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Council reinstates Planning & Zoning executive-director role and Drainage Board secretary post

Blackford County Council · January 7, 2026
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Summary

The council voted 6–0 to reinstate the positions of Executive Director of Planning & Zoning and Drainage Board Secretary after the commissioners appointed Sam Dick to the Planning & Zoning executive-director post; Commissioner Dan Borgenheimer requested appointments be excluded from Resolution 2022-R3 and will work with President Beckley on the resolution.

Commissioner Dan Borgenheimer informed the council that Sam Dick has been appointed by the commissioners to serve as Executive Director of Planning & Zoning, which created an open Drainage Board Secretary position. On a motion by Fred Tobey, seconded by Casey Dick, the council voted 6–0 to reinstate both the Executive Director of Planning & Zoning and Drainage Board Secretary positions.

Borgenheimer asked that appointments be excluded from Resolution 2022-R3 and said he and President Beckley will work on the resolution to address that request. The minutes record the reinstatement vote and the commissioner’s request; no additional details about job descriptions or timelines were provided in the meeting record.