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Board hires Hutchison Engineering for county engineering services and appoints Shane Larson as acting county engineer
Summary
Rock Island County approved an engineering services agreement with Hutchison Engineering to provide county engineering support and acting county engineer services, and the board requested IDOT consent to appoint Shane Larson P.E. as Acting County Engineer; the measures passed unanimously.
The board approved a technical-services agreement with Hutchison Engineering to provide engineering support for the county highway department, including acting county engineer services, MFT funding assistance, bridge inspection oversight, and support to townships. The agenda packet listed Hutchison's responsibilities and noted the firm would monitor annual bridge-inspection obligations.
In a related item, the board approved a resolution requesting the Illinois Department of Transportation's consent for the appointment of Shane Larson P.E. as Acting County Engineer following a vacancy caused by the removal/resignation of the prior engineer. The resolution identified the formal statutory procedure (605 ILCS 5/5-204) requiring IDOT consent to appoint an acting county engineer. The board also approved hiring an Engineering Technician III to replace a retiring technician and allow for an overlap training period.
All three items — the Hutchison agreement, the IDOT-consent resolution for the acting engineer appointment, and the technician hire — were approved by roll call votes recorded in the minutes.
