Government : BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING & Vendor Pulication Report 1/22/13

January 22, 2013

The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular adjourned session with Supervisors Sanders, Frese and Hertle present. The meeting was called to order at 8:00 a.m.

Moved by Frese, seconded by Hertle to approve the minutes of January 8, 2013, January 10, 2013, January 15, 2013, and January 17, 2013. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Frese, seconded by Hertle, to approve checks numbered 203633 through 203637, payroll checks numbered 136635 through 136657, and ACH deposits numbered 16321 through 16443, for payment. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Steve Meyer, and Mindy Brittain, Emergency Management Commission members, and Scott Hansen, Emergency Management Coordinator, met with the Board to review with the new members the duties of emergency management and the services it provides. Hanson also spoke with the new members about the need for them to take NIMS training, which can be done on-line. The supervisors are invited to attend the public hearing on the commission’s FY14 budget.

Representatives of the Shellsburg Library Board rescheduled their meeting with the board to next week.

Moved by Hertle, seconded by Frese, to approve payment to East Central Iowa Council of Governments for administration services for Community Development Block Grant 11-OT-001, Wind and Tornado Damage in July 2011, in the amount of $800.00. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Hertle, seconded by Frese, to approve payment to the participant in the Community Development Block Grant 11-OT-001, Wind and Tornado Damage in July 2011, in the amount of $40,000.00 for damage to an owner-occupied structure. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Hertle, seconded by Frese, to authorize the chair to sign the claim for reimbursement for costs related to Community Development Block Grant 11-OT-001, Wind and Tornado Damage in July 2011. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Frese, seconded by Hertle, to approve the recorder’s quarterly report for the period ending December 31, 2012. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Hertle, seconded by Frese, to approve a utility permit requested by the La Porte City Telephone to place utility lines in the county’s right-of-way in Bruce, Cedar and Harrison Townships. .All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Hertle, seconded by Frese, to approve a utility permit requested by Iowa Network Services to place utility lines in the county’s right-of-way in Bruce, Monroe, and Jackson Townships. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

Moved by Hertle, seconded by Frese, to approve and sign the contract and contractor’s bond with Taylor Construction, Inc. for the bridge replacement project on 25th Avenue. The cost is $354,758.60. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

The Board met with various departments to review their FY14 budget requests. The board did not take any action regarding any of the budget requests reviewed.

Moved by Frese, seconded by Hertle, to adjourn. All members voting aye thereon. Motion carried.

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Jason Sanders, Chairman

ATTEST: _________________________________

Jill Marlow, Auditor

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