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Muncie hires consultant to study police facility options; board approves contract
Summary
The Muncie Board of Public Works and Safety approved a six‑month personal‑services contract with Veritas to study options for police facilities after officials described flooding, storage and parking problems at the current building. The mayor said community input is part of the consultant’s process.
The Muncie Board of Public Works and Safety on Wednesday approved a personal‑services contract with consulting firm Veritas to evaluate the city’s police‑facility needs and potential locations.
Mayor (name not provided in transcript) told the board the city has experienced repeated flooding and storage problems in the current police building — in particular the records/property room — and faces parking constraints and aging infrastructure. “We are hiring this company, personal, personal services contract, to help us through that process,” the mayor said. “They will lead this search, and we will look at our building. We’ll look at other buildings that the city may own, properties the city may have, and even consider properties that we don’t own as a solution, to, to come up with, a better operation within the police department.”
Chief Sloan, speaking after the mayor, described worn building systems and recurring leaks that have forced multiple basement remodels and said improved facilities would help with recruitment. “We do have an aging infrastructure within the building,” he said, noting maintenance and HVAC problems and the need for more reliable space for long‑term property storage.
The mayor told the board the consultant’s work is expected to run six months and that community engagement is part of the process: “Not at this time, but it’s part of their process,” the mayor said when asked about public input. The mayor also said payment for the contract would come out of “edit” funds (transcript wording), and stated, “I believe for the 6 months is, like, 40,000.” The record contains a separate phrase, “It’s in that $44.79,” that is unclear in context; the board did not provide a different definitive contract total in the meeting record.
Board members moved to approve the Veritas contract and voted by voice; the chair declared the motion carried. No formal amendments or conditions were recorded on the contract in the meeting transcript.
The consultant will inventory facility needs, assess city‑owned properties and other sites, and return recommendations to the board and city staff for next steps. The board did not set a public hearing date for any particular site or proposal during this meeting, and no formal demolition, purchase or construction approvals were taken at this session.
