction. Darwin said state land auctions have particular procedural requirements and that the proposed language would limit the delegated authority to purchases that are included in…
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