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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS JOINT MEETING With EMS Advisory Council 03/04/2025 at 6:00 p.m. Benton County EOC 213 2nd Ave. Vinton, IA 1. Approval of Agenda 2. Approval of 02/04/2025 meeting minutes 3. Discussion with Benton Co Transport Services 4. Discussion with the First Responders 5. Discuss items needed for FY ’26 budgets for Auditors office 6.

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Vinton Police Department Log for February 17-23, 2025All Charges are subject to review by the Benton County Attorney’s Office. An arrest or criminalcharge is merely an accusation, and the Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty. Intrastate Warrants are issued by Law Enforcement Agencies for crimes happening in their jurisdictions.Zero Adult Arrests the week of February 17-23, 2025One Juvenile Referral for the week of February 17-23, 2025Six Code Enforcement Violations- Junk Vehicles x 3 Junk x 1Parking Violation x 1 Snow Removal x 1 Six Traffic Citations for Offenses were issued the week of February 17-23, 2025Eight Traffic Warnings for Offenses were issued the week of February 17-23, 2025Two Reported Motor Vehicle Accidents for the week of February 17-23, 2025For the Week of February 17-23, 2025–57 complaints/calls for service were handled by the Vinton Police Department.

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There are a total of 1,136 registered voters. A total of 178 ballots were cast or 15.67% of the voters voted. Unofficial results:Urbana City Council - To Fill a Vacancy Ending 2025Randy Johnson 93 Shane Light 85 Urbana City Council - To Fill a Vacancy Ending 2027Scott Huber 117Write-ins 46

NOTICE OF POST-ELECTION AUDIT Pursuant to Code of Iowa Sec. 50.51, the Secretary of State’s Office has ordered a post-election audit of the February 25, 2025 Special City of Urbana Election for the Urbana Precinct. The Benton County Auditor’s Office will conduct this audit on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. The audit will take place in the Auditor’s Office at the Benton County Courthouse on the 2nd floor, 111 E 4th Street, Vinton, IA.

CITY OF VINTONCOUNCIL MEETING AGENDA – FEBRUARY 27, 2025 -- 7:00 PMVINTON CITY HALL, 110 W 3RD STREET, VINTON Watch live at https://www.youtube.com/@CityofVintonIAhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/86741444519; 1-305-224-1968 Webinar ID: 867 4144 45191. Call to order and roll call2. Pledge of Allegiance3. Approve agenda4. Consent Agendaa. Receive & file Council meeting minutes of February 13, 17 & 24, 2025b.

Sixth Week of the 2025 Legislative Session       Week six of the 2025 Legislative Session kept me busy, especially since we are now approaching our first deadline of the year. This deadline has us working hard to get bills through subcommittees and committees. We also had a lot of visitors at the Capitol this week, including Second Amendment supporters, community college students, and health care professionals.

February 20, 2025 The Benton County Board of Supervisors met for a special meeting to participate in a zoom call with Heartland Insurance regarding the property insurance renewals with Supervisors Seeman and Tippett present. Volz was absent. Chairman Seeman called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. at the Benton County Service Center. The purpose of the meeting was to jointly participate in a zoom meeting that Heartland Insurance Risk Pool put on for all members.