STATE OF INDIANA)

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COUNTY OF CLAY )

Harold Knox convened the January 2, 2001, Drainage Board meeting in the Commissioners' Courtroom at the Clay County Courthouse, at 11:00 A.M. Drainage Board members attending the meeting were Mitch Chalos, Ruth Miller, Attorney Fritz Modesitt, Clay County Surveyor Charles Brown, and Clay County Auditor Bill Morthland, who made a record of the proceedings, to wit:

IN THE MATTER OF A DRAINAGE BOARD ORDINANCE

The State of Indiana requires all cities, towns, and counties in the state to pass a drainage ordinance. The City of Brazil has done so, and Mayor Crabb explained the City of Brazil Drainage Ordinance to the Commissioners. He told of the Indiana Department of Transportation plans for rebuilding U.S. 40 from East to West in the City of Brazil and how they are starting to tackle some of the drainage problems. The State put in a retention pond by the old viaduct on south SR 59. The City of Brazil put in a retention pond at Forrest Park. There will be a pond put in on South Murphy Avenue and eventually drain water will be diverted to the two ponds at the City's Craig Park. Clay County will have to pass a drainage ordinance as required by Indiana Code 36-9-28.5. Mayor Crabb offered the City of Brazil's Drainage Ordinance to Clay County at no charge. Obviously, there will have to be modifications made to adopt this ordinance for the county. Both White and Hamilton Counties have passed similar versions of the same ordinance. Mark Whitman, of Samuel Moore & Associates, who prepared the City Ordinance advises that the costs to revamp the ordinance for Clay County should be minimal. After considerable discussion, Clay County Surveyor Charles Brown who is a member of Clay County Drainage Board, made a motion to request the sum of $1500.00 from the Clay County Council at its meeting in February to be used to pursue the creation of a Clay County Drainage Board Ordinance as required by IC 36- 9-28.5, and for the costs of advertising the Ordinance. Mitch Chalos seconded the motion. Buddy Knox, Ruth Miller, Fritz Modesitt, and Bill Morthland all voted in favor of the motion.

This concluded drainage board business for this meeting. Ruth Miller made a motion to adjourn the drainage board meeting that was seconded by Mitch Chalos and Harold Knox adjourned the drainage board meeting and reconvened the Commissioners Meeting.

Harold E. Knox, President

Mitch Chalos, Member

Ruth Miller, Member

County Surveyor Charles Brown, Member

Attorney Fritz Modesitt, Member

Attest:

W. E. Morthland, Clay County Auditor, Secretary