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DeWitt County Board Approves Increase in Marina Chairperson's Authority to Authorize Maintenance Repairs

The DeWitt County Board discussed and ultimately approved the Marina Committee Chair's ability to authorize maintenance repairs from $5,000 to $10,000.

 

DeWitt County Board Chair Dan Matthews, who also serves as the Marina Committee Chairperson, indicates to the Board this is a measure to expedite issues at the Marina that need to be addressed.

 

 

Board members wondered why the Marina Chair needed the increase from $5,000 to $10,000. Melanie Tilley pressed Matthews he needed more than $5,000 in expenses to be approved. Matthews says he just wants to keep things moving at the Marina.

 

 

Matthews contends there's nothing on the books on how to approve emergency situations on short notice. Brian Riddle also points out this isn't going to be an issue of the Marina Chair finding $10,000 to spend each month but Tilley insisted there was already a process in place for those occurrences. 

 

 

Tilley also brought up the fact the motion was for 'general maintenance' expenses and not specifically for emergencies. State's Attorney Dan Markwell offered clarity on what an emergency expense should be.

 

 

The board moved to have the provision of "general maintenance" removed from the ordinance but ultimately approved giving the Marina Chairperson up to $10,000 to approve repairs at the Marina. 

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