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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING September 28, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Benton County Board of Supervisors Room ** Agenda is not printed in any particular order; only time specific items will be addressed at certain timeshttps://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowa1. 9:00 A.M. Call to Order 2. 9:02 A.M. Melinda Schoettmer RE: Approve tax abatements on parcels 190-11210 & 190-11220 3.

In Person or via Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83144075221?pwdVmN4TEpHVFN6SWRZcXVSQ0lBcTNwdz09Meeting ID: 831 4407 5221 Pass Code: XF4LzGMonday, September 20, 2021 7:00 p.m.Central Office Board Room, 1502 C Ave. Vinton, Iowa 523491. Call to Order2. Roll Call/Pledge of Allegiance3. Receive Visitors/Audience Comments4. Administrator Reports5. Superintendent Report6.

Iowa jr. & sr. high school students:The Iowa Senate, House of Representatives, and Legislative Services Agency invite Iowa high school juniors and seniors to apply for Page positions for the 2022 session of the Iowa General Assembly. Serving as a legislative page is a great opportunity for students.Here is a link https://www.legis.iowa.gov/careers to the online application.

At Tuesday's Supervisor's meeting, a topic that had been buzzing around Vinton the week in the county departments was whether or not the county was going to mandate COVID vaccines. Talking to people who are county employees, there was some concern if this was going to be the case. Supervisor Rick Primmer clarified the issue at the meeting under Reports.

CITY OF VINTONCOUNCIL WORK SESSION – SEPTEMBER 23, 20216:00 PMhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/824961922601-646-558-8656 or 1-301-715-8592 or 1-312-626-6799Webinar ID: 824 9619 2260AGENDA1. Presentation from Happy Time Child Development CenterCOUNCIL MEETING AGENDA - SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 -- 7:00 PMhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/824961922601-646-558-8656 or 1-301-715-8592 or 1-312-626-6799Webinar ID: 824 9619 22601.

All Charges are subject to review by The Benton County Attorney's Office. An arrest or criminal charge 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.Adult ArrestsNoneJuvenile Referrals NoneThree Citations for Offenses were issued for the Week of September 13 - 19, 2021, for No Valid Driver's License, Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability and New Title/Registration Transfer Violation.

A man who received almost $17,000 in fraudulently obtained CARES Act unemployment funds was sentenced on September 20, 2021, to five months in federal prison. Larry Neal Wells, age 63, from Center Point, Iowa, received the prison term after an April 5, 2021 guilty plea to one count of wire fraud. Information from sentencing and a plea agreement showed that Wells received $16,978 in unemployment funds to which he was not entitled from the states of Maine and New York.

Several have asked about the 2nd Amendment Sanctuary County declaration that was placed on the agenda of the Benton County Board of Supervisor's meeting for this week. The proposed declaration is below. If you'd like to watch the discussion live, it is at the beginning of this recording. To watch click here. The Benton County Sheriff handed out his paperwork to the supervisors at the beginning of the meeting at 9:00 a.