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Wright County and Hamilton County trustees approve 2025 joint drainage assessments, authorize repairs up to $15,000
Summary
Wright County trustees signed off on 2025 joint drainage district assessments with Hamilton County and approved a memorandum of understanding establishing procedures for joint drainage district repairs and authorizing trustees to perform repairs up to $15,000.
Wright County trustees, meeting by conference call with Hamilton County trustees on March 24, approved joint drainage district assessments for 2025 and a memorandum of understanding to establish procedures for joint repairs.
The minutes record two assessments presented during the conference call. For Joint Drainage District 61 Right 99 (Hamilton), the total levy listed was $4,961.22, with Hamilton County’s share recorded as $1,467.03. For Joint Drainage District 79 Right and 144 Hunter (joint between counties), the total levy listed was $27,199.99, with Wright County’s share recorded as $8,180.29. The board approved those assessments by motion.
Trustees also approved a memorandum of understanding to establish procedures for joint drainage-district repairs that, as recorded, authorizes county trustees to carry out repairs up to $15,000 without convening a joint meeting. Several trustees discussed the exact wording to ensure the minutes and MOU clearly reflect that authority and debated whether the minutes should say “county trustees” or “drainage trustees.” The administrator said she would adjust the language in the document to be clear.
Present on the conference call were Hamilton County supervisors Mary Clawson, April Ealy and Rick Young; Wright County trustees present in the room and recorded in the minutes included Dean Cluse (listed as the moving trustee in the motion), Cloos/Cloze (variations in the record), Rick Rasmussen (chair), Lynn Lukes, Ashley Bosch and Betty Ellis. The motion to approve the assessments was moved by Wright County (Dean Cluse) and seconded by Hamilton County (Mary Clawson). The MOU motion was moved by Wright County (Dean Cluse) and seconded by Hamilton County (Mary Clawson).
Why it matters
Joint drainage districts span county lines and require intercounty coordination for repairs and assessments. The approved MOU sets a procedural threshold for repairs and clarifies how costs are assessed between Wright and Hamilton counties.
What’s next
County administrators will finalize signatures on the memorandum and post the drainage minutes to the county website. Trustees noted there were no drainage claims needing payment at this meeting.
