Government : Benton County Board of Supervisors minutes 2/8/11

Fubruary 8, 2011 The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular adjourned session with Supervisors Buch and Vermedahl present. Supervisor Sanders was absent. Chairman Buch called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Buch, to approve the minutes of February 1 and February 3, 2011. Both members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Buch, to set March 8, 2011, at 9:15 a.m., as the time and date for a public hearing on a land use change requested by Patricia Poel located on a parcel generally described as being located in a part of the NW1/4 of the SE1/2 of 31-86-9. Both members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Buch, to approve the Veterans Affairs’ quarterly report for the period ending December 31, 2010. Both members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Buch, to approve checks numbered 126915 through 127189, and ACH deposits numbered 10411 through 10516, for payment. Both members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Buch, to appoint Gary Thompson as a Union Township trustee, Stuart Towe as a Florence Township clerk, and Lyle Scheetz as Iowa Township trustee. Both members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

The board discussed the fees for medical examiner services. The board currently pays $200 per service, but realizes that some cases are much more involved and requiring additional attention by the medical examiner and his staff. Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Buch, to set the fees for medical examiner cases at $200.00 per case (current fee), plus expenses. In the event of an extraordinary case, the fee is set at $400.00 plus expenses. The determination as to whether a case is extraordinary will be at the discretion of either the medical examiner or the deputy medical examiner. Medical Examiner Investigators, if paid, remain a part of the $200 fee as is currently done, and will also be a part of the $400 fee for extraordinary cases and not in addition thereto. Both members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Buch, to set March 8, 2011, at 10:30 a.m., as the time and date for amending the FY11 budget. Both members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

The engineer reported that the balance in the landfill bank account on January 31, 2011 was $52,536.10.

The auditor questioned if the board wanted the local option sales tax allocated to secondary roads to be transferred into that fund or left in the LOSST fund. The board directed the auditor to budget the funds as a transfer to the secondary roads fund.

Gary Keller met with the board and asked what the status was on the Oak Grove Road project. Keller stated that some work with surveying was done last year and wondered what the future of the project is now. The board advised that they are reconsidering the project and whether to proceed with the project as designed or to just upgrade the road and leave it a granular surface.

Jerry Petermeier updated the board on the progress of the law enforcement center construction.

The board briefly discussed the FY12 budget.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Buch, to recess. Motion carried at 4:00 p.m.

The board was reconvened at 6:50 p.m. at the Farm Bureau building in Vinton. The board discussed the FY12 budget with members of Farm Bureau, as well as issues currently facing the county. Discussion on the county’s landfill, the Oak Grove Road project, health insurance, and property taxes was held.

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

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Ronald Buch, Chairman

ATTEST: _________________________________

Jill Marlow, Auditor