Board of Supervisors Minutes
October 2005
October 4, 2005:
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, October 4, 2005, in the Fremont County Courthouse, Boardroom, with Aistrope, Whipple and Larson present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. The agenda was approved as posted. Minutes of the previous board session were read and approved.
At 9:00 a.m. CPC Sandie Sillers met with the Board regarding a new hire. Motion was made by Larson to approve the appointment of Nancy Henneman as full time Administrative Assistant. Whipple, aye; Larson, aye; Aistrope, aye. Sandie presented the quarterly General Assistance Report. Motion was made by Whipple to approve the report. Larson, aye; Whipple, aye; Aistrope, aye.
At 9:30 a.m. motion was made by Larson to approve a Class C Beer Permit and Sunday Sales for Sidney Foods. Whipple, aye; Larson, aye; Aistrope, aye.
In other business, the Recorder's Report of Fees Collected for September and the Report of Commission of Veteran Affairs were approved.
At 10:00 a.m., there being no further business, motion was made by Larson to adjourn.
ATTEST:
Fremont County
Auditor
David Aistrope, Chairman
October 6, 2005:
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Thursday, October 6, 2005, in the Fremont County Courthouse, Boardroom, with Aistrope, Whipple and Larson 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. Patricia Rengifo with The Hamburg Reporter was present for all of the meeting.
At 9:00 a.m. County Engineer Dan Davis met with the Board. Motion was made by Whipple to authorize Chairman Aistrope to sign Iowa Telecom permit for work on Horse Creek Road, from Bluff Road to 2115 Horse Creek Road. Aistrope, aye; Whipple, aye, Larson, aye.
At 10:00 a.m. Mary Kesterson, City Clerk of Thurman, met with the Board requesting a tax abatement for property owned by the City of Thurman. The following resolution was approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-58
RESOLUTION ABATING TAXES ON LAND OWNED BY CITY OF THURMAN
WHEREAS, the City of Thurman now owns certain property in Thurman, Fremont County, Iowa, Parcel No. 490490015010000, 800 Filmore Street, Thurman, Iowa 51654, described as:
N 80’ LT 1 BLK D, CITY OF THURMAN, FREMONT COUNTY, IOWA according to the recorded plat thereof.
WHEREAS, the property is now owned by the City of Thurman 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 Thurman 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 Whipple to approve resolution.
Dated this 6th day of October 2005.
ATTEST:
/s/ Joan
Kirk
/s/ David Aistrope, Chairman aye
Fremont County
Auditor
/s/ John E.
Whipple
aye
/s/ Chuck
Larson
aye
At 10:10 a.m., there being no further business, Larson made a motion to adjourn. Aistrope, aye; Whipple, aye; Larson, aye.
ATTEST:
Fremont County Auditor David Aistrope, Chairman
October 11, 2005:
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, October 11, 2005, in the Fremont County Courthouse, Boardroom, with Aistrope, Whipple and Larson 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 10.00 a.m. Pat Shull met with the Board and motion was made by Larson to authorize Chairman Aistrope to sign a Native Iowa Wine License for the Southern Loess Hills Welcome Center, Inc. This will enable them to sell native wine in original unopened containers for consumption off premises. Larson, aye; Aistrope, aye; Whipple, aye.
In other business, the Sheriff’s Monthly Report was approved.
Payroll was approved for October 14, 2005.
At 10:45 a.m., there being no further business, Whipple made a motion to adjourn. Aistrope, aye; Whipple, aye; Larson, aye.
ATTEST:
Fremont County
Auditor
David Aistrope, Chairman
October 13, 2005:
At 8:30 a.m. on October 13, 2005 a department head meeting was held in the
Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom. Present were David Aistrope, John E.
Whipple, Chuck Larson, Judy Crain, Art Claiborne, Karen Berry, Steve Whitehead,
Arnold Emberton, Ryan Funke and Joan Kirk. Larson said very few people attended
the evening classes on CPR and use of the public access defibrillator. Larson
said he would talk to Craig Marshall and may send out another sign-up sheet for
classes during the day to see if there would be more interest. Larson said
Emergency Management is in the process of applying for a Terrorism Grant from
the State of Iowa in order to purchase a generator in case of a disaster. The
generator would be installed at the Fremont County Road Department building. Art
Claiborne gave the group an update on what was going on in the VA Office. Steve
Whitehead said the courthouse parking lot would be closed next week due to work
on the retaining wall project.
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Thursday, October 13, 2005, in the Fremont County Courthouse, Boardroom, with Aistrope, Whipple and Larson 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. Jim Ebmeier, Mills County Engineer, met with the Board. Motion was made by Larson to authorize Chairman Aistrope to sign a progress payment voucher #1, for $68,006.54 for Southern Loess Hills Welcome Center Parking and Landscaping. Ebmeier said 3% would be retained for seeding and plantings. Ebmeier said he would finish his paper work for the grant end of it so that Fremont County could be reimbursed for the funds. Whipple, aye; Larson, aye; Aistrope, aye.
At 9:30 a.m. Georgene Peeler, Assistant to the Auditor, presented the Board with a list of homestead and military exemptions for them to approve or disallow. Larson made a motion to approve the exemptions. Whipple, aye; Larson, aye; Aistrope, aye.
At 10:00 a.m. County Engineer Dan Davis met with the Board. Motion was made by Larson to authorize Chairman Aistrope to sign a contract and bond for Tracy Bros. Construction for Aistrope box east of Tabor, with late starting date of June 5, 2006. Whipple, aye; Larson, aye; Aistrope, aye.
At 10:15 a.m. there being no further business, Whipple made a motion to adjourn. Aistrope, aye; Whipple, aye; Larson, aye.
ATTEST:
Fremont County
Auditor
David Aistrope, Chairman
October 18, 2005:
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, October 18, 2005, in the Fremont County Courthouse, Boardroom, with Aistrope, Whipple and Larson 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 9:15 a.m. motion was made by Whipple to disallow a homestead tax credit for a person who is currently receiving a homestead exemption in Pottawattamie County. Larson, aye; Whipple, aye; Aistrope, aye.
At 9:30 a.m. Dan Davis met with the Board. Motion was made by Whipple to authorize Chairman Aistrope to sign a Universal Payment Voucher for HGM Associates, Inc. for engineering services for the Knox Road (J34) Alignment Study, from Bluff Road to 270th Ave., Project FM-CO36(32)--55-36. Larson, aye; Whipple, aye; Aistrope, aye. Motion was made by Larson to sign an invoice for printing charges to IDOT on Warren Box plans. Whipple, aye; Larson, aye; Aistrope, aye. Motion was made by Larson to sign an invoice for printing charges to IDOT for Aistrope Box plans. Whipple, aye; Larson, aye; Aistrope, aye. Motion was made by Whipple to authorize Chairman Aistrope to sign an Application for Approval of Underground Construction County Highway Right-of-Way for Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. for placing 25 pair copper telephone cable on Old Knox Road to 2723 Old Knox Road. Larson, aye; Whipple, aye; Aistrope, aye. Motion was made by Larson to authorize Chairman Aistrope to sign bond and contract with Gus Construction Co., Inc. of Casey, Iowa for RCB Culvert Replacement - Twin Box, Project CO36(39)--55-36. Larson, aye; Whipple, aye; Aistrope, aye.
Claims were approved for October 21, 2005.
At 10:25 a.m., there being no further business, motion was made by Whipple to adjourn.
ATTEST:
Fremont County Auditor David Aistrope, Chairman
October 20, 2005:
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Thursday, October 20, 2005, in the Fremont County Courthouse, Boardroom, with Aistrope, Whipple and Larson 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. Patricia Rengifo with The Hamburg Reporter was present for the entire meeting.
At 9:00 a.m. Beth Hill of SW Iowa Home Health met with the Board regarding flu vaccinations for county employees. Beth said she had a couple of calls from county employees asking if the county was going to pay for flu shots this year. It was decided that the employee would pay Home Health and the cost would go towards the employee's deductible.
At 9:30 a.m. Jeff Heil of Ruan Securities Corp., a public finance group that plans and develops municipal bond issues and prepares capital improvement plans for counties and other local entities, met with the Board. Heil presented three different cost analyses on a regional jail project for Fremont County, saying each county will be responsible for their own bond issue. Aistrope felt that it was still too early in the project to discuss hiring a company regarding the financial process. Larson said the Landfill may be able to use his services and suggested he talk with the Landfill Committee.
In other business, the following claim was approved for a handwritten warrant. General Basic Fund: Swedish Touch Landscaping, Retaining Wall, $24309.00.
At 10:35 a.m., there being no further business, Whipple made a motion to adjourn. Aistrope, aye; Whipple, aye; Larson, aye.
ATTEST:
Fremont County Auditor David Aistrope, Chairman
October 25, 2005:
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular adjourned session on Tuesday, October 25, 2005, in the Fremont County Courthouse, Boardroom, with Aistrope, Whipple and Larson 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. County Engineer Dan Davis met with the Board. The following resolution was approved.
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-59
RESOLUTION FOR TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSING AND DETOUR DESIGNATION
WHEREAS, Chapter 306, Section 306.41 of the Code of Iowa, provides for the temporary closing of a highway for construction, reconstruction, maintenance or natural disaster, and that any numbered road closed for over forty-eight hours shall have a designated detour route, and
WHEREAS, construction work is beginning on Project FM-CO36(39)—55-36, on County Route L64 (300 Avenue) in Madison Township. This road will require temporary closing from near the intersection of 305th Street at the West 1/4 Corner of Section 24, T67N-R42W, thence in a Northeasterly direction, 2.3 miles to the Intersection of 310th Avenue near the Northeast corner of Section 13, T67N-R42W, and
WHEREAS, the detour route shall begin at the intersection of County Route L64 (300th Avenue) and 305th Street at the West 1/4 Corner of Section 24, T67N-R42W; thence East on 305th Street, 1.4 miles to the intersection of 310th Avenue near the Northeast Corner of Section 24, T67N-R42W; thence North on 310th Avenue, 1.1 miles to the intersection of L64 (290th Street) near the Northeast corner of Section 13, T67N-R42W and terminating at that point.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Fremont County that the above-described road be temporarily closed and the detour established as necessary until such time as said construction or reconstruction work has been completed.
Motion to approve made by Larson.
Approved this 25th day of October, 2005.
ATTEST:
/s/ Joan
Kirk
/s/ David Aistrope, Chairman aye
Fremont County
Auditor
/s/ John E.
Whipple
aye
By June Hardy, Asst. Auditor
/s/ Chuck
Larson
aye
At 9:30 a.m. Sandie Sillers, Fremont County CPC, met with the Board. Motion was made by Larson to authorize Chairman Aistrope to sign a Provider and Program Participation Agreement between Fremont County and Morse Enterprises Inc., dba Kevington Lane Inc., as recommended by Sillers. Whipple, aye; Larson, aye; Aistrope, aye.
The following claims were approved for hand-written warrants. General Basic Fund: IA Workforce Development, 6.49; Secondary Road Fund: Holt Gas Co. Inc., 20,410.50. Payroll was approved for October 28, 2005.
At 10:35, there being no further business, motion was made by Whipple to adjourn.
ATTEST:
Fremont County Auditor David Aistrope, Chairman
October 27, 2005:
The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Thursday, October 27, 2005, in the Fremont County Courthouse, Boardroom, with Aistrope, Whipple and Larson 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 10:00 a.m. Dan Davis met with the Board. Two bids were opened on Project L-17-36-3, Concrete Box Culvert on 320th Street. The first bid opened was from Tracy Brothers Construction Inc. for $177,846.95. The second bid was $154,103.70 from Gus Construction Company. Davis said the estimate on the job a year and a half ago was $130,139.00 and it was his suggestion to accept the low bid of $154,103.70 from Gus Construction Company, pending calculations. Whipple made a motion to approve the low bid. Aistrope, aye; Whipple, aye; Larson, aye.
At 10:25 a.m., there being no further business, Whipple made a motion to adjourn. Aistrope, aye; Whipple, aye; Larson, aye.
ATTEST:
Fremont County
Auditor
David Aistrope, Chairman