Government

    With our first Senate deadline on Friday, everyone in the Senate was actively trying to complete our work on time this week. There was a variety of issues discussed, so some committees would have to take a break and come back later in the day to finish work on them. With such a busy week, we advanced legislation on many important issues.

CITY OF VINTONCOUNCIL MEETING AGENDA – MARCH 13, 2025 -- 7:00 PMVINTON CITY HALL, 110 W 3RD STREET, VINTON Watch live at https://www.youtube.com/@CityofVintonIA*amended 03/12/2025 @ 8:30amhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/81937936392; 1-301-715-8592 Webinar ID: 819 3793 63921. Call to order and roll call2. Pledge of Allegiance3. Approve agenda4. Consent Agendaa.

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March 4, 2025The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Seeman, Tippett and Volz present. Chairman Seeman called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. at the Benton County Service Center. Members of the public are invited to join in during open session or watch the livestream at https://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowa.

March 4, 2025A joint meeting between the Board of Supervisors and the EMS Advisory Council met on March 4, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the EOC at the Sheriff’s Office. Supervisor Seeman, Tippett and Volz were all three in attendance. Chairman Seeman called the meeting to order.The main topic for discussion was how the funds are disbursed equally among all the First Responders and Transport Services.

This last Friday was the annual end of the first funnel for bills in the Iowa Legislature. In other words, Friday was the last day for individual bills to be passed in their respective committees to be eligible for debate in either the House or Senate. There were no bills debated on the House floor to allow committees time this week to pass their bills.

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Auditor of State Rob Sand today released an agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Shellsburg, Iowa, for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. The agreed-upon procedures engagement was performed pursuant to Chapter 11.6 of the Code of Iowa. Sand reported eleven findings related to the receipt and disbursement of taxpayer funds.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING March 11, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. Benton County Service Center Conference Room 811 D Ave. Vinton, IA ** Agenda is not printed in any particular order; only time-specific items will be addressed at certain times 1. 1:00 P.M. Call to Order 2. Ray Lough, County Attorney RE: Closed Session per Iowa Code 21.5(1)c: To discuss strategy with counsel in matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent where its disclosure would be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the position of the governmental body in that litigation.