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Commissioners raise county-administrator signature authority for certain affordable-housing grants and procurement
Summary
The board amended code sections that govern the county administrator’s authority to enable higher approval amounts for specific local housing assistance programs; changes align procurement code with recently adopted LHAP limits.
The Marion County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance on June 3 amending code sections that govern the county administrator’s authority and related procurement code language to allow higher signature authority for specified affordable-housing programs that are part of the county’s Local Housing Assistance Plan (LHAP).
Chief Assistant County Attorney Dana Loleski explained the change is limited and specific: the ordinance places into the code language already adopted administratively to allow the county administrator (or a designee) to sign grant-related agreements and to approve program payments for certain LHAP activities in amounts that exceed the county-administrator threshold that previously stood at $50,000.
Why it matters
The board in April approved an LHAP that increases assistance limits for several home-ownership and rehabilitation programs (for example, raising some assistance levels from $50,000 to $75,000 or $100,000 depending on the program). Because those new program caps exceed the county administrator’s existing signing authority, the ordinance brings procurement and county-administrator code into alignment so staff can administer LHAP-funded awards without returning each item to the board.
Board action
Commissioner Stone moved to approve the ordinance amending Marion County Code Chapter 2 (administration), Article 3 (officers and employees), Division 2 (county administrator), and Article 7 (procurement code) sec. 2-237 (authority of county administrator). Commissioner McLean seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
Ending
Loleski said the code amendments are limited to LHAP-related authority and that grants and contracts outside the authorized scope will still follow procurement rules and board review as required.
