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Circle Lake Improvement District asks Rice County to draft measure to expand board
Summary
Circle Lake Improvement District representatives asked the Rice County Board to direct staff to prepare a resolution to increase the district's board from seven to nine members to address workload and upcoming turnover; legal staff advised the change requires commissioner approval and staff will bring a resolution to a future meeting.
Dean Sunderland, representing the Circle Lake Improvement District, asked commissioners to authorize staff to draft a resolution to expand the district board from seven to nine members, saying the workload and pending departures make additional members necessary. "The Circle Lake Improvement District would like to expand the size of its board from 7 to 9," Sunderland said, noting the district was established by a 2019 order that currently sets membership at seven.
County legal staff (identified in the transcript as Owen) told the board that statute and the original order require the commissioners to approve any change in board size and that a formal resolution would be brought forward for adoption if the commission grants direction. Commissioners signaled consensus to direct staff to prepare a resolution for a future meeting rather than taking immediate action.
Next steps: Legal staff will draft a resolution for commissioner consideration at a future meeting; if the board approves that measure it would change the established membership from seven to nine as requested.
