Government : Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 6/16/23

June 16, 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 1:00 p.m. at the conference room at the Benton County Service Center. Members of the public are invited to join in during open session or watch the 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)

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To approve provider contract for FY 24 Service and Rates for the HUB. Motion carried.

Bierschenk moved/Primmer seconded: To approve Class C Retail Alcohol License for Kacena Farms for July 24, 2023 through July 23, 2024. Motion carried.

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To approve Class C Retail Alcohol License for McBride Mobile Taps for July 17-21, 2023. Motion carried.

Bierschenk moved/Primmer seconded: To appoint David Eilander as a Medical Examiner Investigator. Motion carried.

Maggie Mangold brought the Public Health Board's recommendation for their choice for the Public Health Administrator. Grace Petrezelka Gage is willing to start as early as Monday if we can make it work within the current budget. Auditor Rippel explained doing a service area amendment to get us by that first pay period in the current fiscal year. This would allow Grace to overlap with Katie Cox, Virginia Gay Hospital for a few weeks. The Supervisors will need to find office space for her to move all the computers and equipment that will need to be housed along with her. They will try and get something handled and hopefully be prepared within the next two weeks and let them know.

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To approve Resolution #23-37, Hiring Grace Petrezelka Gage as Public Health Administrator with a starting salary of $75,000 effective June 19, 2023. Motion carried.

Primmer moved/Bierschenk seconded: To approve FY24 CPPC and DECAT Services Contract. Motion carried.

Jim Fleming presented a concern to the Supervisors regarding his pond that was done through the Watershed. There is water going under the State HWY 218. Fleming's fence around the pond is also in the state's right of way and will need to be moved. With the Middle Cedar Watershed no longer active, and funds are done, who is responsible to pay to get this taken care of. The Supervisors referred to the contract and how it says to contact the NRCS for technical assistance. Fleming will go talk to the NRCS office, and Seeman will make some phone calls and after the meeting is over he will come out to the site and look things over.

The Board looked over applications they received for the Weed Department. They narrowed down to two they want to interview for the Weed Commissioner position, and agreed to then include the new hire to go through the applications received for the part-time and seasonal positions. They will get a meeting set up to do these interviews in the near future.

Bierschenk moved/Seeman seconded: To adjourn. Motion carried.

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Tracy Seeman, Chairman

ATTEST: _________________________________

Hayley Rippel, Benton County Auditor