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Daviess County establishes Drainage Advisory Board amid debate over 2012 storm-water policy
Summary
The fiscal court approved Resolution 08-2026 to create a Daviess County Drainage Advisory Board; commissioners and a public commenter questioned whether the new board supersedes or duplicates a 2012 storm-water maintenance policy and asked how past work will be preserved.
The Daviess County Fiscal Court on April 30 approved Resolution 08-2026 to create a Drainage Advisory Board charged with advising the court on flood abatement priorities and drainage projects.
Counsel explained the resolution would authorize the judge executive to appoint board members and allow the advisory body to meet as directed by the court. Commissioner Marksberry and others asked whether the new language removed references to an earlier countywide drainage improvement program and whether that would limit the board’s ability to work alongside existing storm-water maintenance efforts.
Public commenter Daryl Chan urged the court to delay the vote and asked that the public be given time to review previously passed documents. Counsel and the judge said legal staff had reviewed the historic record and advised that the 2012 storm-water maintenance policy "supersedes all prior resolutions or programs and policies regarding storm water maintenance and drainage," but that the work done under prior boards would remain in place and would be built upon rather than discarded. Counsel summarized the 2012 policy as providing criteria for the county engineer to determine eligibility for county assistance and referencing recorded maintenance easements by adjoining landowners.
Commissioner Condonder asked whether section five, which references repeal and replacement of prior agreements, meant prior boards were being dissolved; counsel said the section "does repeal and replace all prior resolutions regarding drainage advisory groups" but that the prior boards’ work would remain. Marksberry asked for clarity to ensure the new board would have the direction and autonomy needed to address recurring flooding on county roads; several commissioners noted budgeted funds in the proposed FY2027 budget to address drainage needs.
The court voted to approve the resolution and directed the judge executive to place appointments on future agendas. No formal changes to the 2012 storm-water maintenance policy were made at the meeting.
