The Johnson County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 1 to amend Title 8, Article 9 of the county code to give the drainage board authority to recognize certain watershed areas by survey and study via resolution rather than by repeated ordinance updates. Greg Cantwell, identified in the record as Johnson County surveyor, told the board the change will allow the drainage board to accept identified watershed areas through resolution, streamlining the process for future, similar designations.

Cantwell said the amendment adds a new section to the code that permits the drainage board, following survey and technical study, to determine watershed areas and forward those designations by resolution to the board. "This is an amendment, to the... it's part of the cove," Cantwell said while explaining the technical and procedural rationale. The board moved to approve the amendment and carried the motion on voice vote.

The transcript notes the change was discussed in prior meetings in connection with watershed regulation but does not include the ordinance text or localized mapping data. The amendment was presented as a procedural improvement to reduce the need for recurring ordinance language when similar watershed determinations are required in the future.