Government : Benton County Board of Supervisors meeting minutes, Aug. 23

August 23, 2016

See a list of claims approved for payment during this meeting HERE.

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. Unless otherwise noted, all actions were approved unanimously.

Hertle moved/ Wiley seconded: To approve the minutes of Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Motion carried.

Wiley moved/Hertle seconded: Approve payment of checks numbered 220319 through 220458, payroll checks numbered 138931 through 138952, and ACH deposits numbered 28439 through 28572, vendor checks numbered 220459 through 220464. Motion carried.

Hertle moved/Wiley seconded: Approval of the IT/GIS job description. Motion carried.

Wiley moved/Hertle seconded: To approve advertising to hire for the IT/GIS Director. Motion carried.

Wiley moved/Hertle seconded: To approve hiring of part-time correctional officer Rita Devenney in the Sheriff’s office at $13.56 an hour effective August 23, 2016. Motion carried.

Wiley moved/Hertle seconded: To approve Resolution #16-68, abatement of taxes. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION #16-68

WHEREAS, the City of Walford acquired property and was given the appropriate notice of the taxes due; and

WHEREAS, the City of Walford has failed to pay said tax; and

WHEREAS, the City of Walford has requested that the tax be abated;

WHEREAS, Iowa Code 445.63 provides that the board of supervisors shall abate the tax if the governing body fails to immediately pay the tax,

IT IS THEREFORE RESOLVED that the 2015 tax against parcel # 260-04300in the total amount of $1,400.00 are hereby abated in full pursuant to Iowa Code 445.63. The treasurer is directed to strike the amount due from the county system.

Dated this 23rd day of August 2016.

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Donald H. Frese, Chairman

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Todd Wiley

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Terry Hertle

ATTEST:

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Hayley Rippel, Deputy Benton County Auditor

Wiley moved/Hertle seconded: To approve use of the courthouse lawn for Boomfest on August 27, 2016. Waiving the 2 week requirement notice that is stated on the application. Motion carried.

More discussion was had regarding the county maintenance shed within Urbana city limits. Mayor Duane Eldred, Jackie Michael and Trent Kremer were present along with the Engineer. They shared a proposal for concrete reconstruction prepared by Hall and Hall Engineering a few years ago. Supervisors were not against paying their fair share of the assessment.

Wiley moved/Hertle seconded: To Allocate 34% of the new estimated bid for 129 ½ feet of Benton County’s property frontage in Urbana not to exceed $22,000. Motion carried.

Hertle Moved/Wiley seconded: To Approve utility permit for East Central Iowa REC in section 14 of Harrison Township. Motion carried.

Bids were accepted as follows for bridge replacement /box culvert project FM-CO06(62)—55-06:

Iowa Bridge & Culvert, L.C. $176,659.85

K Construction, Inc. $207,979.57

Ricklefs Excavating, LTD. $211,984.80

Taylor Construction Co., Inc. $225,838.65

Gus Construction Co., Inc. $243,776.90

McCulley Culvert, Inc. $265,943.44

Tschiggfrie Excavating Co. $364,798.95

Wiley moved/Hertle seconded to award the bid to Iowa Bridge and Culvert, L.C. in the amount of $176,659.85 for bridge replacement and box culvert project FM-CO06(62)—55-06. Motion carried.

Hertle moved/Wiley seconded: To Approve agreement No. 6-16-HBPS-17 for bridge replacement on 62nd Street over Br Opossum Creek. Motion carried.

Hertle moved/Wiley seconded: To approve Chair to sign final Iowa DOT contract construction progress voucher with L.L. Pelling Co. Inc., for Project FM-CO06(99)—55-06. Motion carried.

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

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Donald H. Frese, Chairman

ATTEST:

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Hayley Rippel, Deputy Benton County Auditor