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Regular Meeting August 5, 2003
Regular Meeting
August 5, 2003
The Board of Supervisor met in Session on the above date with the following members present: Magnusson, Peterson, Condon, Gill, and Nolting.
Moved by Magnusson, seconded by Condon to approve minutes of July 29, 2003 meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Gill to table action to receive and place on file Public Health Nurses On-call rate increase from $125.00 per week to $150.00 per week. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Gill, seconded by Nolting to approve and authorize Chair to sign Final Report for FY 03 Substance Abuse Funding. (Copy on file in Auditor’s office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Nolting, seconded by Magnusson to receive and place on file Sheriff’s Report of Fee Collected for period ending June 30, 2003. (Copy on file in Auditor’s office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Magnusson, seconded by Condon to authorize Prairie iNet to install a receiving antenna on the roof of the Law Enforcement Center to provide the City of Fort Dodge Police Department Internet service. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Gill to approve appointment of Janice Miller as a rural board member to the Dayton Public Library Board as approved by Beth Wickwire, Mayor. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Gill, seconded by Nolting to adopt the following resolution
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Webster County Board of Supervisors, pursuant to Section 468.335 of the Code of Iowa and upon the recommendation of the County Engineer, deem it necessary to establish a highway drainage district to provide adequate drainage for the public road system and any abutting or adjacent land described as follows:
SW ¼ of Section 27 and SE ¼ of Section 28, T-89N, R-28W, Cooper Township, Webster County, Iowa
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to Section 468.338 of the Code of Iowa, the Webster County Board of Supervisors hereby appoints Eldon F. Rossow of MER Engineering as the engineer for this proposed drainage district.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to Section 468.339 of the Code of Iowa, the engineer shall make a survey and submit a written report of the proposed drainage district to the Webster County Board of Supervisors.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of August, 2003.
S/Eddie Peterson, Chairman
Webster County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
S/Carol Messerly
Webster County Auditor
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Nolting, seconded by Magnusson to approve and authorize Chair to sign utility permit from Nels Pederson Company, Badger, Iowa to investigate condition of DD #225 tile line along 180thStreet in the SE ¼ of Section 10, Cooper Township. (Copy on file in Engineer’s office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Magnusson, seconded by Condon to approve and authorize Chair to sign utility permit from Todd Clark & Martin Hildreth Company to bore a water line under Old Highway 169 in Section 2, Elk Horn Township. (Copy on file in Engineer’s office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Gill to approve and authorize Chair to sign utility permit from Webster-Calhoun Cooperative Telephone Association to bury telecommunications cable along the north side of C56 in Sections 11 and 12, Badger Township. (Copy on file in Engineer’s office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Gill, seconded by Nolting to deny request from Freedom Subdivision developer Blaine Hepp to obtain a Variance to install sewer, water, and storm sewer prior to obtaining bond for road paving and prior to final plat being signed. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Nolting, seconded by Magnusson to table approval of variance request from Steve Hart to construct one house in the Subdivision prior to completing improvements in Freedom Subdivision. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved and seconded the meeting adjourned.
Regular Meeting August 12, 2003
Regular Meeting
August 12, 2003
The Board of Supervisor met in Session on the above date with the following members present: Magnusson, Condon, Gill, and Nolting. Absent: Peterson. Magnusson named Acting Chairman.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Gill to approve minutes of August 5, 2003 meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Nolting, seconded by Condon to receive and place on file drainage repair request for Drainage District #4-272. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Gill, seconded by Nolting to receive and place on file Public Health Nurses On-call rate increase from $125.00 per week to $150.00 per week. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Gill to approve salary increase for Brenda Angstrom to $30,246.54, effective August 15, 2003, per clerk’s schedule and recommendation of County Auditor. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Gill, seconded by Nolting to approve salary increase for Pam Hickey to $8.25 per hour effective August 4, 2003 per maintenance salary schedule and recommendation of Richard Holst. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Gill, seconded by Condon to approve salary increase for Darci Deal to $10.73 per hour, effective August 10, 2003, per completion of probationary period and recommendation of Irene Blair. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Nolting to rescind above action. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Gill to table action on salary increase concerning Darci Deal to meeting on August 19, 2003. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Gill to approve and authorize Chair to sign Mental Health Advocate Memorandum of Agreement Amendment. (Copy on file in Auditor’s Office) Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Gill, seconded by Nolting to table action on Agreement with the City of Fort Dodge, Webster County and Mid Iowa Development Association Council of Governments (MIDAS), regarding parking lot to the meeting of August 19, 2003. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Nolting, seconded by Condon to allow claims for homestead exemption and military tax exemptions and place on file certified taxes and levies for Fiscal Year 2002, property assessed January 1, 2002 and payable 2003-2004. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Gill to reappoint Dennis Chase as Board of Supervisor’s representative and approve Kim Motl as Webster County Recorder’s representative on the Webster County Compensation Board, effective July 1, 2003. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Gill, seconded by Nolting to approve and authorize Chair to sign Maintenance Agreement with Fort Dodge Business Systems, Inc. for copiers at Webster County Department of Human Services. Motion carried unanimously.
10:30a.m. Public Hearing to enter into a Loan Agreement and borrow money in the principal amount of $280,000.00, for the purpose of acquiring and installing emergency E-911 equipment.
This being the time and place specified for taking action on the proposal to enter into a loan agreement, the County Auditor announced that no written objections had been placed on file. Whereupon, the Chairman called for any written or oral objections, and there were none.
Moved by Nolting, seconded by Condon to approve entering into a Loan Agreement and borrow money in the principal amount of $280,000, for the purpose of acquiring and installing emergency E-911 equipment. Said Loan Agreement is with Ruan Securities Corporation, Des Moines, Iowa. (Copy on file in Auditor’s Office.) Those voting Aye: Magnusson, Condon, Gill, and Nolting. Motion carried unanimously.
Vicki Gill, Director of Nursing, Board of Health addressed the Board concerning the wage freeze. No action taken.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Gill to allow claims. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved and seconded the meeting adjourn.
Regular Meeting August 19, 2003
Regular Meeting
August 19, 2003
The Board of Supervisor met in Session on the above date with the following members present: Magnusson, Peterson, Condon, Gill, and Nolting.
Moved by Magnusson, seconded by Condon to approve minutes of August 12, 2003 meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Gill to approve salary increase for Erin Frahm to $18,057.63, per clerk’s salary schedule, effective August 27, 2003, per completion of probationary period and recommendation of Carol Gehlhausen. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Gill, seconded by Nolting to approve salary increase for Darci Deal to $10.73 per hour, effective August 10, 2003, per completion of probationary period and recommendation of Irene Blair. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Nolting, seconded by Magnusson to approve and authorize Chairman to sign agreement between Webster County and North Iowa Vocational Center to provide covered services. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Magnusson, seconded by Condon to approve and authorize changes to the MH/DD County Management Plan. (Copy on file in Auditor’s office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Gill to approve reappointment of Paul Fortune as Treasurer’s representative on the Webster County Compensation Board, effective July 1, 2003. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Gill, seconded by Nolting to approve and authorize Chairman to sign utility permit from Frontier Communications to bury approximately 750 feet of telecommunications cable along the east side of Orchard Road in Section 6, Cooper Township. (Copy on file in Engineer’s office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Nolting, seconded by Magnusson to approve and authorize Chairman to sign permit application from United States Gypsum Company to perform work within the county right-of-way in the W ½ of the SW ¼ of Section 34, Cooper Township. (Copy on file in Engineer’s office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Magnusson, seconded by Condon to approve and authorize Chairman to sign contract from Calhoun-Burns and Associates for design services on bridge replacement on Route P29 in the SW ¼ of Section 1, Johnson Township. (Copy on file in Engineer’s office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Gill to approve and authorize Chair to sign Agreement with the City of Fort Dodge, Webster county and Mid Iowa Development Association Council of Governments (MIDAS), regarding parking lot. (Copy on file in Auditor’s office). Motion carried unanimously.
At 11:00a.m. it was moved by Magnusson, seconded by Condon to go into closed session to discuss Veteran Affair’s Appeal in accordance with Chapter 21.5(f) of the Code of Iowa. Roll call vote: Ayes – Peterson, Magnusson, Condon, Gill and Nolting. Nayes – None.
At 11:16 a.m. it was moved by Condon, seconded by Gill to return to open session. Roll call vote: Ayes – Peterson, Magnusson, Condon, Gill and Nolting. Nayes – None.
Moved by Magnusson, seconded by Condon to deny Veteran’s assistance as appealed based on applicant exceeding the income guidelines for assistance. Ayes all. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved and seconded the meeting adjourned.
Regular Meeting August 26, 2003
Regular Meeting
August 26, 2003
The Board of Supervisor met in Session on the above date with the following members present: Magnusson, Peterson, Condon, Gill, and Nolting.
Moved by Magnusson, seconded by Condon to approve minutes of August 19, 2003 meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Gill to receive and place on file Drainage Repair to D.D. #69. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Gill, seconded by Nolting to approve Family Medical Leave for Jill Pringle, effective August 18, 2003. (Copy on file in Auditor’s office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Nolting, seconded by Magnusson to receive and place on file Manure Management Plans for Stumpenhorst Inc. in Hardin Township and West Roland Pork Inc. in Roland Township. (Copy on file in Auditor’s office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Magnusson, seconded by Condon to receive and place on file appointment of Dale Strueker as County Attorney’s representative on the Webster County Compensation Board. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Gill to receive and place on file resignation of Bernard Olson, Fulton Township Trustee and to appoint Paul Eldal to fill the vacancy. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Gill, seconded by Nolting to receive and place on file resignations of Bob Baker and Kenneth O. Freund, Savage Benefited Water District Trustees and to appoint Randy Steinkamp and Donna Freund to vacated positions. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Nolting, seconded by Magnusson to approve Class B Beer Permit for Des Moines Skydivers, Inc. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Magnusson, seconded by Condon to table consideration of eliminating position of Road Maintenance Superintendent, until September 9, 2003. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Gill to approve and authorize Chair to sign utility permit from Midland Power Cooperative to bury electric line to new bin site along the west side of Vasse Avenue in Section 33, East Dayton Township. (Copy on file in Engineer’s office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Gill, seconded by Nolting to approve and authorize Chair to sign utility permit from Xenia Rural Water District to install water line along the west side of Washington Avenue in Section 35, Hardin Township. (Copy on file in Engineer’s office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Nolting, seconded by Magnusson to approve and authorize Chair to sign permit from Quarry Services to temporarily enter the right-of-way along the south side of Mill Road to access property in the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 34, Cooper Township. (Copy on file in Engineer’s office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Magnusson, seconded by Condon to approve the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION
Motion by Magnusson, Seconded by Condon to authorize temporary closure to the following Secondary Road:
Township: Webster/Yell
Section: 36
Address: D-54 at the Bellville Bridge
Closed: August 15, 2003 – 7 a.m.
Opened: August 15, 2003 – 8 p.m.
Reason: Hamilton County Paving D-54 east from Bellville Bridge
Motion Carried:
S/Eddie Peterson Date: 8/26/03
Chair, Board of Supervisors
Attest:
S/Carol Messerly, Auditor
Webster County, Iowa
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Gill to approve the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION
Motion by Condon, Seconded by Gill to authorize temporary closure of the following Secondary Road:
Township: Johnson
Section: Between 22 and 23
Address: Easter Avenue south of Front Street in the town of Barnum
Closed: August 18, 2003
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Reason: Railroad Crossing Repair
Motion Carried
S/Eddie Peterson Date: 8/26/03
Chair, Board of Supervisors
Attest:
S/Carol Messerly, Auditor
Webster County, Iowa
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Gill, seconded by Nolting to approve the following Resolution:
RESOLUTION TO SET PUBLIC HEARING
TO AMEND WEBSTER COUNTY ORIDNANCE # 031
AREA SERVICE “C” ROAD MAINTENANCE ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, Webster County Ordinance # 31 was enacted on October 10, 2000 to classify certain roads on the area service system in the County as Area Service “C” roads so as to provide for a reduced level of maintenance effort and restricted access, pursuant to Iowa Code Section 309.57; and
WHEREAS, legislation modifying the procedure for classification of area service “C” roads became effective July 1, 2003; and
WHEREAS, the Webster County Board of Supervisors desires to amend Ordinance #031 to reflect current law,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Webster County Board of Supervisors that a public hearing be held in the Board room, Webster County Courthouse, Fort Dodge, Iowa at 10:30 a.m., CST, September 9, 2003 on the proposed amendment to Ordinance #031, Area Service “C” Road Maintenance Ordinance, in accordance with the Code of Iowa.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 26th day of August, 2003.
S/Eddie Peterson, Chairman
Webster County Board of Supervisors
Attest:
S/Carol Messerly, Auditor
Webster County
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Nolting, seconded by Magnusson to table quotes to purchase one new motor grader until September 2, 2003. Motion carried unanimously.
Nancy Williams and Betsy Hradek from University of Iowa to discussed Assertive Community Treatment program that will be getting under way in Webster County through the North Central Iowa Mental Health Center.
Moved by Gill, seconded by Nolting to allow claims.
Moved by Magnusson, seconded by Condon to recess until 9:00a.m. August 27, 2003 to consider amending Agreement with the City of Fort Dodge, Webster County and Mid Iowa Development Association Council of Governments (MIDAS), regarding parking lot. Motion carried unanimously.
At 9:00a.m. on Wednesday, August 27, 2003, Chairman Peterson called the recessed meeting to order to consider Agreement regarding the County parking lot.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Gill to approve and authorize Chair to sign the Agreement between the City of Ft Dodge, Webster County, and MID Iowa Development Association Council of Government (MIDAS) regarding the parking lot. (Copy on File). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Gill, seconded by Nolting the meeting adjourn. Motion carried unanimously.