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Committee moves bill updating flood control district governance and procurement rules
Summary
House Bill 161 would modernize statutory provisions governing flood control districts, allowing offices outside district boundaries, clarifying meeting schedules and open-meeting requirements, and aligning procurement and compensation-setting with current statute; the committee sent the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
Representative VanderWaide presented House Bill 161, which updates statutes governing flood control districts.
Key changes described in the presentation include allowing a district’s administrative office to be located inside or outside the district, replacing a requirement for monthly meetings with a provision allowing meetings as needed (with written notice), and clarifying that districts must follow the state open-meeting law. The bill also replaces outdated procurement references to align with current procurement statutes and clarifies that board member compensation is set by resolution.
Roger Batt, representing Flood Control District 10, testified on board compensation and said the proposed approach aligns compensation authority with irrigation and drainage districts’ current statutes: the commissioners vote by resolution to set compensation. No opposition testimony was recorded. The committee voted to send House Bill 161 to the House with a due-pass recommendation via voice vote.
