Government : Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes May 24, 2016

May 24, 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.

Hertle moved/ Wiley seconded: Approve minutes of May 17, 2016. Motion Carried.

Wiley moved/ Hertle seconded: Approve payment of checks numbered 219098 through 219270, payroll checks numbered 138729 through 138756, and ACH deposits numbered 27509 through 27643, vendor checks numbered 219099 through 219103. Motion carried.

Dana Burmeister, Benton County Transportation Director discussed hiring a full time driver for FY17 and also the ECICOG FY17 Contract.

Hertle moved/Wiley seconded: Approve East Central Iowa Council of Government (ECICOG) FY17 Purchase of service contract. Motion carried.

Wiley moved/Hertle seconded: Authorize Chairman to sign the Indemnification and Hold Harmless Agreement for the ICIT team to do their Technology review of Benton County’s network. Motion carried.

Hertle moved/Wiley seconded: Approve use of the Courthouse Lawn by the Vinton Park and Rec Department on Thursday, June 23, 2016 and also on Saturday, October 29, 2016. Motion carried.

Wiley moved/Hertle seconded: Approve proposal letter for mailing to Benton County Realtors for the sale of the DHS building. Motion carried.

Wiley moved/Hertle seconded: Accept Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center FY 15 Audit. Motion carried.

Judy Funk of Heartland Insurance Risk Pool met with the board to discuss the county’s insurance renewal. Funk explained how the premiums for FY17 were calculated as well as the county’s current insurance coverage. Funk gave an overview of the Heartland Insurance Risk Pool and its governance. Moved by Hertle, seconded by Frese, to enter into and authorize the chair to sign the Client Authorization to Bind Coverage and the Client Confirmation of Schedules and Exposures with Heartland Insurance Risk Pool for insurance coverage for July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Justin Birker, Courthouse Maintenance discussed work that needs to be done on the dome and also some stone repair of the courthouse. The bids received were as follows:

Renaissance Roofing-$184,866.00

Janssen Waterproofing, Inc. -$22,100

Wiley Moved/Hertle seconded: Accept bid from Janssen Waterproofing, Inc. for dome and stone repair in the amount of $22,100 to be done on the courthouse before the end of the calendar year. Motion carried.

The Engineer discussed an alley in Watkins, but no action was taken.

Bids were received for HMA resurfacing south of Urbana as follows:

Pelling, L.L. Co, Inc.-$1,719,668.60

Mathy Construction Company-$1,828,396.41

Hertle moved/Wiley seconded: Accept bid with Pelling, L.L. Co, Inc. for $1,719,668. 60 for HMA resurfacing for Project #06-C006-105. Motion carried.

The ICIT Team made up of volunteering technology professionals from other Iowa Counties, introduced themselves to the Board. They gave a brief overview of the work they would be doing while in our courthouse and also answered questions. The team consisted of: Eric Guth, Micah Van Maanen, Michelle Fields, Derek Olson and Joel Rohne.

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

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Donald H. Frese, Chairman

ATTEST:

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Hayley Rippel, Benton County Deputy Auditor