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Surveyor’s office to audit watersheds; attorney says parcel splits need not trigger new hearings
Summary
Allen County Surveyor Michael Fruchey told the board his office will audit watersheds to correct assessment errors; board attorney Mike Hoffman advised that splits of parcels previously assessed at public hearing do not necessarily require a new hearing.
Allen County Surveyor Michael Fruchey told the Drainage Board the surveyor’s office is beginning an internal audit of watersheds to clean up assessments that have become inaccurate due to property splits and other changes. Fruchey said the county’s Drain Code recommends audits every two years but cautioned that conducting audits on that schedule may be infeasible without better software or resources. "Drain Code says to audit drains every 2 years but he was not sure if that was feasible," the minutes record.
Board Attorney Mike Hoffman addressed the procedural implications of corrections tied to parcel splits: if the original parent parcel went through a public hearing and was assessed, splitting that parcel does not automatically require a new public hearing to adjust assessments on the split parcels, Hoffman said. The board noted the discussion; the item was recorded as noted rather than acted upon at the meeting.
