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Stormwater advisory committee recommends dissolution as county staff assume program duties
Summary
Dave Carter told commissioners the Stormwater Technical Advisory Committee voted unanimously to recommend its own dissolution because county staff now have the capacity and experience to manage stormwater programs; the board later placed the committee dissolution on the consent agenda for action.
Dave Carter, chair of the Stormwater Technical Advisory Committee, gave the committee's annual report to the Polk County Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 18 and recommended the panel be dissolved because the county’s stormwater program has matured and staff are now positioned to manage work directly.
"We are successfully meeting our NPDES requirements," Carter said, summarizing monitoring and regulatory compliance work and pointing to grants that have funded the program at roughly a 10‑to‑1 ratio versus county tax dollars. He told commissioners the committee unanimously recommended dissolution after 13 years of service so staff could continue the work without the advisory body.
Commissioners thanked the advisory members for years of volunteer service and staff confirmed the dissolution recommendation had been placed on the consent agenda (referenced as R13) for board action. The consent agenda passed; no separate vote was taken on the committee outside the consent action. Carter and staff stood for questions about water‑quality projects, street sweeping and active and planned grant‑funded work.
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