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County board authorizes withdrawal from Whitewater Joint Powers Board amid watershed plan overlap
Summary
A Soil and Water Conservation District representative told the board the Whitewater Joint Powers Board has overlapping responsibilities and declining distinct funding, and the board voted to terminate and withdraw from the agreement and return unexpended funds to contributors.
A representative speaking for the Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) asked the board to terminate and withdraw from the Whitewater Joint Powers Board agreement, explaining the board was established in 1987 to handle erosion, sedimentation and flooding projects and that recent work overlaps with the One Watershed One Plan process.
"The Whitewater Joint Powers Board was established in 1987... And over the years, they've done some very good projects," the presenter said, but added that recent funding streams and grants have moved into other plans and that "a lot of overlap" now exists. He told the board that, if dissolved, the group would cooperate to allocate any unexpended funds and redistribute them to contributing entities.
A motion to terminate and withdraw from the Whitewater Joint Powers Board agreement was moved and seconded, and the board approved the action by voice vote. Staff said the resolution will be taken back to SWCD and county boards for their approvals where necessary.
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