Government : Benton County Board of Supervisor meeting minutes, March 1

March 1, 2016

The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with all members present. The chair called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

Unless otherwise noted, all actions were approved unanimously.

Wiley moved/Hertle seconded: Approve minutes of February 23, 2016. Motion Carried.

Hertle moved/Wiley seconded: Approve part time Reserve Officer, Paul McIntire at $21.01 an hour and part time Food Service/Custodial Denise Follman at $11.49 an hour effective March 1, 2016. Motion carried.

Engineer discussed vacating a street/ alley in Watkins per a residents request. It is a 30 foot wide strip from the west edge of the pavement of Watkins to the east of vacated Turner Street, approximately 360 feet in total length. The alley is 16 feet running north and south between the Block. No action was taken.

Supervisor Wiley had to leave the meeting at 9:30 a.m.

Steve Meyer presented the board with a hard copy of the finalized Hazardous Mitigation Plan that FEMA approved on 2/16/16.

The Sheriff Fry Memorial Committee presented the Board with their ideas to Honor the late Sheriff Leland A. Fry who was shot and killed while in office due to his brave and selfless act of protecting the citizens of Benton County. Unfortunately, decades have gone by without a public acknowledgement of this. With the guidance of Sheriff Fry’s descendants and a group of county residents, members of the Peace Officers Association and the Historical Preservation Committee together formed the Sheriff Fry Memorial Committee. The goal is to help raise funds for a bronze bust of Sheriff Fry and an accompanied display telling the story of what happened that day in 1938. Members of the committee present were: Dave Thompson, Brian Parr, Jeff Rains (grandson of Sheriff Fry), Judy Brahm, Peggy Schott, Russ Glime and Gary Benson.

Thompson described this as being a 3 prong project. 1. There will be the bronze bust and stone pedestal. 2. Scrapbook made by Hazel Fry documenting the story of Leland Fry. The committee is hoping to make copies of this to sell for part of the fundraising. 3. Museum quality display case to be placed on the first floor of the courthouse with pictures, texts and artifacts to help tell the story. Parr described the process of how the bronze bust is made and assured them it will last for years to come.

Hertle moved/Frese seconded: To approve of the Sheriff Fry Memorial Project and give permission for the committee to use the Courthouse for such displays. Motion carried.

Hertle moved/Frese seconded: To adjourn. Motion carried.

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Donald H. Frese, Chairman

ATTEST:

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Hayley Rippel, Benton County Deputy Auditor