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Liberty Lake council approves $236,564 project-management work order; funding drawn from library capital account
Summary
The Liberty Lake City Council voted 6-1 on June 17 to approve a $236,564 work order for project-management services related to moving city operations and planning for a new municipal facility; the city will transfer funds from the Library Capital Fund to cover the contract.
The Liberty Lake City Council on June 17 approved a $236,564 work order for project-management services tied to planning a new municipal facility and interim relocation, voting 6-1 to authorize the contract.
Council members and staff discussed how the purchase would be funded before the vote. Council member Ball said she was “curious … why the 236,000 and some change is coming out of the library capital fund when this is to do with relocating City Hall to the church building.” City finance and administration staff explained the library-capital account included interfund transfers that had been placed there during last year’s budget process and that some of those transfers had not yet been executed.
City Administrator Mark Burroughs described the lease situation for the Legacy Church building the city has been using as an interim option. He said the prior renewal was for six months and “would expire on October thirtieth of 2025. And then the renewal is in perpetuity month to month with a 30 day termination.” Staff told council the work order funds would come from existing, previously-authorized capital transfers that remain unspent rather than a newly created budget line.
The approved work order engages a private project-management firm for design-phase project management and later support through design-bid-build construction. Staff said the timetable the consultant provided estimates roughly six months for initial design work, with construction bidding timed to the early months of the calendar year to obtain competitive pricing.
Council and staff also discussed the schedule risk: if bidders are unavailable or timelines slip, the city could defer to next year’s construction season. Council members asked staff to prioritize cost control and to return with narrower budgets or expedited delivery options if feasible.
The formal motion to approve the work order passed 6-1; the transcript does not record a roll-call of individual yes/no votes. The council directed staff to proceed with the contract and to provide follow-up budget detail and timeline clarifications at future meetings.
