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Board of Supervisors Meeting First Meeting, 2004 Session (1) January 2, 2004 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING FIRST MEETING, 2004 SESSION (1) JANUARY 2, 2004 The Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors met for the first meeting of the 2004 session on Friday, January 2, 2004 at 8:30 A.M. in the Boardroom with Chairman Crampton presiding and with the following other members present: Burnside, Gustafson, and Lanphere and with Auditor Karen Strawn as clerk for the meeting. Absent: Vail. Prior to the beginning of today’s meeting, Supervisors Lanphere and Crampton completed the count of cash in the Treasurer’s office. Motion by Gustafson to approve the minutes of the 12/31/2003 meeting. Ayes–Burnside, Gustafson, Lanphere, Crampton. Nays-none. Abstentions-none. Carried. Motion by Burnside to adjourn the 2003 session sine die. Carried. The first order of business for the 2004 session was election of the Chairman. The Auditor called for nominations for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Motion by Lanphere to nominate Crampton. The Auditor asked for any further nominations. There being none, motion by Lanphere that nominations cease and a unanimous ballot be cast. The vote on Crampton for chairman was ayes-Burnside, Gustafson, Lanphere. Nays-none. Abstentions--Crampton. Carried. Unless otherwise indicated, all of the following motions offered at this meeting were carried with the following vote: Ayes: Burnside, Gustafson, Lanphere, Crampton. Nays: none. Abstentions: none. Chairman Crampton called for nominations for Vice-Chair. Motion by Burnside to nominate Lanphere for Vice-Chair. Motion by Burnside that nominations cease and that a unanimous ballot be cast. Ayes—Burnside, Gustafson, Crampton. Nays—Lanphere. Carried. Supervisors’ Committee, Commission & Board Appointments Motion by Lanphere to appoint the following persons as delegates and representatives to the committees, commissions and boards as noted for 2004: Burnside-delegate, Vail-alternate, to the Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc. Board. Crampton-delegate, Gustafson-alternate, to the NW Iowa Planning and Development Commission. Vail as Buena Vista County Equal Employment Opportunity Officer. Burnside to the Local Emergency Management Commission (Chapter 29C.9). Burnside-delegate to the Buena Vista Solid Waste Commission. Lloyd Galbraith to the Western Iowa Tourism Council. Crampton-representative and Vail-alternate to the 28E Buena Vista County Communications Commission. Kathy Bach, Jon Ites, and Karen Strawn to the Buena Vista County Deferred Compensation Board. Gary Armstrong as the Buena Vista County Drainage Attorney. 201 Crampton-representative to the Local Community Empowerment Area Board, with Gustafson as alternate, and with Rhonda Christensen as the citizen representative. Lorene Carpenter and Bill Lanphere to the DHS Service Area Advisory Board. Lanphere-representative, Gustafson-alternate, to the Administrative Board of Directors of the 3rd Judicial District Department of Correctional Services. Gustafson-representative and Crampton-alternate to the Synergy Board. Crampton-delegate, Gustafson-alternate, to the Regional Transit Board. Lanphere-delegate, Gustafson-alternate, for the Regional Investment Board (formerly Iowa Workforce Development Board-Region 5). Crampton as the Board’s representative, Gustafson-alternate, for all county labor negotiations. Jon Ites, Chuck Eddy, Kim Johnson, and Vail, with the other board members as alternates for Vail, to the Weather Committee. Jon Ites, Vail, and Karen Strawn as members of the Personnel Committee. Burnside-delegate, Lanphere-alternate to the Drainage District #181 and #274 Interim Boards. Vail-delegate to the Drainage District #14-42, #22 and #150 Interim Boards. Crampton, Lanphere and Gustafson to the County Care Facility Committee. Vail-representative of the Board for Whitney Pit Farm and South Hayes Pit Farm for leases and Jon Ites for grain sales at the South Hayes Pit. Vail to the Iowa Lakes RC&D Board, with the at-large representative to be appointed at a later time. Burnside to the Gingerbread House Board. Chuck Eddy, Dewyne Stucynski and Vail to the Courthouse/Judicial Security Committee. Kathy Bach, Karen Strawn, Dewyne Stucynski, and Gustafson to the Buena Vista County Courthouse Committee. Burnside to the U.S. 20 Corridor Task Force. Vail-representative, Crampton-alternate, to the Buena Vista E-911 Service Board. Karen Strawn-ADA Coordinator. To the County Safety Committee (including the Right-to-Know program): Lanphere with Gustafson as the alternate, Chuck Eddy, Tom French (as Jon Ites’ designee), Karen Strawn, Ron Reckamp, Norm Lund, Diane Anderson, Dewyne Stucynski, Gene Mandernach, Kim Johnson, Shirley Johnson, Diane Christiansen and Bob Christensen, with Mike Raner as Safety Coordinator. Dewyne Stucynski as the Lock-out/Tag-out Program Coordinator for the Courthouse, DHS Annex, and E. Richland Annex. Jon Ites as the primary contact person, and Shirley Johnson as the secondary contact person for Drug and Alcohol Testing Alliance. 202 Jon Ites, technical representative, Steve Wolf-alternate, to the ISTEA Technical Committee, Vail to the ISTEA Enhancement Committee. Vail to the B.V. Co. REAP Committee. Vail-representative, Crampton-alternate, to the NW IA Juvenile Detention Center (YES). Marc Bertness-representative, to the Regional Housing Authority until 12/31/2004. The Chairman-representative, the Vice-Chairman-alternate, to the Board of Directors of the Storm Lake Area Development Corporation. Lanphere and Gustafson to the Board of Trustees of the Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund. Planning & Zoning Commission members: Mark Bertness, Roger Peterson, Vic Hansen, Arvid Baughman, Dennis Gutz and Bob Rebhuhn, Jim Anderson, and Brian Drzycmski. Zoning Board of Adjustment members with terms as follows: Cynthia Smith-6/21/04, Bob Stoughton- 6/21/05, John Massop-6/21/06, Greg Sundblad 6/21/07 and Bruce Engelmann-6/21/08. Becki Drahota, Ron Haraldson and Bill Lanphere to the Judicial Magistrate Appointing Commission for 6- yr terms expiring 12/31/2008. Crampton-representative, Lanphere-alternate, to the S.H.I.E.L.D. Board. Vail-representative, Crampton-alternate, to the Region III Local Emergency Planning Council. Burnside, Crampton, Jon Ites, Kim Johnson and Marc Bertness to the Jt. City/County Hwy 71 Bypass Zoning Committee. Tami Mills-Thomas and Kara Napierala-Case Managers, Dawn Mentzer-CPC, Sue Morrow-MH Community Based Services representative, and Jim Gustafson-BofS representative, Brent Mangold- family representative, Cindy Wiemold-MR Community Based Services representative, John Winkelman- Howard Center-MR Community Based Services representative, and Veronica Kosky to the Targeted Case Management Advisory Board. Charleen Anderson-MH Advocate; Dorie Pedersen, John Winkelman, Sue Morrow, Brent Mangold, Cindy Wiemold-providers; Jim Gustafson-Supervisor; Tonya Miller-consumer, Kathy Nichols-consumer; Tami Mills-Thomas & Kara Napierala-Case Managers; Dawn Mentzer-CPC; all to the Managed Care Planning Council. Dawn Mentzer to the Representative Council of the Seasons Center. Crampton to the ISAC Board: Supervisors/Engineers Design Guide Committee. Don Diehl to the Civil Service Commission, term expiring 12/31/05. The motion carried. Gustafson and Lanphere to the Lake Improvements Commission. Citizens’ Committee, Commission & Board Appointments Motion by Lanphere, to appoint the following persons to the committees, commissions, and boards as noted for 2004: Roger Meyer for a 5-yr term expiring 12/31/08 to the Buena Vista County Conservation Board 203 Dr. David Crippin, County Medical Examiner, and Tim Speers- BVRMC EMT, and Deputy Doug Simons, Ken McClure, Sac County Deputy Sheriff, and independent EMT’s Greg Ebersole & Bob Christensen, as Deputy Medical Examiners (Chapter 331.801). Terms expire 12-31-04. Rich Haldin, Lloyd Galbraith and Ray Kurtz to the Veterans Affairs Commission for the 2004 year, or until their terms expire (Chapter 250). Gustafson to the ISAC County Case Management Services Board. To the Buena Vista County Eminent Domain Compensation Commission (Chapter 6B.4): Farmers-Dale Bodholdt, Don Diehl, Elmer Lubinus, Steve McKenna, Nick Ackerman, Becky Dirkx, Kevin Cone; Realtors-J.D. Lehr, Margie Robinson, Darwin Johnson, Bob Hall, Joe Aube, Dick Schmidt, Clark Fort; for Cities: Edward Groth, Nola Jensen, Jim Haraldson, Nancy Sadusky, Virginia Moffitt, Jeff Elbert, Norris Olney, Jr.; for their Occupation-Mark Rehnstrom, Tim Brown, Harry Schaller, Marvel Olsen, Ronnie Brown, Brian Drzycimski, Ronald Haroldson. Crampton and Lanphere, with Gustafson as alternate, to the Northwest Iowa Alcohol and Drug Treatment Unit Board, and Gustafson & Lanphere, with Crampton-alternate, and Charlene Anderson as the citizens’ representative, to the Seasons Center Board of Directors. Local Board of Health-members with 3-yr. terms as follows: Dr. Scott Wulfekuhler-12/31/04, Jackie Bertness & Brenda Halverson-12/31/05, Bill Lanphere and Jon McKenna-12/31/06. Ed McKenna to the Region 5 Workforce Advisory Board. Norm Lund, Weed Commissioner and Dave Wiley, Assistant Weed Commissioner (Chapter 317.3). Mike Raner as Buena Vista County Safety Coordinator. Kim Johnson as Buena Vista County Zoning Administrator. The vote on this motion carried. The following Department Heads met with the Board for a discussion of salaries: Treasurer Kathy Bach, Sheriff Chuck Eddy, Recorder Shari O’Bannon, Public Health Nurse Diane Anderson, Communications Supervisor Mark VanHooser, Custodian Dewyne Stucynski, Veterans Services Officer Clint Hoferman, Assessor Ted Van Grootheest, Engineer Jon Ites,
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