Government : Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 8/27/19

August 27, 2019

The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular adjourned session with Supervisors Primmer, Bierschenk and Seeman present. Primmer called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Unless otherwise noted, all actions were approved unanimously. Summarized Resolutions will be available in the Auditor’s office and at: www.bentoncountyiowa.org

Bierschenk moved/Seeman seconded: To approve minutes of August 20, 2019. Motion carried.

Seeman moved/Bierschenk seconded: To approve Veterans Affairs Quarterly Report ending June 30, 2019. Motion carried.

Seeman moved/Bierschenk seconded: To approve use of courthouse lawn for the Benton County Extension to display scarecrows created by local 4-H groups between October 7, 2019 and November 1, 2019. Motion carried.

Seeman moved/Bierschenk seconded: Approve payroll checks numbered 140831 through 140847, ACH deposits numbered 38987 through 39131, vendor checks numbered 232345 through 232353, claims numbered 232354 through 232476. Motion carried.

Seeman moved/Bierschenk seconded: To approve hiring of Rodney Clark and Renee Petersen as part-time drivers for the Benton County Transportation Department. Starting wage at $12.00 an hour with possible pay rate increase after obtaining their Class D qualification, effective September 11, 2019. Motion carried.

Bierschenk moved/Seeman seconded: To approve Resolution #19-47, Approving Oak Glen Acres Sub-Division to Benton County, Iowa. Motion carried.

Conservation Director Karen Phelps provided an update on the progress of some projects going on in the parks. She also reported that a REAP grant application has been officially submitted.

The Board recessed and then reconvened at the Service Center location at 811 D Ave, Vinton. They conversed with Brock Grenis, Transit Administrator with ECICOG, Dana Burmeister, Benton County Transportation Director, County Engineer and the City Streets Superintendent to discuss the location of the new Transportation Building. Before we can sign the official agreement to move forward with the Grant process, there needs to be a separate legal description for the proposed area.

Bierschenk moved/Seeman seconded: To adjourn. Motion carried.

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Rick Primmer, Chairman

ATTEST: _________________________________

Hayley Rippel, Benton County Auditor