Government : Benton County Board of Supervisors minutes 7/30/13

July 30, 2013

The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular adjourned session with Supervisors Frese and Hertle present. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m.

Moved by Hertle, seconded by Frese, to approve the minutes of July 22, 2013. Both members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Marc Greenlee, Land Use Administrator, presented an application requesting a farm exemption in accordance with the Benton County Agricultural Land Use Preservation Ordinance. The applicant, Justin Nolan, is requesting the exemption to allow for the construction of a single-family residence on a parcel generally described as being located in the NW1/4 of 24-83-11. Nolan is currently involved in a farming operation – owning and operating more than 260 acres in a corn/soybean rotation. Moved by Hertle, seconded by Frese, to approve a farm exemption under the Benton County Agricultural Land Use Preservation Ordinance on a parcel located in the NW1/4 of 24-83-11 for a single family residence as the applicant is involved in a farming operation. Both members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

The time of 9:15 a.m. having arrived, and this being the time and date set for public hearing on gifting a vacated alley to the City of Norway, the board took up the matter for consideration. The auditor advised that notice of the hearing had been published in the official newspapers of Benton County in accordance with law. No comment, either for or against, had been filed prior to this hearing. There were five interested persons in attendance – all supported gifting the property to the City of Norway.

Moved by Hertle, seconded by Frese, to adopt Resolution #13-70, FINDING OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND

DISPOSING OF AN INTEREST IN COUNTY OWNED REAL PROPERTY BY GIFT. Voting aye were Frese and Hertle. Nays none. Motion carried.

Moved by Hertle, seconded by Frese, to adopt Resolution #13-71 and #13-72, ABATEMENT OF TAX. Voting aye were Frese and Hertle. Nays none. Motion carried.

Moved by Hertle, seconded by Frese, to appoint Dr. Margaret Mangold to the Benton County Public Health Board, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Dr. Mark Dearden. Both members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Hertle, seconded by Frese, to set November 5, 2013, as the date for a special countywide election for the purpose of filling the vacancy in the Benton County Supervisor District 1 position created by the resignation of Jason Sanders. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Hertle, seconded by Frese, to adjourn. Both members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

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Donald H. Frese, Vice- Chairman

ATTEST: _________________________________

Jill Marlow, Auditor