January 3, 2012 9:00 A.M. the Jones County Board of Supervisors Met in Regular Session
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January 3, 2012 9:00 a.m. The Jones County Board of Supervisors met in regular session. Present Chairman Manternach, Supervisors Cook, Cruise, Rohwedder, and Dirks. Moved by Rohwedder seconded by Cook to approve the minutes of the December 27, 2011 meeting. All aye. Motion carried. Moved by Cook seconded by Rohwedder to appoint Supervisor Joe Cruise as Chairman and Supervisor Keith Dirks as Vice Chairman of the Jones County Board of Supervisors for calendar year 2012 and until their successors are appointed. All aye. Motion carried. Moved by Dirks seconded by Cook to appoint the Jones County Supervisors to the following committees. All aye. Motion carried. JOE CRUISE– CHAIRMAN LEO M. COOK Eastern Iowa Regional Utility Service System 540 Board Child Support Recovery (EIRUSS) Advancement Services of Jones County R.C. & D. Commission DHS Service Area Advisory Board Solid Waste Commission E.C.I.C.O.G. Abbe Mental Health Center – Alt East Central Iowa Housing Fund Area Substance Abuse Council - Alt G.I.S. Committee E.C.I.C.O.G. – Alt I.S.T.E.A. Policy Committee H.A.C.A.P. – District - Alt J.E.T.S. Advisory Board Jones County Fair Board Senior Dining Advisory Board Sixth Judicial District Dept. of Corrections – Alt Workforce Development Sixth Judicial Dist. Dept. of Corrections –Alt KEITH C. DIRKS – VICE CHAIRMAN Area Substance Abuse Council NED ROHWEDDER E911 Service Board Abbe Mental Health Center Emergency Management Agency Federal Emergency Management Association Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management (FEMA) Committee Heritage Agency on Aging Jones County Board of Health Jones County Tourism Association Resource Enhancement and Protection (REAP) Mental Health Advisory Board Eastern Iowa Regional Utility Service System Solid Waste Commission (EIRUSS) - Alt Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Jones County Economic Development Committee – Alt Commission - Alt I.S.T.E.A. Policy Committee – Alt Solid Waste Commission – Alt Jones County Fair Board – Alt WAYNE MANTERNACH Decategorization/Early Childhood Iowa H.A.C.A.P. – District Jones County Economic Development Commission Sixth Judicial District Dept. of Corrections Emergency Management Agency – Alt I.S.T.E.A. Policy Committee – Alt Jones County Board of Health – Alt Mental Health Advisory Board – Alt Moved by Manternach seconded by Rohwedder to appoint the Anamosa Journal-Eureka, Monticello Express, and Midland Times as the official Jones County newspapers for county legal publications for the 2012 calendar year. All aye. Motion carried. Moved by Dirks seconded by Cook to appoint Dr. Michael Weston, Anamosa, as Medical Examiner and Greg Graver, Monticello, as Medical Examiner Investigator for calendar year 2012. All aye. Motion carried. Moved by Cook seconded by Dirks to appoint, and/or re-affirm the appointments of, the following persons to the Region 10 Transportation Committees. All aye. Motion carried. Committee Position Name Term Expiring Policy Regular Member Doug Herman, Monticello City Administrator 1/1/14 Policy Regular Member Leo M. Cook, Jones County Supervisor 1/1/15 Policy Alternate Member Wayne Manternach, Jones County Supervisor 1/1/15 Technical Advisory Regular Member Derek Snead, Jones County Eng. In Training 1/1/14 Technical Advisory Regular Member Todd Postel, Jones County Asst. to the Engineer 1/1/15 Technical Advisory Regular Member Mike McClain, Jones County Engineer 1/1/13 Technical Advisory Alternate Member Bill Feldmann, City of Anamosa 1/1/15 Trails Advisory Regular Member Larry Gullett, Jones County Conservation 1/1/14 Trails Advisory Regular Member Reed Stockman, Monticello Trails Committee 1/1/13 Passenger Transp. Advisory Regular Member Kathy Koerperich, Jones County JETS 1/1/14 Passenger Transp. Advisory Regular Member Deb Schultz, Jones County Community Services 1/1/13 Moved by Dirks seconded by Rohwedder to appoint Wes Gibbs as Weed Commissioner for calendar year 2012. All aye. Motion carried. Moved by Cook seconded by Manternach to re-affirm the appointments of Dusty Embree, Jones County Economic Development Director, and Alan Johnson, Anamosa City Administrator, to the East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG) Board of Directors for three year terms expiring December 31, 2012, and December 31, 2013, respectively. All aye. Motion carried. Moved by Manternach seconded by Rohwedder to make of record that the Board of Supervisors formally advertised in the three official county newspapers the week of December 12, 2011 seeking candidates for appointment to various boards and commissions of Jones County, and that the advertisement will remain on the county web-site throughout the year. All aye. Motion carried. Moved by Cook seconded by Dirks to leave vacant the County’s appointments to the Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority due to the County’s affiliation with the East Central Iowa Housing Trust Fund. All aye. Motion carried. Moved by Rohwedder seconded by Dirks to appoint Laverta Langenberg, Connie Humpal, and Milt Luckstead, Jr. to the Jones County (Pioneer) Cemetery Commission for three-year terms expiring December 31, 2014. All aye. Motion carried. The Auditor provided the property valuation report to be used for FY13 budgets, noting a 2.7% increase in total taxable value. Moved by Cook seconded by Manternach to certify the Auditor’s appointment of Michele Lubben as Deputy Auditor, effective January 10, 2012, at an annual salary of $33,000, with benefits per the county handbook. All aye. Motion carried. Moved by Dirks seconded by Rohwedder to appoint Michele Lubben as Land Use Administrator, effective January 10, 2012, with benefits and compensation for the duties to be included in the salary and benefits provided for her duties as Deputy Auditor. All aye. Motion carried. Moved by Manternach seconded by Cook to increase the salary of Catelyn Feldmann, Deputy Auditor to $30,800 per year, to be effective January 2, 2012. All aye. Motion carried. Supervisor Dirks reported he had spoken to two persons would were agreeable to be the Board’s Democratic appointee to the Civil Service Commission. Moved by Cook seconded by Rohwedder to appoint Mark Denniston to the Civil Service Commission for a term expiring December 31, 2013, to replace Larry Conmey who is unable to participate in the Commission’s upcoming activities. All aye. Motion carried. Moved by Manternach seconded by Rohwedder to acknowledge receipt of a manure management plan update from Dominic J. Hogan, facility #65735, for property located in Section 8 of Castle Grove Township, with the County Auditor to retain the document in a temporary file for public access for one year. All aye. Motion carried. Moved by Rohwedder seconded by Dirks to void claim #1112-0089, in the amount of $121.52, dated December 2, 2011, made payable to Petco, submitted by Conservation, with reason being the invoice was previously paid on October 21, 2011. All aye. Motion carried. Moved by Dirks seconded by Manternach to approve the Auditor’s HAVA Election Equipment Annual Certification, as required by the Iowa Secretary of State. All aye. Motion carried. [2012-001] Moved by Manternach seconded by Dirks to place on file the FY2013 salary recommendations for elected officials from the Jones County Compensation Board. All aye. Motion carried. [2012-002] The Auditor presented an inquiry regarding account authorizations for the county’s U.S Cellular plan. Moved by Manternach seconded by Cook to authorize all county department heads to be authorized users on the county’s corporate U.S Cellular account for various administrative and technical services, with the Board of Supervisors retaining sole authority for making service plan changes. All aye. Motion carried. The Board discussed the air conditioning for the court area renovation project, and reviewed a revised proposal from Sheets Design Build. The Engineer met with the Board to discuss the road salt contract; the County Rd. D65 project; intersection lighting repair; and equipment replacement plans. The Information Technology Director and the Emergency Management Director met with the Board to discuss the availability of grant funding for two tablet computers; and interest by some departments in creating a Facebook page. The Board briefly discussed the request for burial guidelines for pioneer cemeteries. Moved by Dirks seconded by Cook to adjourn at 10:30 a.m. All aye. Motion carried. Attest: Janine Sulzner, Auditor Joe Cruise, Chairman January 10, 2012 9:00 a.m. The Jones County Board of Supervisors met in regular session. Present Chairman Cruise, Supervisors Cook, Dirks, Manternach, and Rohwedder. Moved by Rohwedder seconded by Cook to approve the minutes of the January 3, 2012 meeting. All aye. Motion carried. Moved by Rohwedder seconded by Dirks to appoint, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6B.4, Code of Iowa, the following persons to the Compensation Commission for Eminent Domain Proceedings. All aye. Motion carried. COMPENSATION COMMISSION FOR EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS OWNER-OPERATORS OF AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY Steve Barber, Oxford Junction Darrell Paulsen, Scotch Grove Steve Brainard, Anamosa Ryan Sperfslage, Monticello Myron Ehresman, Anamosa H. Richard Zimmerman, Anamosa David Lubben, Monticello OWNERS – CITY & TOWN Allen Conrad, Anamosa Mel Manternach, Monticello Becky Westphal, Olin Kenneth Walters, Wyoming Robert Holmes, Monticello Tom Zaruba, Oxford Junction Joe Paulsen, Onslow REAL ESTATE - SALESPERSONS OR BROKERS Bret Barner, Martelle Marv Marek, Anamosa Cheryl Dirks, Monticello Howard McDermott, Cascade Sue Fogarty, Anamosa