Government : Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 2/2/16

February 2, 2016

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

Moved by Wiley, seconded by Hertle, to approve the minutes of January 26, 2016. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Hertle, seconded by Wiley to approve 22.5 hours of vacation carry-over requested by Lori Siela to be used on her maternity leave. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Board did not appoint member to IRVM Committee as Ben Bonar cancelled to meet with the board.

Board briefly discussed the employee handbook. Supervisor Wiley asked to have the employee handbook put back on the agenda for next week with a time to get more employee participation.

Several members of the Trailblazers ATV Club met with the board to discuss the ATV/UTV Ordinance. The club explained that they travel to Buchanan County and Wisconsin and they would like to keep the money that they are spending other places in Benton County. A copy of the Buchanan County ordinance was presented as a reference. The Board explained to the club that they were waiting to talk to David Downey with the Iowa DNR to see if he could help with the ordinance to keep it somewhat uniform across the state. Supervisor Wiley asked the club if they had any ideas on how to prevent homemade go-carts from being traveled on the gravel roads with this ordinance. The club explained that in order to register an ATV/UTV you have to have a title. You do not receive a title when you purchase go-carts nor would you if you made it yourself. Another option is having the Sheriff’s office issue permits. They would have to inspect the machines in order to issue the permit and you could have specifications in there that would not allow them. The club told the Board that they volunteer to put their own signs up in Buchanan County to help distinguish trails and they would be able to do that in Benton County as well. The club also helps enforce laws for the ATV/UTV ordinance. The Board stated that they would take under consideration the information and comments presented and thanked everyone for their time and input.

The Board continued working on the FY17 budget.

Moved by Hertle, seconded by Wiley, to adjourn. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

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Donald H. Frese, Chairman

ATTEST:

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Gina Edler, Benton County Deputy Auditor