July 29, 2025
The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Seeman, Tippett and Volz present. Chairman Seeman called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. 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. Full Resolutions will be available in the Auditor’s office and at: www.bentoncountyia.gov
Volz moved/Tippett seconded: To approve the agenda. Tippett, Seeman and Volz voting aye. Motion carried.
Tippett moved/Volz seconded: To approve minutes from July 22, 2025. All members voting aye. Motion carried.
Tippett moved/Volz seconded: To approve EMS Trust Fund claims numbered 254577 through 254583 for the following:
Klocke’s Emergency-North Benton Ambulance-$204,235.00
Karl Chevrolet, Inc. -Blairstown EMS Chevy Tahoe-$77,847.74
Chase Decals-Blairstown EMS Decals for Tahoe-$2,061.64
Stryker Sales, LLC-Norway Medical Supplies-$17,100.00
Belle Plaine Area Ambulance-reimbursement for supplies-$1,120.42
Urbana Polk Township Fire-vehicle supplies-$277.98
Belle Plaine Area Ambulance-reimbursed for supplies $216.15 and $393.42
Norway Area Firefighters-Norway First Responders-$248.00 for a total of $303,500.35. Tippett, Seeman and Volz voting aye. Motion carried.
Tippett moved/Volz seconded: To approve 3 hours vacation carryover for Grace Schmidt. Tippett, Seeman and Volz voting aye. Motion carried.
Tippett moved/Volz seconded: To approve 80 hours of vacation carryover for Rick Wood to be used by November 28, 2025. Tippett, Seeman and Volz voting aye. Motion carried.
Tippet moved/Volz seconded: To approve Resolution #25-61, Designating Voting Representatives for the Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC) for each department represented by an Affiliate Association of ISAC. Tippett, Seeman and Volz voting aye. Motion carried.
Volz moved/Tippett seconded: To approve Resolution #25-62, Re-Establishing a Revolving Loan Fund and Parameters for Gifting Local Option Sales and Services Tax Money (LOSST) and Repealing Previous Resolution#12-36A and #13-11. Tippett, Seeman and Volz voting aye. Motion carried
Tippett moved/Volz seconded: To approve Resolution #25-63, Hiring Cheyanne Packer as a full-time Communication Specialist at the Sheriff’s Office at an hourly rate of $30.81 effective August 13, 2025. Tippett, Seeman and Volz voting aye. Motion carried.
Volz moved/Tippett seconded: To approve Fireworks Permit for Karen Petersen for Bloomsbury Farms for August 2, 2025. Tippett, Seeman and Volz voting aye. Motion carried.
Barbara Fetzer requested that her employee evaluation be in closed session.
Tippett moved/Volz seconded: To enter closed session pursuant to Iowa Code 21.5(1)i: to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointment, hiring, performance, or discharge is being considered when necessary to prevent needless and irreparable injury to that individual’s reputation and the individual requests a closed session. Tippett, Seeman and Volz voting aye. Motion carried at 9:26 a.m.
Volz moved/Tippett seconded: To exit closed session at 10:25 a.m. Tippett, Seeman and Volz voting aye. Motion carried.
Volz moved/Tippett seconded: To give a verbal warning and take no other action on Barbara Fetzer’s employee evaluation. Tippett, Seeman and Volz voting aye. Motion carried.
Tippett moved/Volz seconded: To adjourn meeting at 10:33 a.m. Tippett, Seeman and Volz voting aye. Motion carried.
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