Ward County approves joint powers agreement to take over building permit authority from City of Carpio

5831536 · August 19, 2025

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Summary

Ward County commissioners approved a joint powers agreement with the City of Carpio on Aug. 19 under which Carpio will relinquish its building permit authority and transfer that function to Ward County. The agreement was authorized for signature by the commission chairman.

Noreen Wilkie, director of Tax Equalization, presented a joint powers agreement at the Aug. 19 Ward County Commission meeting under which the City of Carpio will relinquish its building permit authority and transfer that responsibility to Ward County. The commission approved the agreement and authorized the chairman to sign it.

The motion to approve the joint powers agreement was moved by Commissioner Rostad and seconded by Commissioner Schuler; roll call shows Commissioners Rostad, Merritt (by phone), Olson, Schuler and Chair Fjeldahl voting yes. The minutes record no dissent and no additional conditions attached to the authorization for the chairman to sign.

The minutes do not include the text of the agreement or implementation dates; they record only that the City of Carpio is relinquishing building-permit authority and that the commission authorized execution of the joint powers agreement on Aug. 19. For details about the scope of transferred authority, effective dates, or how permit processing will be handled, interested parties should contact Ward County Tax Equalization or the City of Carpio.