Board of Supervisors Minutes
February 2012
February 7, 2012:
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday,
February 7, 2012, in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom, with Hickey,
Bartholomew and Morgan present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially
called to order at 9:00 a.m. Minutes of the previous Board session were read and
approved. The agenda was approved as posted.
Grace Johnson with The Hamburg Reporter was present for this meeting.
At 9:00 a.m. Let the records show Brian Kingsolver did not make it to this meeting.
At 9:05 a.m. Motion was made by Morgan to approve the employee transfer from the Attorney’s Office to Recorder’s Office. Morgan, aye; Bartholomew, aye; Hickey aye.
At 9:15 a.m. Steve Whitehead, Maintenance, met with the board to discuss a bid he received for a digital entry system, and automatic door opener with a handicap button. Hickey told Whitehead he would need to get another bid before any decision could be made.
At 9:30 a.m. Gary Stevenson from Fort Dodge, IA stopped in to give an update on his project to put a U.S. Constitution lithograph in every courthouse in Iowa. Stevenson said he has raised half the money to put one in Fremont County.
At 9:45 a.m. Motion was made by Morgan to authorize Chairman Hickey to sign Release of Controlled Unclassified Information regarding Levee specs. Morgan, aye; Bartholomew, aye; Hickey aye.
At 10:05 a.m. Dee Owen, Auditor’s Office, met with the board to discuss board controlled drainage and set levy rates. The Board reviewed for information and set the levy rates.
At 10:40 a.m. Arnold Emberton, IT, met with the board requesting approval to purchase five new laptops to replace five old laptops that have out lived their usefulness. Emberton said the cost including programs would be approximately $5,140. Bartholomew made a motion to approve the purchase. Morgan, aye; Bartholomew, aye; Hickey aye.
At 10:55 a.m. Kevin Aistrope, Sheriff, stopped in to visit with the board.
At 11:00 a.m. there was no teleconference call with Aaron Gillett.
At 11:15 a.m. Morgan said Cary Lang would need to come in or furnish the board with a report on the Hamburg Levee status before a claim can be approved.
The Recorders monthly report was approved.
In other business, payroll and claims for February 10, 2012, were approved.
At 1:40 a.m. there being no further business, Morgan made a motion to adjourn. Morgan, aye; Bartholomew, aye; Hickey aye.
ATTEST:
Fremont County Auditor Randy Hickey, Chairman
February 14, 2012:
At 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, a department head meeting was held in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom. Present were Randy Hickey, Dan Davis, Karen Berry, Jennifer McAllister, Margaret Johnson, Jan Winkler, Mike Crecelius, Arnold Emberton and Joan Kirk. Topics discussed were: assessing the west side of the county; new hire in Attorneys Office; new billing system for Mental Health Department; new installs on computer system; FEMA projects; TIF’s; supervisors attending an interagency meeting, also met with Legislators regarding drainage districts.
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom, with Hickey and Bartholomew present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Minutes of the previous Board session were read and approved. The agenda was approved as posted.
Let the records show Cara Morgan was not present for this meeting.
At 9:00 a.m. motion was made by Bartholomew to certify the following to be a true and correct abstract of the votes cast in the Sidney Special School Election held on February 7, 2012. All 91 people who voted in this election voted yes. Therefore it was declared the Public Measure (A) Passed. Bartholomew, aye; Hickey, aye.
At 9:15 a.m. Mike Crecelius, EMC/Sanitation, presented his EMC budget to the board. Crecelius said he would drop off publications and worksheets.
Pat Sheldon stopped in with new maps showing a new re-aligned and much stronger levee the Corp of Engineers are proposing. Sheldon feels confident the new levee will prevent a re-occurrence of last year’s flooding.
At 9:30 a.m. Dan Davis, Engineer, met with the board requesting approval of the following:
Motion was made by Bartholomew to approve and sign Title Sheet for J-64 ER, Project # ER-CO36(63)- - 58-36. Bartholomew, aye; Hickey, aye.
Motion was made by Bartholomew to approve and sign Title Sheet for FEMA Site #27, Project #LFM-FEMA-27-7X-36. Bartholomew, aye; Hickey, aye.
At 9:45 a.m. Motion was made by Bartholomew approving the County Budget 2012/2013 for Publication. Bartholomew, aye; Hickey, aye.
At 9:50 a.m. Motion was made by Bartholomew to approve the following Resolution 2012-12. Bartholomew, aye; Hickey, aye.
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Fremont County Board of Supervisors this 14th day of February, 2012, that the following individual shall be approved as staff for the Office of the Fremont County Attorney, as requested by Fremont County Attorney, Margaret Johnson. The effective date of employment shall be February 10, 2012:
Darren Osborne – Paralegal/Office Manager – full time at $34,224.00, per year, with benefits.
ATTEST:
/s/ Joan Kirk
/s/ Randy Hickey, Chairman
aye
Fremont County Auditor
/s/ Bart Bartholomew aye
/s/ Cara Morgan
absent
At 10:30 a.m. there being no further business, Bartholomew made a motion to adjourn.
Bartholomew, aye; Hickey, aye.
ATTEST:
Fremont County Auditor Randy Hickey, Chairman
February 21, 2012:
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom, with Hickey, Bartholomew and Morgan present. A quorum was dec lared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Minutes of the previous Board session were read and approved. The agenda was approved as posted.
At 9:00 a.m. Motion was made by Bartholomew to appoint Steve Whitehead as Fremont County Weed Commissioner. This will be a seasonal, four-month a year, job to be done after his regular hours as Courthouse Custodian. This will pay $500.00 a month for the four-month period. Also present was Steve Whitehead. Morgan, aye; Bartholomew, aye; Hickey aye.
At 9:10 a.m. Motion was made by Morgan to approve use of the Courtroom for the Republican County Convention on March 10, 2012. Morgan, aye; Bartholomew, aye; Hickey aye.
At 9:15 a.m. Motion was made by Morgan to approve abating taxes on property owned by City of Farragut. Morgan, aye; Bartholomew, aye; Hickey aye.
RESOLUTION ABATING TAXES ON LAND OWNED BY CITY OF FARRAGUT
WHEREAS, the City of Farragut now owns certain property in Farragut, Fremont County, Iowa, Parcel No. 420420112000000, Lot 579 and Parcel No. 420420113000000, Lots 580 and 581 and 420420136000000, Lots 591 and 592 described as: Lots 579, 580, 581 and Lots 591 and 592 in the original town of Farragut, Fremont County, Iowa according to the recorded plat thereof.
WHEREAS, the property is now owned by the City of Farragut and therefore should not be on the tax rolls according to Section 427.1(2), Code of Iowa,
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the above described property shall be listed as exempt on the tax list of the Fremont County Auditor. Further, all current and delinquent real property taxes are abated under Iowa Code Section 445.63. This includes taxes payable as long as the City of Farragut owns the property.
BE IT FURTHER resolved that the Auditor and Treasurer shall enter such change orders required to abate these taxes.
Motion made by Morgan approve resolution.
Dated this 21st day of February 2012.
/s/ Joan Kirk
/s/ Randy Hickey, Chairman
aye
Fremont County Auditor
/s/ Bart Bartholomew aye
/s/ Cara Morgan
aye
At 9:25 a.m. Dan Davis, Engineer met with the board. Motion was made by Morgan authorizing Chairman Hickey to sign Title Sheet for Proj #L-FEMA-15-78-36 (Dike Rd) with Schemmer. Morgan, aye; Bartholomew, aye; Hickey aye.
At 9:30 a.m. Mel Obbink, with The Sidwell Company met with the board to discuss GIS. Obbink said his company has been working with Fremont County for twenty years, maintaining the County’s paper maps. Obbink would like to see the county turn the paper maps into digital maps. Obbink said they had a limited time they could do a fly over before the trees start budding out. Morgan told him the county has a board set up to look into GIS and as of yet has not made a recommendation to the board.
In other business, payroll and claims for February 24, 2012, were approved.
At 11:15 a.m. there being no further business, Bartholomew made a motion to adjourn.
Bartholomew, aye; Morgan, aye; Hickey, aye.
ATTEST:
Fremont County Auditor Randy Hickey, Chairman
February 28, 2012:
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom, with Hickey, Bartholomew and Morgan present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Minutes of the previous Board session were read and approved. The agenda was approved as posted.
At 9:00 a.m. Dan Davis, Engineer, met with the board. Motion was made by Morgan authorizing Chairman Hickey to sign Work in ROW Permit for Windstream Communications to Place Cable across Buff Rd and a New Pedestal at 2436 Bluff Rd. Bartholomew, aye; Morgan, aye; Hickey, aye.
At 9:15 a.m. Motion was made by Bartholomew to sign a letter to the State Auditor requesting an audit for fiscal year 2013. Bartholomew, aye; Morgan, aye; Hickey, aye.
At 9:30 a.m. Kevin Aistrope, Sheriff, met with the board to request the board’s presence at the Iowa Sheriff and Deputies Association Jail Committee walk-through on March 14th. Aistrope said also the State Jail Inspector will be present. The board is planning on attending.
The Sheriff was also concerned about E911 board giving the coordinator a raise without putting it in his budget to pay for it. This will be discussed with the E911 board at their next meeting. Also a Dispatcher’s wages was discussed. Also present were Dennis James and Mel Obbink.
At 10:15 am. Mel Obbink with The Sidwell Company, met with the board to discuss GIS options. After emailing a bid Obbink was wondering if the county would like to go ahead with the GIS proposal. The board said they are not interested in doing it at this time. It is not in this budget and may or may not be considered in the next budget year.
In other business the Sheriff’s Reports for the months of November 2011, December 2011 and January 2012 were approved.
At 11:40 a.m. there being no further business, Bartholomew made a motion to adjourn.
Bartholomew, aye; Morgan, aye; Hickey, aye.
ATTEST:
Fremont County Auditor
Randy Hickey, Chairman