Regular
Meeting
June 26, 2007
The Board of Supervisor met in Session on the
above date with the following members present: Condon, Motl and Nolting. Absent:
Dencklau and Lizer.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Motl to approve
minutes of June 19, 2007, regular meeting.
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Motl, seconded by Condon to receive and
place on file Drainage Repairs in D.D.#65.
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Motl to receive and
place on file resignation of Jack C. Weiderholt, Webster County Veteran Affairs
Director, effective June 29, 2007.
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Motl, seconded by Condon to approve Job
Description for General Assistant, per recommendation of Irene Blair, Community
Services Administrator. (Copy on file
in Auditor’s office). Motion carried
unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Motl to approve
employment status change for Katie Kalkwarf from full time to part time,
effective June 11, 2007. Motion carried
unanimously.
Moved by Motl, seconded by Condon to approve
employment of Carolyn Clark, Motor Vehicle Clerk, at the rate of $10.78 per
hour, effective July 1, 2007. Motion
carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Motl to approve bond
of Al Price Trucking for sewer installation.
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Motl, seconded by Condon to approve
Cigarette and Tobacco Permit for Back to Basics Country Store, effective July
1, 2007. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Motl to approve the
following Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Department Appropriation changes: Department #019 – increase $250; Department #099 – decrease $250; Department
#051 – decrease $3,450; Department #008 – increase $200; Department #055 –
increase $3,250; Department 025 – decrease $5,950; and Department # 029
increase $5,950. Motion carried
unanimously.
Moved by Motl, seconded by Condon to approve and
authorize transfer from Rural Basic Fund to Secondary Road Fund, per Fiscal
Year 2006-2007 Budget in the amount of $757,347. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Motl to approve and
authorize transfer from General Basic Fund to General Supplemental Fund due to
Child Support Recovery Unit reimbursement of employee benefits, in the amount
of $94,805.61. Motion carried
unanimously.
Moved by Motl, seconded by Condon to approve
Department Appropriations for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007.
|
Board of
Supervisors |
|
229,112 |
|
Auditor |
|
507,367 |
|
Treasurer |
|
620,256 |
|
Attorney |
|
739,322 |
|
Sheriff |
|
2,935,238 |
|
Recorder |
|
298,398 |
|
Law
Enforcement Center |
|
356,726 |
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Fair &
4-H |
|
44,100 |
|
Drainage
Officer |
|
8,000 |
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County
Engineer |
|
9,000,000 |
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Veterans
Affairs |
|
54,496 |
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Conservation
Board |
|
901,143 |
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Health
Board |
|
1,852,127 |
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Social
Services |
|
336,458 |
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Medical
Examiner |
|
85,000 |
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Homemakers |
|
110,000 |
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District
Court |
|
472,500 |
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County
Libraries |
|
179,077 |
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Child
Support Recovery |
|
475,729 |
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Planning
& Zoning |
|
78,695 |
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General
Services |
|
262,361 |
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MIS |
|
379,806 |
|
GIS |
|
26,902 |
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Other
County Buildings |
|
59,067 |
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330 1st
Ave N - SS Building |
|
137,894 |
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MH/DD Administration |
|
4,642,479 |
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Risk
Management |
|
7,000 |
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Nondepartmental |
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1,618,034 |
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TOTALS |
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26,417,287 |
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Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Motl to adopt
Resolution the following resolution:
WHEREAS, pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 423E, authority is extended to school districts and counties to hold elections to authorize a change in use of revenues from local sales and services taxes for school infrastructure projects; and
WHEREAS, at an election on February 17, 2004 the voters of Calhoun County approved the imposition of a local sales and services tax for school infrastructure purposes; and
WHEREAS, at an election on February 17, 2004 the voters of Pocahontas County approved the imposition of a local sales and services tax for school infrastructure purposes; and
WHEREAS, at an election on March 16, 1999 the voters of Webster County approved the imposition of a local sales and services tax for school infrastructure purposes; and
WHEREAS, an election on the change in use of revenues from the local sales and services tax for school infrastructure may be initiated and proposed by motion of the board of supervisors; and
WHEREAS, this Board of Supervisors has been notified of the adoption of a Motion proposing such an election by the Board of Directors of Manson Northwest Webster Community School District.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Webster County, Iowa:
Section 1. The Commissioner of Elections of Webster County, Iowa, is requested to cause to be submitted to the voters of the Manson Northwest Webster Community School District the question of a change in use of the revenue from the Calhoun, Pocahontas, and Webster Counties local sales and services tax for school infrastructure purposes.
Section 2. Moneys received from the local sales and services tax, shall be spent for school infrastructure, as set forth in the ballot proposition set forth in Section 3 of this Resolution, and the Commissioner of Elections of Webster County is requested to so provide in the ballot measure, in the manner required by law and the regulations of the State Commissioner of Elections.
Section 3. The form of ballot is approved by this Board of Supervisors as follows:
SAMPLE BALLOT
SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED: Yes
No
Summary: To authorize a change in the use of the local option sales and services tax for school infrastructure for Manson Northwest Webster Community School District.
In the Manson Northwest Webster Community School District, the use of the local option sales and services tax for school infrastructure shall be changed.
PROPOSED USES OF THE TAX:
If the change is approved, revenues from the sales and services tax shall be allocated as follows:
The money received from the tax shall be spent for school infrastructure, including purchasing, building, furnishing, reconstructing, repairing, demolishing, improving, expanding, or remodeling of a schoolhouse or schoolhouses and additions thereto, gymnasium, athletic facilities, field house, or school bus garage, purchasing and improving grounds, opening roads to schoolhouses or buildings, the purchase, lease or lease-purchase of buildings or equipment (including transportation and recreation equipment) as authorized by law, procuring or acquiring libraries, expenditures for energy conservation measures, the rental of facilities under Chapter 28E, for public educational and recreational activities, the payment or retirement of bonds or other evidence of indebtedness issued for school infrastructure purposes or the payment or retirement of bonds issued under Iowa Code Section 423E.5, for debt reduction or property tax relief, or for any one or more of such purposes, or for any purpose or purposes now or hereafter authorized by law.
CURRENT USES OF THE TAX:
Revenues from the tax are currently allocated as follows:
CALHOUN COUNTY
A local sales and services tax for school infrastructure projects shall be imposed in the County of Calhoun at the rate of one percent. The tax will begin on July 1, 2004. The tax will be in effect for a period of ten years until June 30, 2014. The money received from the tax shall be spent for school infrastructure and needs of school districts in Calhoun County, including construction, reconstruction, repair, demolition work, purchasing or remodeling of schoolhouses, stadiums, gyms, field houses, and bus garages and the procurement of schoolhouse construction sites, the making of site improvements, and those activities for which revenues under the Iowa Code sections 298.3 or 300.2 may be spent. Additionally, “school infrastructure” includes the payment or retirement of outstanding bonds previously issued for school infrastructure purposes, and the payment or retirement of new bonds issued for school infrastructure purposes issued under Iowa Code Section 422E.4 (2003 Code of Iowa).
POCAHONTAS COUNTY
A local sales and services tax for school infrastructure projects shall be imposed in the County of Pocahontas at the rate of one percent. The tax will begin on July 1, 2004. The tax will be in effect for a period of ten years until June 30, 2014. The money received from the tax shall be spent for school infrastructure and needs of school districts in Greene County, including construction, reconstruction, repair, demolition work, purchasing or remodeling of schoolhouses, stadiums, gyms, field houses, and bus garages and the procurement of schoolhouse construction sites, the making of site improvements as authorized now or hereafter by the Code of Iowa, and those equipment, transportation equipment, and public recreation and other activities for which revenues under Iowa Code sections 298.3 or 300.2 may be spent as authorized now or hereafter by the Code of Iowa. Additionally, “school infrastructure” includes the payment or retirement of outstanding bonds previously issued for school infrastructure purposes, and the payment or retirement of new bonds issued for school infrastructure purposes issued under Iowa Code Section 422E.4 (2003 Code of Iowa).
WEBSTER COUNTY
A local sales and services tax for school infrastructure projects shall be imposed in the County of Webster at the rate of one-half of one percent (˝%). The tax will begin on July 1, 1999. The tax will be in effect for a period of ten years until June 30, 2009. The money received from the tax is spent as follows: For school infrastructure as defined by Iowa Code Section 422E.1. “School infrastructure” is defined by law to include purchasing, building, furnishing, reconstructing, repairing, improving, or remodeling a schoolhouse or schoolhouses or additions thereto, gymnasiums, stadiums fieldhouses or school bus garages, procuring a site or sites therefor and the making of site improvements, purchasing land to add to a site already owned, procuring and improving a site for an athletic field, improving a site already owned for an athletic field, the payment or retirement of outstanding bonds previously issued for school infrastructure purposes, the payment or retirement of bonds issued under Iowa Code Section 422E.4, or any one or more of such purposes.
Section 4. This motion representing the action of the Manson Northwest Webster Community School District is directed to be submitted to the County Commissioner of Elections for action as required by law.
Section 5. Subject to the compliance with all necessary requirements of law, it is requested that the special election be held on September 11, 2007.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 26th day of June , 2007.
s/Greg Nolting
Chairperson
ATTEST:
s/Carol Messerly
Auditor
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Motl, seconded by Condon to adopt the
following Resolution:
WHEREAS, pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 423E, authority is extended to school districts and counties to hold elections to authorize a change in use of revenues from local sales and services taxes for school infrastructure projects; and
WHEREAS, at an election on February 17, 2004 the voters of Calhoun County approved the imposition of a local sales and services tax for school infrastructure purposes; and
WHEREAS, at an election on February 10, 2004 the voters of Greene County approved the imposition of a local sales and services tax for school infrastructure purposes; and
WHEREAS, at an election on March 16, 1999 the voters of Webster County approved the imposition of a local sales and services tax for school infrastructure purposes; and
WHEREAS, an election on the change in use of revenues from the local sales and services tax for school infrastructure may be initiated and proposed by motion of the board of supervisors; and
WHEREAS, this Board of Supervisors has been notified of the adoption of a Motion proposing such an election by the Board of Directors of Prairie Valley Community School District.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Webster County, Iowa:
Section 1. The Commissioner of Elections of Webster County, Iowa, is requested to cause to be submitted to the voters of the Prairie Valley Community School District the question of a change in use of the revenue from the Calhoun, Greene, and Webster Counties local sales and services tax for school infrastructure purposes.
Section 2. Moneys received from the local sales and services tax, shall be spent for school infrastructure, as set forth in the ballot proposition set forth in Section 3 of this Resolution, and the Commissioner of Elections of Webster County is requested to so provide in the ballot measure, in the manner required by law and the regulations of the State Commissioner of Elections.
Section 3. The form of ballot is approved by this Board of Supervisors as follows:
SAMPLE BALLOT
SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED: Yes
No
Summary: To authorize a change in the use of the local option sales and services tax for school infrastructure for Prairie Valley Community School District.
In the Prairie Valley Community School District, the use of the local option sales and services tax for school infrastructure shall be changed.
PROPOSED USES OF THE TAX:
If the change is approved, revenues from the sales and services tax shall be allocated as follows:
The money received from the tax shall be spent for school infrastructure, including purchasing, building, furnishing, reconstructing, repairing, demolishing, improving, expanding, or remodeling of a schoolhouse or schoolhouses and additions thereto, gymnasium, athletic facilities, field house, or school bus garage, purchasing and improving grounds, opening roads to schoolhouses or buildings, the purchase, lease or lease-purchase of buildings or equipment (including transportation and recreation equipment) as authorized by law, procuring or acquiring libraries, expenditures for energy conservation measures, the rental of facilities under Chapter 28E, for public educational and recreational activities, the payment or retirement of bonds or other evidence of indebtedness issued for school infrastructure purposes or the payment or retirement of bonds issued under Iowa Code Section 423E.5, for debt reduction or property tax relief, or for any one or more of such purposes, or for any purpose or purposes now or hereafter authorized by law.
CURRENT USES OF THE TAX:
Revenues from the tax are currently allocated as follows:
CALHOUN COUNTY
A local sales and services tax for school infrastructure projects shall be imposed in the County of Calhoun at the rate of one percent. The tax will begin on July 1, 2004. The tax will be in effect for a period of ten years until June 30, 2014. The money received from the tax shall be spent for school infrastructure and needs of school districts in Calhoun County, including construction, reconstruction, repair, demolition work, purchasing or remodeling of schoolhouses, stadiums, gyms, field houses, and bus garages and the procurement of schoolhouse construction sites, the making of site improvements, and those activities for which revenues under the Iowa Code sections 298.3 or 300.2 may be spent. Additionally, “school infrastructure” includes the payment or retirement of outstanding bonds previously issued for school infrastructure purposes, and the payment or retirement of new bonds issued for school infrastructure purposes issued under Iowa Code Section 422E.4 (2003 Code of Iowa).
GREENE COUNTY
A local sales and services tax for school infrastructure projects shall be imposed in the County of Greene at the rate of one percent. The tax will begin on July 1, 2004. The tax will be in effect for a period of ten years until June 30, 2014. The money received from the tax shall be spent for school infrastructure and needs of school districts in Greene County, including construction, reconstruction, repair, demolition work, purchasing or remodeling of schoolhouses, stadiums, gyms, field houses, and bus garages and the procurement of schoolhouse construction sites, the making of site improvements as authorized now or hereafter by the Code of Iowa, and those equipment, transportation equipment, and public recreation and other activities for which revenues under Iowa Code sections 298.3 or 300.2 may be spent as authorized now or hereafter by the Code of Iowa. Additionally, “school infrastructure” includes the payment or retirement of outstanding bonds previously issued for school infrastructure purposes, and the payment or retirement of new bonds issued for school infrastructure purposes issued under Iowa Code Section 422E.4 (2003 Code of Iowa).
WEBSTER COUNTY
A local sales and services tax for school infrastructure projects shall be imposed in the County of Webster at the rate of one-half of one percent (˝%). The tax will begin on July 1, 1999. The tax will be in effect for a period of ten years until June 30, 2009. The money received from the tax is spent as follows: For school infrastructure as defined by Iowa Code Section 422E.1. “School infrastructure” is defined by law to include purchasing, building, furnishing, reconstructing, repairing, improving, or remodeling a schoolhouse or schoolhouses or additions thereto, gymnasiums, stadiums fieldhouses or school bus garages, procuring a site or sites therefor and the making of site improvements, purchasing land to add to a site already owned, procuring and improving a site for an athletic field, improving a site already owned for an athletic field, the payment or retirement of outstanding bonds previously issued for school infrastructure purposes, the payment or retirement of bonds issued under Iowa Code Section 422E.4, or any one or more of such purposes.
Section 4. This motion representing the action of the Prairie Valley Community School District is directed to be submitted to the County Commissioner of Elections for action as required by law.
Section 5. Subject to the compliance with all necessary requirements of law, it is requested that the special election be held on September 11, 2007.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 26th day of June , 2007.
s/Greg Nolting
Chairperson
ATTEST:
s/Carol Messerly
Auditor
Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Motl to approve
appointment of the following to the Webster County MH/DD Planning Committee
Members: Brian Schmidt, Beth Stuhr,
Richard Scisco, Janet McBride, Diana Johnson, Jim Burr, Martha Miller, Linda
Smith, Rhonda Utley, Teresa Naughton, Kim Motl, Deb Delp, Joyce Hay and Blake
Parker. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Motl, seconded by Condon to approve and
authorize Chair to sign the following MH/DD Provider Contracts: Seasons Center, Mary Greeley Medical Center,
and Story County Community Life.
(Copies on file in CPC’s office).
Motion carried unanimously.
A Public Hearing was held on final consideration
to adopt Webster County Ordinance No. 042:
Code of Ordinances, an ordinance readopting the existing County Code and
repealing certain portions therein. No
written or oral comments were heard.
Moved by Motl, seconded by Condon to approve final consideration and adopt Webster County Ordinance No. 042: Code of Ordinances, an ordinance readopting
the existing County Code and repealing certain portions therein. Roll call vote: Ayes: Nolting, Condon and
Motl. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Motl to approve and
authorize Chair to sign resolution that temporarily closes 160th
Street between Route P56 (a.k.a. Nelson Avenue) and Oates Avenue on Friday
afternoon and evening, June 29th for Shellabration concert at Harlan
Rogers Sports Complex. Motion carried
unanimously.
Moved by Motl, seconded by Condon to approve and
authorize Chair to sign resolution that temporarily closes Route C56 (a.k.a.
First Street) between Marshall Street and Brewster Street in Vincent on Friday
evening, June 29th for street dance. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Motl to receive and
place on file 18-month wage adjustment for Dale Iles, Welder/Fabricator,to
$18.99 per hour effective July 16, 2007 per labor agreement. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Motl, seconded by Condon to approve and
authorize Chair to sign Development Agreement with Tate & Lyle Ingredients
Americas, Inc. (Copy on file in
Auditor’s office). Motion carried
unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Motl to approve and
authorize Chair to sign utility permit application from Prairie Energy to
replace single-phase overhead electric line with new multiphase distribution
overhead electric line along the south side of 210th Street in
Section 35, Colfax Township. (Copy on file in Engineer’s office). Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Motl, seconded by Condon to approve and
authorize Chair to sign utility permit application from Prairie Energy to
replace existing overhead electric line with new overhead electric line along
the north side of 190th Street in Sections 15 & 16, Colfax
Township and along the east side of Union Street in Section 21, Colfax
Township. (Copy on file in Engineer’s
office). Motion carried unanimously.
Public Bids for project RC-CO(65)9A-94, grading
and paving of new road beginning 0.4 mile west of Hayes Avenue and continuing
0.5 mile south from Iowa Highway 7 in Section 19, Douglas Township were
received as follows:
Fort
Dodge Asphalt Company $710,852.94
Knife
River Midwest, LLC $895,573.25
Moved by Condon, seconded by Motl to accept low
bid submitted by Fort Dodge Asphalt in the amount of $710,852.95; and authorize
Chair to sign contract documents at the appropriate time, all subject to
Engineer Randy Will’s review. Motion
carried unanimously.
Moved by Motl, seconded by Condon to allow
claims. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Condon, seconded by Motl the meeting
adjourn. Motion carried unanimously.