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County administrator updates commissioners on Sawyer RFP, ARPA closeouts and PAEDC meeting
Summary
Administrator Heather told commissioners a consultant bidding on the Sawyer RFP asked for additional financial data; she will provide city budget figures and help smaller cities (Preston, Iuka) with ARPA closeouts. She also said PAEDC will meet tomorrow with updates on the housing study vendor chosen at the prior meeting.
County administrator Heather (Speaker 3) updated commissioners on the Sawyer RFP and regional administrative work. She said one consultant planning to bid on the Sawyer RFP requested additional financial information; Heather will extract those figures from the city budget, coordinate with the county clerk, and submit them ahead of the RFP deadline.
Heather said she had informed incoming Senator Mike Murphy about the project and stressed local coordination to keep the project moving. She also described assisting the Preston city clerk with ARPA closeout reporting after a formatting error and offered help to the city of Iuka and other smaller cities to ensure ARPA obligations are properly documented and submitted before the federal deadline to obligate funds (noted as by Jan. 1).
Heather noted the Pratt Area Economic Development Council (PAEDC) will meet tomorrow (a change from its usual schedule) and is expected to provide an update on the housing study; she said the housing‑study vendor was selected at the last PAEDC meeting. Heather closed by inviting questions; commissioners had none on these updates.
Context: Heather’s remarks focused on administrative follow‑up and cross‑jurisdiction coordination to meet federal ARPA requirements and support the Sawyer RFP process. Next steps assigned to Heather and the clerk include compiling financial materials for bidders and helping smaller cities complete ARPA closeouts.
