Government : Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes November 13, 2012

November 13, 2012

The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular adjourned session with Supervisors Buch, Vermedahl, and Sanders present. Chairman Vermedahl called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.

Moved by Sanders, seconded by Buch, to approve the minutes of October 30, 2012. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Sanders, seconded by Buch, to acknowledge the receipt of the annual manure management plans filed by Wilco Farm, Ltd. for the facility located at 7944 28th Avenue, Norway, Iowa; Rick Selk for the facility located at 1252 65th Street, Dysart, Iowa; and C and S Pork for the facility located at 5056 18th Avenue, La Porte City, Iowa. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Buch, seconded by Sanders, to approve checks numbered 202632 through 202935, payroll checks numbered 136395 through 136414, and ACH deposits numbered 15721 through 15841, for payment. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Buch, seconded by Sanders, to approve the Class B liquor license for Kimm’s Sinclair. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Sanders, seconded by Buch, to approve the Veteran’s Affairs Quarterly Report for the period ending September 30, 2012. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Mary Williams met with the Board regarding a client appeal on the denial of services from social services. Moved by Sanders, seconded by Buch, to enter into a closed session to discuss the client appeal. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried at 9:45 a.m.

Moved by Buch, seconded by Sanders, to return to open session. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried at 10:05 a.m.

Williams recommended that the county provide services for an additional two months. Moved by Sanders, seconded by Buch, to support the recommendation of Mary Williams, Social Services Director, for the provision of services. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Mary Williams provided an update on the mental health regionalization. Williams briefly reviewed the draft 28E agreement for regionalization and asked the supervisors to review prior to the November 15th special meeting.

Andrew Lent and Robert Fischer, both representing the City of Vinton, met with the board to request abatement of tax on parcel 240-37000. The parcel was acquired by the City of Vintonthrough the statutory abandoned property process; however, the Code of Iowa only provides for the removal of all liens against the property and since property taxes are a year in arrears, the property now has property tax assessed against it. The board requested that Fischer discuss the issue with the county attorney to determine if the county has legal authority to abate the tax.

Moved by Buch, seconded by Sanders, to approve the hire of the following persons as part-time employees (drivers) in the transportation department, effective this date at an hourly wage of $12.12:

Terri Andorf

Mike Beumer

Mary Halstead

Lee Staveley

All members voting aye thereon. It is noted that Supervisor Vermedahl’s vote does not include the approval of Lee Staveley due to a conflict of interest. Motion carried.

The county engineer reported that the balance in the landfill account in the Blairstown bank on October 31, 2012, was $55,875.46. The engineer noted that a reversal in deposit of $13,140.00 occurred due to a stop payment on a check given to the landfill. The engineer advised that he was taking action regarding the matter.

Moved by Sanders, seconded by Buch, to approve a utility permit filed by Farmer’s Mutual Telephone to place utility lines in the county’s right-of-way in Section 1 of Benton Township (also known as South Polk) along/under E2W. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Buch, seconded by Sanders, to adopt Resolution #12-56, AMENDING RESOLUTION #12-54. Voting aye were Vermedahl, Buch, and Sanders. Nays none. Motion carried. This item was acted on although not on the agenda. The surveyor incorrectly titled the original resolution and this action corrected the title of the original resolution and was needed to facilitate closing on property.

The engineer updated the board on the intersection project on W28 south of Atkins. The project is proceeding; however one property owner has not signed the purchase agreement. The engineer have asked that the purchase agreement be amended to include separating the two phases of the project, proof of funding, that the property can be used by the seller until grading begins, and if the project is not complete within three years that the land will revert back to the current owner at the original sale price. The engineer stated that the county has been making good faith efforts to negotiate the purchase agreement; however the property owner always wants something changed. The engineer recommended that condemnation proceedings be started reiterating that negotiations have been on-going with the property owner with no resolution for some time. Moved by Buch, seconded by Sanders, to adopt Resolution #12-57 INTIATION OF CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS. Voting aye were Vermedahl, Buch, and Sanders. Nays none. Motion carried.

The board recessed at 11:30 a.m.and reconvened at 1:30 p.m.with all members present.

The time of 1:30 p.m.having arrived, and this being the time and date for canvassing the November 6, 2012 General Election, the board took up the matter for consideration. Having reviewed all vote tallies and drawing winners from the hat as required by law, it was moved by Sanders, seconded by Buch, to approve the results of the November 6, 2012 General Election, and to order the auditor to file the necessary abstracts and records with the respective offices. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

CountyOfficialswere elected:

Terry Hertle, Board of Supervisor

Don Frese, Board of Supervisor

Jill Marlow, Auditor

Randall L. Forsyth, Sheriff

The following township trustees were elected:

Benton - Walter Bruce and Steve Cronk

Big Grove – Ilene N. Kreider and Craig Selk

Bruce – Loren Miller and Kenneth Lassen

Cedar – Steve Runyan and Paul Zander

Cedar to fill vacancy – John Lee

Canton – Kirk Tumilty and William Sloop ((Moved by Buch, seconded by Sanders to accept WL Sloop, Bill Sloope and William Sloop to be all the same person. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.)

Canton to fill vacancy – Vicky Moos

Eden – Everett Heitshusen and Dwight Sanders

Eldorado – Scott Thompson and Tracy Lee Seeman

Eldorado to fill vacancy – failed to elect

Florence – James V. Hemesath and Roy L. Schulze

Florence to fill vacancy – Peter Drahos

Fremont – Donald Krug and Andy Becker

Harrison – Walter Bauer and George Geater

Homer - Dale Seeck and Randy Schirm

Iowa – Gene Upah and Dean Jensen

Jackson – John A. Buhr and James A. Fleming

Kane – Todd Hennings and Jay Wilson

Kane to fill vacancy – Michael Silhanek

Leroy – Larry Koster and Helen Grunewald

Leroy to fill vacancy – Barry Werning

Monroe – Douglas Mehlhaus and Mike Knupp

Polk – Scott Hepker and Bill Kester

St. Clair – Bryce Brecht and Dennis L. Frese

Taylor – Kirk Appleby and Charles Yedlik

Union – Jeff Kromminga and Lawrence W. Kaiser

Union to fill vacancy – Paula Denison

The following township clerks were elected:

Florence to fill vacancy – Stuart Towe (Moved by Buch, seconded by Sanders to accept Stuart Towe and Stuart C Towe as the same person. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.)

Fremont to fill vacancy – Andrew Jones (Moved by Buch, seconded by Sanders to accept Andrew Jones and Andy Jones as the same person. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried)

The following city councilmembers were elected to fill vacancies:

Norway – Pat Bailey (Moved by Buch, seconded by Sanders to accept Pat Bailey, Patrick Bailey and Pat Baley as the same person. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.)

Blairstown – Don Johnson

Walford – Randall Hoskins

Atkins public measure– Yes – 452 and No - 375

The following persons were elected to the Benton County Agricultural Extension: Paul S. Bierschenk, Nancy Jensen, James Bruce, and Deb Miller

The following persons were elected to the Soil and Water Conservation: Russell Lindberg, Robert Ritscher, Harold Cassens

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

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Ronald R. Buch, Chairman

ATTEST: ___________________________________

Jill Marlow, Benton County Auditor

November 15, 2012

The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in special session with Supervisors Vermedahl and Sanders present. Supervisor Buch was absent. Chairman Vermedahl called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. at the Linn County Jean Oxley Administration building in Cedar Rapids.

The board discussed the various sections of a 28E Agreement for the formation of a region for mental health services with representatives of Linn, Jones, Delaware, Johnson, Dubuque, and Iowa counties. No action was taken.

The board was part of a regional meeting and notice was posted approximately sixteen hours in advance and was impractical to change.

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

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David H. Vermedahl, Chairman

ATTEST: ___________________________________

Jill Marlow, Benton County Auditor

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