Marion County Commission might grow by two members in January, depending on how the November election goes.
Commissioners at Friday’s meeting passed the decision unanimously, cancelling the need for chairman Dianne Novak to circulate a petition.
If the resolution passes in November, commissioners will have until Jan. 1 to restructure county districts with balanced populations.
“I believe the voters in the county want to decide that,” commissioner Kent Becker said.
If the county expands the commission, it cannot change district numbers for four years.
“It feels like the further away you get from Marion, the more you find people who want to go to a five-member board,” commissioner Randy Dallke said.
(Read more: Marion County RECORD)