Commission approves two event road‑closure permits and asks staff to return with delegation resolution

Joe, representing the County Highway Department, asked the board whether routine right‑of‑way and road‑closure permits could be delegated to the highway office for administrative approval. He said delegating the approvals would help avoid delays when events are scheduled with short notice.

Commissioners approved two permits on the consent motion — one to close roads for a Labor Day celebration and another for a school homecoming parade — and voted to direct staff to return with a resolution to delegate future, noncontroversial permitting authority to the highway superintendent.

The board asked staff to bring a draft resolution back at a subsequent meeting so that routine requests (bike rides, community celebrations) could be handled administratively unless an item was controversial and required commission review.