Government : Benton County Supervisor Meeting Notes for 6/11/24

In an unevenful meeting on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. the Benton County Supervisors met for their weekly meeting in the Service Center Conference Room.

The meeting was called to order with the agenda being approved and a few minor corrections to the minutes from previous meetings was made.

The claims were approved.

Deputy Auditor, Gina Edler presented the post-election audit results for Vinton's 2nd precinct for the 2024 Primary Election. There were no abnormalities found in the election.

The canvass of the 2024 Primary Election were also presented and recognized by the supervisors.

A quote was obtained for the excess flood insurance with value being added to the Sheriff's Department building being increased but not the contents.

Engineer Myron Parizek presented the board with a Utility Permit for Alliant Energy on 22nd Ave in Taylor Twp for approval. He also brought for approval a Utility Permit for Interstate Power & Light Co 60th St in Jackson Township and a Quit Claim Deed for Jennel Schulte in Florence Township.

Representatives from the Food Pantry presented to the supervisors the dilemma of needing more room for the pantry. The supervisors inspected the are where food is stored and where there is a need for repairs.

Sue Wilber, Human Resources reported that a new hire will be on board for the Clinical Care Coordinator Position beginning July 1, 2024.

Approval was given for the early retirement of Karen Uthoff from the Sheriff's Department.

Approval was given for the Renewal of the ISAC HIPPA Program.

Mark Erickson, the new transportation director for transportation in the county requested permission to increase his wages with other employees at for FY2025 to get the 3% wage increase. Permission was granted.

Approval was also given to remove former Director Dean Vrba from the ECICOG Region 10 Passenger Transportation Advisory Committee and to appoint Mark Erickson as the replacement.

Reports:

Supervisor Tracy Seeman reported that there was a conservation meeting on Monday night. They reported that more than 50% of the ditches along the black top roads in the county has been sprayed and some of the gravel roads have also been sprayed.

Supervisor Rick Primmer said that Shelby had also mentioned that on the Safety Tour last Friday and commended them for getting this work done.

Supervisor Gary Bierschenk reported that he had no meetings this week.

Primmer reported that he had met with Troy from Holmes Murphy along with Wilber on Friday. He said that Wilber will share the report and recommendations with the Board and the Safety Comittee once it is received from Troy.

Primmer said that he also met with the Sheriff regarding the pool vehicle for the county and said that they are still working on that. (It was reported last week that there was only one department requesting a county vehicle, and that was HR)

Public Comments:

Charles Green asked if they knew if the county had used Calcium Chloride for dust control, as his doctor is trying to narrow down some of his health problems. The supervisors recommended that he contact the County Engineer for an answer to that.

The supervisors then made a trip down the hall to observe the situation for the food pantry, signed some documents and then adjourned for the week.