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Council approves interlocal to accept township surplus road funding created by state measure
Summary
A county trustee explained a state measure that would allow trustees to allocate 30% of unrestricted year-end surplus to township road projects; the council voted to forgo additional readings and approved the interlocal and resolution language for the county to participate.
A trustee told the council about a state-level measure—described in the meeting as "resolution 14 61"—that allows trustees to move 30% of year-end unrestricted surplus into a road and infrastructure fund for use within a trustee’s township.
The trustee said the measure effectively provides an additional revenue source for local road and infrastructure work and noted allocation complexities when city and township boundaries overlap. The trustee said he planned to split funds 50/50 when township territory overlapped with city limits. Council members discussed forgoing the 2nd and 3rd readings because the item had already been presented at a recent commissioners meeting and moved to approve the interlocal agreement and the resolution language presented; the council recorded the motions and voted to adopt the interlocal/resolution at the meeting.
The trustee said the state board of accounts would review local lists of proposed projects and authorize distribution if the trustee board approves them. Council members asked for project lists and the trustee said he would collect those from county and city public-works staff and return to his board for approval.
