Proceedings of the Hamilton County Board of Suervisors

Supervisor’s Minute Book, No. 18, Hamilton County, Iowa 729 PROCEEDINGS OF THE HAMILTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGULAR MEETING

The Hamilton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at 9:00 A.M. in the Boardroom of the Hamilton County Courthouse, Webster City, Iowa.

CALL TO ORDER: Called to order by Chair Wes Sweedler.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Board led the Pledge of Allegiance.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Doug Bailey, David Young, and Wesley Sweedler.

OTHERS PRESENT: Dan Waid, Dan Campidilli, Kirby Winters, Pat Powers, Patti Treibel, and Kim Schaa.

AGENDA: Motion by Young, seconded by Bailey to approve the agenda. Motion carried.

MINUTES: Motion by Young, seconded by Bailey to approve the minutes of the June 24, 2014 meeting. Motion carried.

CLAIMS: General Basic Fund $148,101.90; General Basic (Public Health) Fund $43,703.92; General Basic (Conservation) Fund $44,655.92; General Supplemental Fund $39,641.91; General Supplemental Public Health Sub Fund $14,150.20; General Supplemental Conservation Sub Fund $8,846.63; MH-DD Services Fund $17,430.77; Rural Basic Fund $24,143.07; Hotel/Motel Tax Fund $1,189.55; Secondary Roads Fund $266,425.40; REAP Fund $1,718.19; Van Diest TIF Project Fund $166,267.43; Friends of Conservation Expense Trust Fund $3,193.96; Conservation Legacy Fund $2,796.00. Total $782,264.85. Drainage Fund $68,870.88. Motion by Bailey, seconded by Young to approve payment of claims. Motion carried.

RECOGNITION: The Board recognized and congratulated Dan Campidilli for receiving his Roads Scholar II continuing education award.

REPORTS: QUARTERLY REPORTS: Motion by Bailey, seconded by Young to approve Quarterly Reports from the Auditor and the Sheriff. Motion carried.

CLERK OF COURT: Motion by Young, seconded by Bailey to approve the June 2014 Report from the Clerk of Court. Motion carried.

PERSONNEL: SOCIAL SERVICES: Motion by Bailey, seconded by Young to approve the following personnel actions in the Social Services department: Retirement of Sue Burtnett effective June 30, 2014. Change of Status for Laura Ogg from $9.98 per hour to $12.00 per hour. Change of Status for Stephanie Pelz from $16.07 per hour to $18.00 per hour. Change of Status for Carrie Hisler from $52,558.99 to $56,058.99. Hiring of Mari Larson effective 6/17/14 at $12.00 per hour. Hiring of Logan Mack effective 6/16/14 at $10.00 per hour. Hiring of Marene Hubbard effective 6/16/14 at $10.00 per hour. Hiring of Dana Graham effective 6/16/14 at $10.00 per hour. Hiring of Michael Odegaard effective 7/1/14 at $10.00 per hour. Motion carried.

Motion by Young, seconded by Bailey to approve the revised Employment Contract and job description for Patricia Treibel as Social Services Executive Director effective July 1, 2014 at a salary of $70,156. Motion carried,

CONTRACTS/ AGREEMENTS: SOLUTIONS, INC. – EVAULT CLOUD BACKUP: Motion by Bailey, seconded by Young to approve a contract with Solutions, Inc. - EVault Cloud Backup for off-site storage of data and virtualized disaster recovery at a cost of $1,200 per year. Motion carried.

HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN AMENDMENTS: Motion by Young, seconded by Bailey to approve amendments #2 and #3 on the Planning Grant Agreement between Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and Hamilton County. Motion carried.

FEDERAL AID AGREEMENT R33 RESURFACING: Motion by Bailey, seconded by Young to approve a Federal Aid agreement between Hamilton County and the Iowa Department of Transportation for the R33 Resurfacing project. Motion carried.

APPLICATIONS: HOMESTEAD TAX CREDIT, MILITARY EXEMPTIONS, AND DISABLED VETERAN’S HOMESTEAD TAX CREDIT APPLICATIONS: Motion by Bailey, seconded by Young to approve all properly signed applications for Homestead Tax Credit, Military Exemption, and Disabled Veteran’s Homestead Tax Credit for 2014 with the following exceptions: Homestead Tax Credit: Nathan & Mary Parkhill – not living in property Military Exemption: Rachel Uttecht – Discharge not recorded in Hamilton County Walter J. Knutson – Discharge not recorded in Hamilton County Larry O’Connor – Discharge not recorded in Hamilton County Disabled Veteran’s Homestead Tax Credit: Robert Everhard – Service Connected Disability is not rated at 100% by VA

and conditionally approving the Disabled Veteran’s Homestead Tax Credit for Charlene Worrick pending supporting documentation. Motion carried.

SET DATE & TIME: Motion by Young, seconded by Bailey to set July 29, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. as the date and time for a Special Board Meeting on the Boone River Bridge Route Selection. Motion carried.

DRAINAGE: DD #59 BREITENKAMP-GANNON: Motion by Young, seconded by Bailey to approve Pay Estimate #5 and Change order #2. Motion carried.

DD #94 VAN LANDSCHOOT: Motion by Bailey, seconded by Young to accept a petition from R. Stark and appoint MHF Engineering to prepare an engineer’s report. Motion carried.

ADJOURN: Motion by Young, seconded by Bailey to adjourn. Motion carried, meeting adjourned at 9:42 A.M.

See “Claims Listing” for claims paid

______Kim Schaa Wesley Sweedler Hamilton County Auditor Hamilton County Board of Supervisors