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Saint Joseph County approves agency agreement to explore relocating county offices
Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved a no-fee buyer agency agreement with David St. Clair to investigate options for relocating county offices rather than renovating the current building.
The Saint Joseph County Board of Commissioners on July 8 approved a buyer agency agreement with David St. Clair to explore options for relocating county offices instead of renovating the existing building. The agreement carries no fee and is intended solely to investigate potential alternative office locations.
The move to approve the agreement came during the commissioners' regular meeting after the chair described the item as an exploratory effort. “There's no fee associated with this. It's simply to explore an option,” the chair said, adding that the purpose is to determine whether moving could avoid a “considerable amount of money on renovating this building.”
The board did not approve any renovation or construction work under the agreement; the action was limited to authorizing the county to investigate alternatives. Commissioners voted on the motion to approve; the roll call showed aye votes and the chair declared the motion carried.
The agreement does not commit the county to relocate or to specific expenditures. No timetable or next steps were specified in the discussion beyond the investigative purpose described by staff.
The item concluded with the board taking the formal vote to approve the buyer agency agreement.
