Government : Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 10/26/11

October 26, 2011

The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular adjourned session with Supervisors Buch, Vermedahl, and Sanders present. Chairman Buch called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

Moved by Sanders, seconded by Vermedahl, to approve the minutes of October 18, 2011. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Sanders, to approve checks numbered 132085 through 132345, and ACH deposits numbered 12532 through 12646, for payment. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Sanders, to adopt Resolution #11-71, Amending Resolution #10-73, and Authorizing Auditor to Issue Checks and Execute Agreements Related to Electronic Financial Activities. Voting aye were Vermedahl, Sanders and Buch. Nays none. Motion carried.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Sanders, to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the annual contract with Employee Benefit Services for administration of the county’s Section 125 plan. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Sanders, seconded by Vermedahl, to authorize the chair to sign the acknowledgement of receipt of Veterans Affairs annual grant requirements. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Nathan Hesson with Vinton Unlimited met with the board to discuss various upcoming holiday events they would like to use the courthouse lawn and/or facilities. Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Sanders to approve the use of the courthouse lawn on Saturday October 29, 2011, by Vinton Parks and Recreation. Further, to approve the use of the courthouse lawn by Vinton Unlimited on November 17, 2011, for the holiday tree lighting ceremony and approve using the courthouse for the related Santa visit. Approval is given to Vinton Unlimited to use of the courthouse lawn on December 3, 2011 and December 15, 2011, for holiday activities as well. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Dennis Kunze met with the Board to request a variance to the county’s subdivision ordinance on behalf of Joanne Zuber. The owner currently has a small strip of land lying between two properties. Zuber would like to erect a boundary fence and clean up the existing boundary line without cutting down mature evergreen trees along the neighboring property. Zuber would also like to eliminate potential liability issues arising from the adjacent property owner having to travel across Zuber’s property in order to access to his building at the rear of the adjacent parcel. Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Sanders, to adopt Resolution #11-72, Granting a Variance to the Benton County Subdivision Ordinance. Voting aye were Buch, Vermedahl, and Sanders. Nays none. Motion carried.

Dan Sears with New Century Farm Service met with the board to discuss the relocation of the Vinton Farm Service plant to a location on the west side of Vinton, but within the city limits. Sears explained that New Century Farm Service was relocating for various safety reasons and also to expand. They are hoping to reach an agreement with Tama-Benton Coop to share some of the railroad access. Moved by Sanders, seconded by Vermedahl, to acknowledge the proposed relocation of New Century Farm Service to the west area of Vinton. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Sanders, seconded by Vermedahl, to approve 46.25 hours of vacation carryover for Randy Sherwood. Said carry-over is to be used by the end of January 2012. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Vermedahl, seconded by Sanders, to approve a utility permit requested by Windstream Communications to place utility lines in the county’s right-of-way in sections 6 and 7 of Polk Township. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

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

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Ronald R. Buch, Chairman

ATTEST: ___________________________________

Hayley Rippel. Deputy Auditor