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Board renews building-and-zoning consulting contract for 'Matt' after questions about invoices
Summary
Supervisors voted 2-1 to renew a professional services contract for 'Matt,' the county's building and zoning consultant; one supervisor asked for more invoice breakdown and expressed concern about multiple flat consulting fees in recent months.
The Mills County Board renewed the professional-services agreement for the county's building and zoning consultant identified in the record as 'Matt.'
During discussion a supervisor requested more transparency in billing and asked why recent accounts showed multiple consulting fees (citations in the record referenced $6,250 entries for several months) without line-by-line breakdowns. Staff and other supervisors responded that invoices normally contain the detailed breakdown and that they believed the department was operating 'in the black' under the current arrangement. Supporters said Matt's background and work had improved department operations and developer interactions.
After discussion, the board voted to renew the contract; the meeting record shows the motion carried by a 2-to-1 vote. Supervisors asked staff to continue providing invoice detail and to monitor service levels under the contract.
