Board forwards several appointments and seeks nominees for open drainage district seats
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Summary
The board moved multiple nominations to the full board for final approval, confirming nominees for an ambulance oversight committee and two drainage districts while several district seats remain open.
During the legislative session the board voted to forward several committee and drainage-district appointments to the full board for approval. The board also noted open seats for the Island Grove Drainage District and Saint Francis Township Drainage District and asked staff to research residency or ownership requirements for nominees.
The board moved to forward the appointment of Ron Will to the ambulance oversight committee to the full board; the motion carried by voice vote. The nomination of Larry Probst for the Lucas Township Drainage District was forwarded to the full board and carried by voice vote. The board also forwarded Kevin Miller—or the South Island Drainage District.
Board members asked staff to confirm whether nominees must live in the county or within district boundaries and whether property ownership suffices. Members mentioned that one potential appointee, Kevin Elder, owns property but lives in a neighboring county. The board agreed to research statutory or ordinance residency requirements and to seek nominees for the open Island Grove seat.
No election or final appointment to the Island Grove seat occurred at the meeting; several members said they would contact potential nominees and return with names. The board also discussed that some drainage districts meet infrequently and that several nominations represent routine governance housekeeping rather than emergency action.