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Commissioners approve owner-occupied repair change orders; state grant program shifts and extension request discussed
Summary
Marshall County approved four change orders under a federally funded owner-occupied housing repair program, heard that the state is moving program administration from IHCDA to OCRA, and was briefed on a pending request for a March-to-June extension to add more homes to the round.
Marshall County Commissioners voted to approve four change orders in Round 3 of the owner-occupied repair program on Jan. 6 and discussed prospects for additional homes if a state-extension request is approved.
Brent Martin, who presented the item, said the round’s work was primarily roof replacements and that roof deck deterioration is often discovered only after removal. He recommended approval of four change orders tied to additional roof-deck work or adjustments to previously-approved alternates.
The change orders reported were: - 905 North Center Street (Plymouth): additional roof-deck replacement, $231.44. Contract total reported as $12,079.44. - 609 West Washington Street: roof-deck replacement, $639.30, bringing the contract total to $17,112.03. - 1498 Oak Road: additional roof-deck work of $1,938.77 and a separate $2,438 structural-brace alternate that the homeowner declined; the net change order was a deduction of $499.23, bringing the contract total to $19,157.77. - 10199 Queen Road: additional roof-deck replacement, $1,212.35, bringing the contract total to $18,632.35.
Martin said all change orders fall within the program’s $25,000 per-home cap and recommended approval. Commissioners voted to approve the change orders with the president’s signature.
Martin and county staff stressed that the program is funded with federal money administered by the state. They said the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) has administered the program historically, and that administration is being transferred to the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA). County staff warned that beginning with future rounds, a county application could require a 10% local match; the county could apply for up to $500,000 in program funds, which would create a $50,000 local-match obligation.
Grant administrator Shannon McCloyd told commissioners she had requested an extension of the program’s spending deadline from March 30 to June 30 to allow time for additional homes to be processed. County staff said the initial state response to the extension request was negative, but they remain hopeful and will continue outreach; commissioners expressed interest in pursuing any route that would allow the county to use available funds rather than leave money unused.
“Getting roofs done on homes…does a world of good,” Martin said, emphasizing the program’s impact on elderly and disabled homeowners.
Commissioners approved the change orders and asked staff to continue outreach with the state regarding the extension request so additional eligible homes can be added if the deadline is extended.
