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Commission approves hiring financial consultant for county septic receiving station after split debate
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After a contentious debate about timing and need, the board approved a resolution to hire a financial consultant to review the septic receiving station finances; proponents cited the county's backing of roughly $6 million in bonds, while opponents said third-party analyses already exist.
The Livingston County Board of Commissioners voted to hire an independent financial consultant to advise the board on the county's septic receiving station (SRS) financing after extended debate about timing, scope and cost.
Proponents, including Commissioner Nakagiri, said a financial review is necessary because the county is backing approximately $6,000,000 in bonds related to the SRS and the board should have a second, independent financial opinion about repayment structure and rate-setting. "We are putting in, 6 mill we're we're backing $6,000,000 worth of bonds for, which is a sizable, investment," Nakagiri said during discussion.
Opponents, including Commissioner Smith, acknowledged the value of third-party review but said independent analyses had already been provided and that the timing made additional work inefficient; Smith said he intended to vote against the measure. Commissioner Gross said he supported the idea but raised concerns about the time required to complete an adequate review.
After discussion the board approved the motion by voice vote; the chair and clerk recorded the result as seven votes in favor and two opposed. The resolution's authors said the consultant work would be strictly financial (not technical) and intended to inform future rate-setting and debt decisions; no consultant name was specified in the meeting record.
