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Commission seeks clearer estimates for office relocation and votes to request fair‑housing budget rollover
Summary
Commissioners asked staff to obtain a line‑item breakdown and design concept for a proposed office relocation after staff identified renovation estimates approaching $2 million; the body also voted to request rolling over remaining fair‑housing funds to hire temporary staff after hiring delays.
At its Nov. 18 meeting, the Davenport City Commission directed staff to ask the vendor for a clearer design concept and a line‑item breakdown of renovation costs after staff presented a nearly $2 million estimate for an office‑relocation property.
Director Lacy told the commission the document she received “is kind of like an overview or like a summary of costs, not necessarily a breakdown of what those costs are,” and said she was unclear what was being included. Lacy said the vendor’s estimate appeared to break costs into four separate projects with an estimated 11‑month timeline and included items staff had not requested, such as a $300,000 truck‑bay remodel and insurance line items attached…
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