Drain Commissioner
William R. Byl, Drain Commissioner
1500 Scribner NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Phone: (616) 336-3688
Fax: (616) 336-3575
Mission Statement
The mission of the Kent County Drain Commissioner’s office is to improve and maintain stormwater drainage for the public health, safety, convenience, and welfare of the citizens of Kent County and also to be an effective and efficient steward of our natural and fiscal resources.
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Overview
The County Drain Commissioner is elected to a four-year term to perform a number of duties assigned by State law. The office of the Drain Commissioner is responsible for the administration of the State Drain Code as it applies to the receipt of petitions for the establishment, improvement or maintenance of over 533 miles of County Drain and 356 stormwater detention ponds in Kent County. Under the Subdivision Control Act, this office reviews stormwater plans for all plats developed within the County and maintains records on over 1,800 developments. Other duties include the administration of 19 court established lake levels under the Lake Level Act, participation in the NPDES Phase II program, participation on lake improvement boards, maintenance of the GIS system as it pertains to County Drains and the resolution of citizen complaints and stromwater concerns.
In 2008, the office worked with FEMA and the State of Michigan to complete the creation of a flood storage shelf along York Creek where three flood prone homes had been removed. The drain office also opened up several agricultural drains which were flooding farmland, and performed maintenance on a number of intra-county and inter- county drains in rural areas of the county. Currently this office is actively developing a project to solve flooding of homes along the Waters Drain, meeting with neighbors and local government to solve flooding problems in the Shawmut Hills area of Grand Rapids, undertaking a project to address the erosion of the stream bed and banks of the Black Creek Inter-County Drain which is causing the sedimentation of Lincoln Lake.
Goals
- Administer the Drain Code (Act 40, PA of 1956) as it pertains to the establishment a • nd maintenance of drains in Kent County
- Administer the Subdivision Control Act (Act 288, PA of 1967) as it applies to stormwater management
- Administer Inland Lake Levels under Part 307 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (Part 307, Act 451, PA of 1994) as it pertains to the establishment and maintenance of lake levels in Kent County
2009 Adopted Uses: $688,718
2009 Adopted Revenues: $95,393
Selected Performance Measures
Performance Measure |
2006 Actual |
2007 Actual |
2008 Actual |
2000 Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of drain permit request processed within 2 days | 100.00% |
90.00% |
95.00% |
90.00% |
| Percent of complaints/requests resolved within 90 days | 95.00% |
97.19% |
98.00% |
90.00% |
| Percent of responses to complaints/requests within 2 days | 75.00% |
90.35% |
90.00% |
90.00% |
| Drainage problems resolved | 95 |
104 |
150 |
120 |
| Drain permit applications reviewed | 48 |
33 |
25 |
30 |
| Average number of drainage problems addressed per technical employee | 40 |
37 |
38 |
40 |
Department History of Uses
| Uses | 2006 Actual |
2007 Actual |
2008 Adopted |
2009 Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel | $339,615 | $449,633 | $476,686 | $475,107 |
| Commodities | 17,342 | 21,589 | 14,719 | 14,719 |
| Contractual | 99,673 | 114,693 | 113,761 | 122,999 |
| Operating Capital | 36,072 | 8,761 | 4,500 | 3,700 |
| Special Projects | 125,311 | 526,030 | 70,166 | 72,193 |
| Total Uses | $618,013 | $1,120,706 | $679,832 | $688,718 |
| Personnel FTE | 7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Significant Budget Issues
There are no significant budget issues to report.
History of Uses (in millions)
