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Auditor of State Rob Sand today released the fiscal year 2024 Statements of Auditing Standards (SAS) 122 letter, a required document on the internal controls of Iowa’s finances, and a review of its financial integrity.  It includes six material weaknesses, three of which relate to Iowa’s school voucher program.  A material weakness is a deficiency or combination of deficiencies in internal controls of financial reporting that are significant enough to result in a material misstatement of the entity’s financial integrity.

February 25, 2025The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Seeman, Tippett and Volz present. Chairman Seeman called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. at the Benton County Service Center. Members of the public are invited to join in during open session or watch the livestream at https://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowa.

On Thursday, February 27th, both chambers in the Iowa Legislature debated and passed Senate File 418, which makes changes to the Iowa Code for the Civil Rights Act. Governor Kim Reynolds signed the bill into law on Friday.The rights of Iowans need to be protected. Having Gender Identity as a protected class had problems protecting women. In 2022, the legislature passed, and Gov.

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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING March 4, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Service Center Conference Room 811 D Ave. Vinton, IA ** Agenda is not printed in any particular order; only time-specific items will be addressed at certain times https://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowa 1. 9:00 A.M. Call to Order 2. Approve minutes 3. Approve Agenda 4.

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.