Commissioners adopt resolution 2025-9 and forward request to county council to consider joint resolution

The Marshall County Board of Commissioners adopted Resolution 2025-9 at a special session Aug. 20 and voted to forward the adopted resolution to the county council for consideration of a joint resolution.

A commissioner introduced the resolution and the board made a motion and second to adopt “Resolution 2025-9 as presented.” The chair called for the question; commissioners answered “Aye,” and the chair declared the motion carried.

During discussion, a commissioner read from the Indiana Constitution, Article I, Section 1, stating in part, “We declare that all power is inherent in the people and that all free governments are and a right ought to be founded on their authority and instituted for their peace, safety, and well-being,” and said that was a reason for acting. That same speaker said one of the board's primary concerns was that an unelected board has powers including eminent domain and the ability to impose fees within its district without apparent checks and balances.

A commissioner moved to forward the adopted resolution to the county council and request that the council consider joining the resolution; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The board closed the special session after the votes.

The transcript does not identify the specific board targeted for dissolution, nor does it specify statutory citations establishing that board beyond the general constitutional reference cited during remarks. Commissioners described concerns about accountability for an unelected entity with powers affecting county residents, including eminent domain and fee-setting authority. The board did not record a roll-call vote or provide a recorded tally in the transcript; votes were taken by voice and recorded as “Aye.”