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Boone County council tables assessor reappropriations, directs new bids on RFP
Summary
Councilors voted to table reappropriations tied to the assessor's reassessment work and directed the assessor to solicit new bids for a narrowed real-property RFP; county counsel said contracts must follow statutory DLGF procedures.
Unidentified Speaker 1 proposed that the assessor solicit fresh bids limited to real-property reassessment work and that commissioners hold a special meeting before their next regular meeting to consider any resulting contract. "I would like to propose that the assessor go out and obtain new bids on the existing RFP," the speaker said during discussion of reappropriations for the assessor's office.
The move followed concerns about the prior contract review process. County Attorney Jewel explained the statutory sequence for contracts: once the assessor presents a contract, "the commissioners then give that to the county attorney," and the attorney can only reject a contract if it fails to meet statutory procedures. Jewel said that deficiency was the reason a previous contract was rejected, emphasizing that any submitted contract must conform to statutory and DLGF-required forms.
Councilors discussed timing and logistics for soliciting bids: narrowing the RFP to "real property only," contacting vendors in Indiana, setting short response deadlines, and using a scoring rubric to compare bids on apples-to-apples terms. Council members agreed tabling the reappropriation items would preserve the county's options while the assessor solicits new responses.
On the motion recorded by the council, members voted to table the assessor-related reappropriations and the associated salary-ordinance item. The council recorded ayes from Reiner, Plunkett, Ritchie, Williams, Van Horn, Lamar and Hostetter; the motion carried.
What happens next: the assessor will solicit new bids focused on real-property assessment work; county staff and counsel recommended following the statutory DLGF contract form and involving the county administrator and county attorney to expedite evaluation. If the commissioners reject any recommended contract for procedural reasons, the council said it will reconvene to consider next steps.
Ending: The tabling preserves the funding lines while staff proceeds with a targeted solicitation and a potential special meeting to act on any resulting contract.
