Government : Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 12/3/23

January 3, 2023

The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Seeman, Primmer and Bierschenk present. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. at the conference room at the Benton County Service Center. Members of the public were provided the zoom access capability to join in during open session and livestream at https://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowa. Unless otherwise noted, all actions were approved unanimously. Summarized Resolutions will be available in the Auditor's office and at: www.bentoncountyia.gov ( https://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowa)

Bierschenk moved/Primmer seconded: To approve the minutes of December 27, 2022 and December 29, 2022. Motion carried.

Bierschenk moved/Primmer seconded: To appoint Tracy Seeman as chairman for 2023. Motion carried.

Bierschenk moved/Seeman seconded: To appoint Rick Primmer as co-chairman for 2023. Motion carried.

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To take no action on adopting the Construction Evaluation Resolution for 2023. Motion carried.

Bierschenk moved/Primmer seconded: That the general schedule for regular meetings of the board of supervisors will remain the same and be each Tuesday throughout the year at 9:00 a.m. This schedule is general in nature and may be altered at any time throughout the year, including but not limited to the lack of agenda items, courthouse closings, meeting conflicts, or for any reason. Motion carried.

Primmer moved/Seeman seconded: To designate the official newspapers for Benton County for 2023 as The Cedar Valley Times, The Vinton Eagle and The Gazette. Motion carried.

John Lindaman asked for clarification on the holiday pay for the Sheriff's Office employees for December 23, 2022.

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To grant 8 hours of floating vacation hours to those who worked on December 23, 2022. Motion carried.

Bierschenk moved/Primmer seconded: To appoint the following members to the respective boards for 2023. Motion carried.

North Benton Family Resource Center (HACAP) - Supervisor Primmer

Regional HACAP -Supervisor Primmer

Emergency Management Commission - Supervisor Seeman

Supervisor Primmer, Alternate

Resource Enhancement & Protection (REAP) - Supervisor Seeman

Solid Waste Disposal Commission Advisory Board - Supervisor Seeman

Supervisor Primmer, Alternate

County Conference Board - Supervisor Seeman

Supervisor Primmer

Supervisor Bierschenk

6th Judicial District Department of Corrections - Supervisor Primmer

Workforce Development - Supervisor Bierschenk

Eastern Iowa Tourism - Supervisor Bierschenk

Supervisor Primmer, Alternate

Supervisor Seeman Alternate

North Central Iowa Juvenile Detention - Supervisor Primmer

Supervisor Bierschenk, Alternate

Area Substance Abuse Council (ASAC) - Supervisor Bierschenk

Benton County Conservation - Supervisor Seeman, Ex-Officio

East Central Iowa Housing Trust Fund-Supervisor Seeman

Public Health Board-Supervisor Bierschenk

Heritage Area Agency on Aging-Supervisor Bierschenk

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To re-appoint Tyneal Herger to the Land Use Adjustment Board. Motion carried.

Bierschenk moved/Seeman seconded: To appoint Rick Primmer as Heartland Insurance Risk Group and Hayley Rippel as the alternate. Motion carried.

Bierschenk moved/Primmer seconded: To appoint Myron Parizek as the Heartland Safety Coordinator for 2023. Motion carried.

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To re-appoint Randy Scheel to the Conservation Board. Motion carried.

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To approve Resolution #23-1, Authorize Auditor to issue Warrants per Iowa Code 331.506 and execute ACH and financial agreements for 2023.

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To approve Resolution #23-2, Authorize Treasurer to sign ACH Agreements for 2023. Motion carried.

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To appoint the following members to East Central Iowa Council of Governments' Boards. Motion carried.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Kate Robertson

Dave Fish

Tracy Seeman

Rick Primmer and Gary Bierschenk, Alternates

REVOLVING LOAN FUND COMMITTEE

Kate Robertson

REGION 10 TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Myron Parizek, Engineer,

REGION 10 PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Dean Vrba and Jessica Meyer as alternate

REGION 10 REGIONAL TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Randy Scheel and Mark Pingenot

REGION 10 TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE

Tracy Seeman, Rick Primmer (alternate)

Mitch McDonough

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To appoint Ilene Kreider, Wayne Shannon and Kim Kuch to the Pioneer Cemetery Commission with term ending on 12/31/2025. Motion carried.

Bierschenk moved/Primmer seconded: To appoint Lisa Staab to the Benton County Public Health Board. Motion carried.

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To re-appoint Greg Walston, Jay Herman, Marlyn Jorgensen, Janelle Jack and Heather Rinderknecht to the Benton Development Group Board. Motion carried.

Bierschenk moved/Primmer seconded: To appoint the following persons to the Benton County Eminent Domain for 2022. Motion carried.

Licensed Real Estate Sales Person or Real Estate Broker

Danny Kaestner

Tami Timm

Shannon Feuerbach

Alan Michael

Dave Wessling

Scott Schlarbaum

Melissa Lennie

Persons Having Knowledge of Property Values by Reason of Occupation

Brian Bierschenk

Dave Coulter

Melissa McBride

Denise Weeda

David Redlinger

Gary McKenna

Owner-Operator Agricultural Property

Elaine Harrington

John David Rhinehart

John Elwick

Todd Hennings

Brenda Schanbacher

Wayne Seila

Owners of City or Town Property

Darold Sindt

Jeff Kelly

Kathy Van Steenhuyse

Janice Eldred

Larry Weeda

Connie Ogier

Gary Benson

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To recess and make some phone calls. Motion carried.

The Board reconvened.

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To re-appoint the following persons to the Benefited Fire Districts for three-year terms. Motion carried.

Van Horne Benefited #1 - Mark Kuch

Keystone Benefited #2 -Dan Busch

Newhall Benefited #4 -Roy Becker

Ben-Linn Benefited #3-#5 - Mike Deklotz

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To appoint First deputy Sheriff John Lindaman as the Civil Rights Coordinator for 2023. Motion carried.

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To acknowledge Kathy Chamberlain's resignation to the Integrated Vegetation Roadside Management (IVRM) and appoint Jeff Schadle and also re-appoint John Frazier. Motion carried.

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To appoint Myron Parizek as the County Engineer pursuant to Iowa Code 309.17. Motion carried.

Primmer moved/Seeman seconded: To authorize Gary Bierschenk to sign USDA FSA documents on behalf of Benton County. Motion carried.

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To Adjourn. Motion carried.

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Tracy Seeman, Chairman

ATTEST: _________________________________

Hayley Rippel, Benton County Auditor