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Council approves allowing Cross Engineering to act for library expansion permits
Summary
Marion County Council approved a staff request to authorize the county attorney to sign an agreement allowing Cross Engineering to act on behalf of a library expansion project to obtain required permits.
Marion County Council voted to authorize the county attorney to sign an agreement enabling Cross Engineering to pull permits for the Manheim Library expansion project, county staff said.
Deputy Administrator Williams told the council the library is pursuing a $6,000,000 renovation and expansion and has hired Cross Engineering to provide permitting and design support. Williams asked the council for approval to sign an agreement that would allow the firm to serve as the library’s designee to obtain permits from county and state agencies, including DOT where required.
A council member asked whether the library had followed the county’s procurement process; Williams replied that the library had complied. A motion to authorize the agreement was made and seconded; the meeting record shows the motion passed by voice vote.
Why it matters: The agreement allows a private engineering firm to handle permit applications needed for a multi-million-dollar library expansion. Council members raised procurement compliance before approving the authorization.
