Government : Benton County Supervisors Minutes, Sept. 28, 2010

September 28, 2010

The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular adjourned session with Supervisors Buch and Vermedahl present. Sanders absent. Vice-Chairman Buch called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Buch, to approve the minutes of September 21, 2010. Both members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Buch, to acknowledge the receipt of the annual manure management plan filed by Team Dairy LLC. Both members voting thereon. Motion carried.

Mayor Gary Benson of Urbana requested that the county extend the law enforcement contract with the city until November 1, 2010. Benson reported that Urbana is in the process of hiring reserve officers and have not had time to complete that process. Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Buch, to extend the current law enforcement contract between Benton County and the City of Urbana until November 1, 2010. Both members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Buch, to authorize the vice-chair to sign the Benton County Section 125 renewal with Employee Benefits Systems for the administration of the county’s Section 125 plan and to re-sign the amended and restated Section 125 plan to reflect a clarification in the HIPAA language. Both members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Buch, to assign Benton County’s voting equipment contracts to Dominion Voting Systems, Inc. Both members voting aye thereon. Motion carried. This action is taken due to the acquisition of Premier Voting Equipment and the Department of Justice’s ruling on the matter.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Buch, to adopt Resolution #10-59, FINDING OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSAL TO DISPOSE OF AN INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY BY GIFT

Voting aye were Buch and Vermedahl. Nays none. Motion carried.

Gary Hughes of East Central Iowa Council of Governments, Mike Hart and John Ferring met with the board regarding the application for a Community Development Betterment Grant (CDBG) for a new public water system at Timber Ridge Mobile Home Park south of Shellsburg. Hughes explained the a low-to-moderate income survey had been completed and that a public hearing would need to be held the funding application and housing and community development assessment. Hughes also stated that ECICOG would complete the application on behalf of the county free of charge unless the county refused the grant, if awarded. Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Buch, to enter into an Agreement between Benton County and the East Central Iowa Council of Governments for services relative to the application for a CDBG for the public water system at Timber Ridge Mobile Home Park. Further, that October 26, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. be set as the time and date for a public hearing on the funding application and the housing and community development assessment. Further, that Requests For Qualifications also be sought for engineering services for said project with responses due by 4:30 p.m. on October 22, 2010, and action engaging an engineer for October 26, 2010 at 9:45 a.m. This action is contingent upon entering into an agreement between Benton County and John Ferring, wherein Ferring agrees to pay all costs incurred by Benton County related to the CDBG application, grant, and project. Both members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Jerry Petermeier provided a weekly update on the construction progress of the law enforcement center.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Buch, to approve permits to place utility lines in the county’s right-of-ways requested by Poweshiek Water Association as follows:

Permit #1: Bruce Township, Sections 11 and 15, along 52nd Street and 15th Avenue

Permit #2: Iowa Township, Section 28, along 78th St. Trail

Both members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Buch, to adopt Resolution #10-60, REMOVING BRIDGE WEIGHT RESTRICTION. Voting aye were Buch and Vermedahl. Nays none. Motion carried.

The county received the fiscal year 2012 labor proposal from the Public, Professional & Maintenance Employees, Local Union 2003, International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, AFL-CIO, representing the secondary roads union.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Buch, to adjourn. Both members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

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Ron Buch, Vice-Chairman

ATTEST: ___________________________________

Jill Marlow, Benton County Auditor