Otago Regional Council organisers said details had yet to be finalised, but further discussions were planned and it was likely that public meetings would be held again in Mosgiel and Henley.
Council chairman Stephen Woodhead said last week's two council-organised meetings were reasonably well attended and ''very constructive - good constructive feedback''.
ORC natural hazards manager Jean-Luc Payan gave full briefings on the weather background and how Taieri flood control and drainage systems performed.
Sixty people attended a meeting at the Coronation Hall, Mosgiel, on Tuesday night, with ORC staff and councillors present as well as Dunedin City Council (DCC) staff.
Twenty people attended a second meeting, at Henley
on Wednesday.
The February discussions would begin the ''information sharing'' linked to developing the council's next proposed long-term plan, and would include responses to some matters raised at the recent meetings, Mr Woodhead said.
Mr Payan said historical Taieri flood events had reached similar or higher rainfall levels, but July's rain had fallen more quickly and intensely than before.
ORC engineering, hazards and science director Gavin Palmer said in an interview the two meetings had provided ''useful feedback'' and the overall flood control measures had performed as intended.
The idea of having a permanent generator ready to run at the Waipori pump station was being considered as part of the ORC's investigations, organisers said.
At the Henley meeting, some people queried what they termed the failure of that pump station because of a network power outage during the flood and no generator linked up at the time.
Mr Payan said one of the most surprising things was how quickly and intensely the deluge had fallen.
Historical floods on the Taieri had similar or higher rainfall levels but none fell at this year's rate, he said.
Henley residents were particularly concerned about the way rates were spread across the Taieri, and who benefited from the flood and drainage systems.
One person suggested ''everybody is benefiting'' and asked if flood and drainage scheme costs should be ''shared more evenly'' in future.
-Additionally reported by Samuel White
