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Warrick County drainage board flags surveyor vacancy; commissioners may appoint interim deputy under state law
Summary
Board members noted both the county surveyor and deputy positions are vacant; speakers cited Indiana Code 3‑13‑11‑13 as giving commissioners authority to appoint an interim or deputy surveyor to keep the office functioning.
The Warrick County Drainage Board discussed a vacancy in the county surveyor’s office at the Nov. 10 meeting. Members said the county currently lacks both a surveyor and a deputy surveyor following the surveyor’s resignation.
One speaker referenced Indiana Code 3‑13‑11‑13 when explaining that the board of commissioners may appoint an interim or deputy surveyor in a vacancy to ensure the office continues to function and to allow plats and signatures to be processed. "It talks about filling vacancies...it gives the Board of County Commissioners the authority...to possibly appoint someone until a person is assumed to qualify," the speaker said while citing the statute.
Board members encouraged bringing the matter to the next commissioners meeting so the commissioners can consider appointing a deputy or interim official; no formal appointment was made at the drainage board meeting.
What happens next: a commissioner must raise the appointment at the commissioners' meeting; board staff offered to assist the appointee with transition and operations until the vacancy is filled.
