The Adams County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 9:00 am with the following members present: Leland Shipley, Scott Akin, Doug Birt, Bobbi Maynes, and Merlin Dixon. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Maynes. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Akin moved, seconded by Birt to approve today’s agenda and the minutes from January 11, 2021. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Bill Lyddon has contacted contractors for inspecting the courthouse roof for quotes. He has not received any information back. The Hazard Mitigation process has started and on the county website and Facebook page there are surveys for input from the public.
Shipley moved, seconded by Akin to approve Extended COVID-19 Leave from January 1, 2021-March 31, 2021 with flexibility on sick leave usage. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Birt moved, seconded by Dixon to approve the Treasurer’s Semi-Annual Report and Quarterly Investment Report. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Akin moved, seconded by Shipley to approve Doug Birt to the Adams County Conservation Board for a 5-year term ending. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Engineer Travis Malone gave an update on the bridge ratings.
The supervisors took a break for lunch and reconvened for a budget work session.
TIF Project work session was held. Phone conferences were held at 2:00 pm with John Danos from Dorsey-Whitney and at 2:45 with Scott Stevenson with D.A. Davidson.
Oral reports were presented by the board members as follows: Shipley – MATURA Exec Committee, Zoom, Jan. 18, Main Street, Corning, Jan. 12, Main Street EV Committee, Corning, Jan 12, Adams Community Foundation, Corning, Jan. 13; Birt – Conservation, Corning, Jan. 14; Scott Akin – Southern Hills, Zoom, Jan. 14, ACEDC, Corning, Jan 18; Maynes – Adams County Priceless Land, Zoom, Jan. 18.
The next board meeting will be held Monday Jan 25th at 9:00 am. Dixon moved, seconded by Shipley to adjourn the meeting at 3:06 pm. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
ATTEST: Bobbi Maynes, Chairperson, Adams County Board of Supervisors
The Adams County Board of Supervisors met on Monday, January 11, 2021 at 9:00 am with the following members present: Leland Shipley, Scott Akin, Doug Birt, Bobbi Maynes, and Merlin Dixon. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Maynes. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Akin moved, seconded by Shipley to approve today’s agenda and the minutes from January 4, 2021. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Dixon moved, seconded by Shipley to approve Utility Permit #21-1 for Frontier Communications at Fig and 235th St. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Resolution #2021-4 Contract and Bond for Prescott 5 Bridge Project BROS-SWAP-C002(78)—FF02 was moved for approval by Birt, seconded by Akin and read as follows:
RESOLUTION #2021-4
RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT AND BONDS
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ADAMS COUNTY, IOWA, that the contract and bonds executed by A.M. COHRON & SON, INC., of Atlantic, Iowa on the 11th day of January, 2021, for the construction of the “ADAMS COUNTY BRIDGE AND APPROACH REPLACEMENT” project number BROS-SWAP-C002(78)–FF-02 and such other work as may be incidental thereto, within the County of Adams County, Iowa, as described in the plans and specifications, and which have been signed by the Board of Adams County, be and the same are hereby approved.
All supervisors voted aye to adopt the above resolution. Motion carried. The full resolution is located in the Auditor’s Office.
Malone presented the Secondary Roads budget for FY 21-22, gave an update of the current projects and updated them on upcoming projects.
Discussion was held regarding Employee Covid-19 Leave. The board would like to see a draft policy that an employee who tests positive can receive 2/3 of regular pay from Jan 1, 2021 through March 30, 2021. No action was taken.
Birt moved, seconded by Akin to increase the county burial assistance to $1,250 for cremation only. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Resolution #2021-3 Naming Official Depositories was moved by approval by Akin, seconded by Shipley and read as follows:
RESOLUTION #2021-3
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Adams County Board of Supervisors that Adams County, Iowa approves the following list of financial institutions to be depositories of the Adams County funds in conformance with all applicable provisions of the Code of Iowa.
The Adams County Treasurer is hereby authorized to deposit the Adams County funds in the amounts not to exceed the maximum that is approved for each respective financial institution as set out below:
The above resolution is adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Adams County, Iowa with all supervisors voting aye. Motion Carried. The full resolution is located in the Auditor’s Office.
Birt moved, seconded by Dixon to approve the Recorder’s Quarterly Report. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Birt moved, seconded by Shipley for approve the County General Relief Guidelines. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Birt moved, seconded by Dixon to approve the claims are presented. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Solutions Inc
Maint
852.30
3
Chamber of Comm
Serv
200.00
1
Adams Co Amb
Cont
4,166.66
1
Free Press
Legal
512.26
3
Adamson,Sarah
Phone & Fax Serv
35.00
1
Ahlers & Cooney, P.C.
Admin Costs
1,250.00
1
Airgas
Welding Sup
222.68
1
Akin
Repair
2,254.02
1
Arnold Supply
repair
928.22
1
Axon Enterprise, INC
Safety & Prot.Sup
276.00
1
Luanne Brown
Reimb
18.00
1
C&J Wreckers
repair
400.00
1
CHI hospital
Serv
50.00
1
Cintas
safety
64.26
1
Marnie Cline
Conserv Bd. Exp
50.00
1
Cont Fire Sprinkler
Serv
617.50
1
Cornhusker Intnl
repair
1,623.22
1
Corning Mun
Util
422.94
2
Corning Tire
repair
99.00
1
Corning Tire
Sup
55.05
1
Darnold Towing
repair
695.00
1
Stella DeWitt
ROW
27.50
1
Dixon,Merlin
Reimb
177.00
1
Dollar General
Sup
43.25
2
Farmers Mutual
phone
296.14
1
Fastenal Co
sup
296.53
1
Galls
Sup
274.96
1
Carl Goodson
Reimb
175.00
1
Hotsy Cleaning
repair
15.63
1
IA Dept Pub Safety
Maint Agree
2,058.00
1
IA DOT
supplies
4,602.40
1
IA Law Academy
Edu
1,613.50
1
IMWCA
Ins
5,461.00
2
Infomax
Rental
101.50
1
Infomax
Equip
116.41
2
ISAA
Edu
650.00
1
Lexipol LLC
Maint Agree
10,238.00
1
Lincoln Ctr Truck
repair
100.00
1
Mail Serv
Serv
137.33
1
Mann,Cliff
Vet Affairs Comm.
30.00
1
Marion Co. Sher, IA
Legal & Ct-Rel Serv.
59.90
1
McCarty,Karl
reimb
56.81
1
Mediacom
Util
1,113.79
2
MOCIC
Dues & Member
100.00
1
MidAmerican
utilities
95.27
1
Midwest Serv
sup
9,961.20
1
Benjamin Mullen
Reimb
139.89
2
Mullen, David
Vet Affairs Comm.
108.00
1
Newton Doors
repair
738.32
1
Nichols Equip
equip
28,424.66
1
O’Reilly Auto
repair
154.98
1
Office Mach
supplies
21.05
1
Omni Site
Radio Rep & Maint.
882.00
1
Pattison Sand Co
rock
111,375.00
1
Paul,Travis
Reimb
60.00
1
Al Peckham
Reimb
24.00
1
Poor Boyz LLC
Sanit Disp
593.75
1
Power Plan
repair
750.99
1
Prairie Fabrication
REPAIR
77.83
1
Primrose
Food & Prov
8,436.00
2
Ramsey’s Market
Cust Sup
48.95
1
Red Star
Sup
44.70
1
Reiley,Jim
Reimb
157.63
2
Rick’s Auto
Repair
303.19
1
RJs Plumbing
Repair
100.30
1
Roberts,Michelle
School or mtg exp
25.00
1
Robinson Imple
REPAIR
1,039.02
1
Russell Farms
row
57.50
1
Wayne Rychnovsky
Reimb
24.00
1
Schafer Welding
repair
522.22
1
Service Techs
Parts
1,941.10
1
SIRWA
utilities
87.00
1
Stalker Chev
Repair
214.52
1
Jamie Stargell
Employee Mile & Subs.
24.70
1
TAW Comp
Serv
1,392.00
7
Tractor Supply
SUP
413.95
1
Treasurer, IA
Other Svcs – taxes col
6,756.00
1
TS Bank
Bank Charges
25.00
1
U.S. Bank Equip
Maint Agree
189.45
1
Vanguard
Maint Agree
1,925.00
1
Verizon Connect
radios
469.51
1
Verizon Wireless
computer
68.56
1
Vogel & Thom Hard
sup
105.07
1
Wiechman
supplies
1,632.82
1
Williams,Tom
reimb
30.00
1
Williams,Chad
Phone & Fax Serv
60.00
1
Grand Total
222,036.89
Budget Requests were presented as follows: Southern IA Trolley, Spring Lake from City of Corning, Attorney, Corning Library, Villisca Library, Recorder, County Sanitarian, Board of Supervisors, Public Health, Central Services, Board of Supervisors, Central Services, Emergency Services, DHS, Other Human Services, General Relief, Court Admin, Legal Services, Educational Services, Juvenile Probation, County Development, Environment Protection, Other Policy and Admin, Risk Management, Non Departmental.
Oral reports were presented by the board members as follows: Maynes – RC&D, Creston, Jan. 7; Birt – SICOG, Creston, Jan. 8.
The next board meeting will be held Tuesday Jan 19th at 9:00 am. Akin moved, seconded by Dixon to adjourn the meeting at 10:30 am. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
ATTEST: Bobbi Maynes, Chairperson, Adams County Board of Supervisors
The Adams County Board of Supervisors met on Monday, January 4, 2021 at 9:00 am with the following members present: Leland Shipley, Scott Akin, Doug Birt, Bobbi Maynes, and Merlin Dixon. The meeting was called to order by Auditor Becky Bissell. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Dixon moved, seconded by Shipley to appoint Bobbi Maynes as the Board Chair for a one-year term. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried. Shipley moved, seconded by Akin to appoint Doug Birt to the Vice Chair for a one-year term. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried. Birt moved, seconded by Akin to approve today’s agenda and the minutes from December 28, 2020. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Engineer Travis Malone updated the board on Secondary Roads projects. He was unable to purchase a bulldozer at an auction he attended. Secondary Roads plow trucks pushed snow on Tuesday, Wednesday and one truck hit a few problematic areas on Thursday. Maintainer operators worked OT on the holiday of December 31st to get the gravel roads cleared.
Regarding the Hull Street Bridge replacement project to be let in February, Malone advised the board to increase the amount of working days from 65 proposed by the Iowa DOT to 80 and to move the late start date forward to June 7th to August 2nd. These changes should result in more favorable bids and completing the project before winter begins. He will contact the DOT contracts bureau and request the aforementioned changes be made.
Motion was made by Shipley, seconded by Birt to make the Adams County Free Press the official newspaper for the year 2021. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried. Akin moved, seconded by Birt, to make TS Bank as the Official Depository for the year 2021. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried. Shipley moved, seconded by Dixon to issue checks during the year 2021 per Section 331.506 of the 2021 Code of Iowa. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried. Birt moved, seconded by Shipley to set the mileage rate at 50 cents per mile effective January 1, 2021. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Shipley moved, seconded by Dixon to appoint Jerry Peckham, Nicci Tucker, and Kathy West to 1-year terms on the Human Services Board. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried. Birt moved, seconded by Akin to appoint Dr. Maria Fuller and Dr. Ryan Shuey to three-year terms on the Board of Health. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Akin moved, seconded by Birt to appoint Bill Lyddon as the Emergency Management Director for a 1-year term. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried. Birt moved, seconded by Shipley to appoint Jim Reiley as the Veterans’ Affairs Director for a 1-year term. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried. Akin moved, seconded by Dixon to appoint Dr. Stephen Gruba to a 1-year term as Medical Examiner. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried. Shipley moved, seconded by Birt to appoint Dr. Sheran Fernando to a 1-year term as the Assistant Medical Examiner. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried. Dixon moved, seconded by Akin to appoint Lisa Brown to a 1-year term as Medical Examiner Investigator. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried. Birt moved, seconded by Dixon to appoint Billi Vavra to a 1-year term as Assistant Medical Examiner Investigator. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Birt moved, seconded by Shipley to appoint Wayne Rychnovsky to the remainder of the unexpired term of Bill Shipley which is set to expire on 1/2/2025 on the Adams County Conservation Board. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Birt moved, seconded by Akin to appoint Rob Tucker and Carolyn Dixon each to a 2-year term to the Adams County Zoning Commission. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried. Birt moved, seconded by Akin to make the following 1-year appointments to the Condemnation Board: Real Estate Dealers – Ed Drake, Jamie McManis, Casey Roberts, Bruce Peters, Tom Miller; Loan Officers and Bankers – Mona Douglas, Burton Heaton, Jim Heaton, Kelly Herring, Julia Paul; Agricultural Owners – Jim Amdor, Lowell Evans, Michael Fourez, Janice Shepherd, Kyle Shipley, Judy Loonan; City Property Owners – Dick Blazek, Beth Waddle, Jerry Getter, John Greenlee, Pat Shipley, Nicci Tucker. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Shipley moved, Dixon seconded to appoint Nancy Carmichael, Saundra Leininger, Joan Haley, Dick Blazek, Guy Brace, Darrell Arntzen, Linda Sargent, and Jon Brokaw to 2-year terms to the Certified Local Government Commission. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Shipley moved, seconded by Birt to appoint Wayne Rychnovsky, Anita Mittag and Rob Tucker to 5-year terms to the Adams County Judicial Magistrate Appointing Commission. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Akin moved, seconded by Dixon the following appointments to the various board and committees within the county that the members of the Board of Supervisors serve: Doug Birt- ACCS, Adams/Adair/Union Decaterization Board, DHS Service Area Advisory Board, SICOG, Juvenile Court Services, Heartland Management Alliance; Merlin Dixon- ATURA, Courthouse and Jail Committee, Hungry Canyon, Iowa Workforce Development CEO Board, REAP, Regional E-911 Board, Southern Iowa Trolley; LWDB – Local Workforce Development Board; Scott Akin –5th Judicial District Board, Adams-Taylor County Landfill, ATURA (Alternate), CHI Health Mercy Corning Community Board of Directors, Emergency Management, SICOG (Alternate), Southern Hills Regional Mental Health, ACEDC; Bobbi Maynes – ACCS (Alternate), Adams County Courthouse Security Committee, Adams-Taylor County Landfill (Alternate), Connections Area Agency on Aging, Crossroads, Emergency Management (Alternate), MATURA Advisory Board (Alternate), MATURA Board of Directors (Alternate), R C & D – Local and Regional; Leland Shipley – Adams Community Foundation, LOST Control Committee, Courthouse and Jail Committee, Heartland Management Alliance (Alternate), Local MATURA Advisory Board, MATURA Board of Directors, Main Street Corning.
Dixon moved, seconded by Birt to approve the 2021 Holiday Closing Schedule as follows: Monday, January 18, 2021 – Martin Luther King Day; Monday, February 15, 2021 – President’s Day; Monday, May 31, 2021 – Memorial Day; Monday, July 5, 2021 – Independence Day (observed); Monday, September 6, 2021 – Labor Day; Thursday, November 11, 2021 – Veteran’s Day; Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26, 2021 – Thanksgiving; Thursday, December 23 and Friday, December 24, 2021 – Christmas Eve and Christmas (observed); and Thursday, December 30, 2021 and Friday, December 31, 2021 – New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day (observed). All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Shipley moved, seconded by Birt to approve Resolution 2020-1 to make all the appointments official. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Shipley moved, seconded by Birt to approve Resolution 2021-2 the Master Matrix pursuant to Iowa Code section 459.304(3). All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Budgets presented were as follows: Treasurer.
Oral reports were presented by the board members as follows: Maynes – Crossroads, Creston, Dec. 28; Dixon – SCI 911, via Zoom, Dec. 30.
Akin moved, seconded by Dixon to adjourn the meeting at 10:30 am. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
ATTEST: Bobbi Maynes, Chairperson, Adams County Board of Supervisors
Rebecca Bissell, Adams County Auditor
Adams County Gross Wage Summary 1/1/2020-12/31-2020
The Adams County Board of Supervisors met on Monday, December 28, 2020 at 9:00 am with the following members present: Scott Akin, Leland Shipley, Doug Birt, Bobbi Maynes and Merlin Dixon. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Scott Akin. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Shipley moved, seconded by Birt to approve the minutes of the December 21st meeting and to approve today’s agenda. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Birt moved, seconded by Dixon to approve Karl McCarty’s employment contract for the upcoming year. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
The Master Matrix for New Fashion Pork Confinement was revised and the board reviewed and scored the revised matrix.
Shipley moved, seconded by Birt to approve the Application for New Fashion Pork Confinement. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Shipley moved, seconded by Maynes to approve the Engagement Agreement with DA Davidson to begin work on a new TIF Project. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Travis Paul presented the Conservation Department budget request.
Oral reports were presented by the board members as follows: Maynes – Industrial Wind and Solar, Creston, Dec. 16; Dixon – Southwest Iowa Trolley, via Zoom, Dec. 18; Akin – Southern Hills, via Zoom, Dec. 22.
Shipley moved, seconded by Dixon to adjourn the meeting at 10:30 am. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
ATTEST: Scott Akin, Chairperson, Adams County Board of Supervisors
The Adams County Board of Supervisors met on Monday, December 21, 2020 at 9:00 am with the following members present: Scott Akin, Leland Shipley, Doug Birt. Bobbi Maynes and Merlin Dixon were absent. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Scott Akin. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Birt moved, seconded by Shipley to approve the minutes of the December 14th meeting and to approve today’s agenda with amending to add claims. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Shipley moved, seconded by Birt to approve the purchase of a forestry head from Nichols Equipment for $22,000. The two months of rental charges were applied towards the original purchase price of $29,000. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Four bids were submitted on the December 15th Iowa DOT letting for replacement for Adams County Bridge “Prescott 5”. The bids were as follows: AM Cohron & Son, Inc.- $774,104.11, Cunningham Reis LLC – 807,656.80, Murphy Heavy Contracting Corp. 833,221.35, Herberger Construction Co. LLC $854,164.45.
Birt moved, seconded by Shipley to approve Resolution 2020-41 making award of contract to A. M. Cohron & Son, Inc. of Atlantic, Iowa, for the Adams County Bridge and Approach Replacement project number BROS-SWAP-C002(78). All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Discussion was held regarding Karl McCarty’s employment contract as Maintenance Supervisor. No action was taken.
Birt moved, seconded by Shipley to approve the Utility Permit #20-08 for Frontier Communications on 140th Street and language was added to the permit to include Secondary Roads representative monitoring the placement of the new line due to previous issues of Frontier not installing lines in the correct and approved location. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Budgets were presented as follows: Auditors Office and Representative Services (Elections).
Shipley moved, seconded by Birt to open the public hearing for the New Fashion Pork Confinement Structure at 10:00 am. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried. There were no written or oral objections. Birt moved, seconded by Shipley to close the public hearing at 10:05 am. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
The Master Matrix was reviewed and scored. Birt moved, seconded by Shipley to approve the New Fashion Pork Confinement application. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Shipley moved, seconded by Birt to approve the claims as follows. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Solutions Inc
Maint
90.96
3
Adair Co. Sec Rds
repair
3,463.03
1
Ahlers & Cooney, P.C.
Admin Costs
1,250.00
1
Alliant Energy
Utilities
171.20
1
Arnold Supply
repair
422.24
1
Boot Barn
safety
288.00
1
Cass Co. Health
School or mtg exp
69.00
1
Central IA Distrib Inc
Sup
150.10
1
Cont Fire Sprinkler
Serv
225.00
1
Corning Mun
utilities
349.50
1
Corning Mun
Util
2,365.41
2
Des Moines Stamp
Sup
101.95
1
Dollar General
sup
29.40
1
Don’s Uniforms
Sup
1,326.61
1
Fastenal Co
sup
308.61
1
Feeders Grain
sup
2,610.13
1
Frank’s Body
Repair
519.00
1
Frontier
Phone
266.30
2
Greater Reg Med
safety
380.00
1
Grn Valley
Serv
82.70
1
HDG Tactical
Wearing App & Uniform
938.00
1
Henry Adkins
Maint Agree
6,260.00
2
HyVee
sup
10.49
1
HyVee
Sup
537.38
2
IA Law Academy
Edu
525.00
2
IEMA
Dues
150.00
1
Infomax
Equip
76.32
1
ISACA Treasurer
Dues & Memberships
330.00
1
Law Enforcement
Safety & Protect.Sup
70.00
1
Lumberjack Design Co.
Wearing App & Uniform
396.00
1
Lyddon,Bill
Phone & Fax Service
248.64
1
Mahn,Michael
Well Plugging
1,000.00
1
Nishna Prod
Serv
364.50
1
O’Reilly Auto
repair
39.96
1
Pitney Bowes
Postage
334.32
2
Poor Boyz LLC
Sanitation Disposal
593.75
1
Reiley,Jim
Reimb
56.65
1
Rick’s Auto
Repair
67.35
1
Roberts,Michelle
Assessor Exp
27.94
1
Robinson Impl
REPAIR
1,732.38
1
Schildberg
rock
6,434.84
1
Shepherd Repair
Serv
1,252.40
1
SIRWA
utilities
33.75
1
SIRWA
Util
127.88
1
SW IA REC
utili
643.33
1
SW IA REC
Util
6,504.05
2
Tractor Supply
sup
285.97
1
U.S. Bank
Data Processing Exp
399.98
1
U.S. Bank
Office Sup/Exp
179.88
1
U.S. Bank
Other Sup/Equip
51.43
1
U.S. Bank
Postage & Mailing
8.40
1
U.S. Bank
Sup
590.24
1
U.S. Bank
Phone & Fax Service
203.36
1
United Farmer Coop
fuel
8,699.44
1
United Farmer Coop
Fuel, Tires, & Lub
2,597.65
2
United Farmer Coop
Fuels
1,778.16
1
VanGelder,Christine
Well Plugging
500.00
1
Verizon Wireless
Maint Agreements
360.99
1
Vogel & Thomas Hard
Other Supplies/Equip
9.16
1
Watson & Ryan PLC
Legal & Ct-Rel Serv.
1,479.17
1
Ziegler
repair
4,709.03
1
Grand Total
65,076.93
Oral reports were presented by the board members as follows: Akin – ACEDC, Corning, 17; Birt – DHS/DCAT, Creston, December 18.
Shipley moved, seconded by Birt to adjourn the meeting at 11:00 am. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
ATTEST: Scott Akin, Chairperson, Adams County Board of Supervisors
The Adams County Board of Supervisors met on Monday, December 14, 2020 at 9:00 am with the following members present: Scott Akin, Leland Shipley, Merlin Dixon, Doug Birt, and Bobbi Maynes. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Scott Akin. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Dixon moved, seconded by Shipley to approve today’s agenda along with the minutes of the December 7th meeting. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
The Oath of Office was performed by Auditor Bissell to swear Supervisor District 5 Bobbi Baker-Maynes into office.
Birt moved, seconded by Shipley to approve the purchase of a six-wheel drive John Deere Grader for $256,950.00 from Murphy Tractor and Equipment. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Discussion was held regarding Karl McCarty’s employment contract as Maintenance Supervisor. No Action was taken.
Malone updated the board on Secondary Roads projects around the county. The Secondary Roads crew is working cutting brush and clearing ditches. Maynes received a call in September from a constituent in Colony Township concerning tree limbs that needed to be trimmed. She had been contacted again as it hasn’t been done and wanted an update. Secondary Roads Maintenance Supervisor McCarty said that it is on the list but requires the bucket truck to trim the limbs at the trunk. They have had to prioritize projects and with the little rain this fall there were tubes that needed to be replaced while they could get to them. Malone also told the board the mulching attachment could be purchased at the end of the rental agreement and they would be credited for the full amount of the rental.
Maynes addressed a concern from a resident regarding noises of guns shooting in their area with Sheriff Johannes. Johannes is aware of the situation and said they’ve investigated the complaint.
Shipley moved, seconded by Birt to approve setting the public hearing for the New Fashion Pork Confinement Structure for December 21, 2020 at 10:00 am. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Shipley moved, seconded by Dixon to approve the Resolution 2020-40 28E Agreement for Iowa Precinct Atlas Consortium for the Auditor’s Office. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Saundra Leininger, Commissioner Chair for the Certified Local Governments, gave an update on the commission and presented their upcoming projects and budget.
Donna Hogan gave an annual update from ACEDC and explained the ongoing and upcoming projects.
Dixon moved, seconded by Maynes to approve a 5% pay increase for the Chief Deputy for administrative duties effective with the upcoming payroll cycle of December 19, 2020. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Bill Lyddon, EMA Director, explained the current situation with the generator of not firing up. He has received a quote from the company that does our regular maintenance.
Budget requests were presented as follows: 4H/Fair Board, ACEDC, Certified Local Governments, and Sheriff’s Office.
Oral reports were presented by the board members as follows: Akin – Emergency Management, Corning, December 9; Shipley – Main Street, Corning December 8, Main Street EV Committee, Corning, December 9, Adams Community Foundation, Corning, December 9; Maynes – RCD, Creston December 3; Birt – Conservation, Corning, December 10.
Dixon moved, seconded by Maynes to adjourn the meeting at 11:00 am. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
ATTEST: Scott Akin, Chairperson, Adams County Board of Supervisors
The Adams County Board of Supervisors met on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 9:00 am with the following members present: Scott Akin, Leland Shipley, Merlin Dixon and Doug Birt who entered the meeting at 9:10 AM. Bobbi Maynes was absent. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Scott Akin. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Dixon moved, seconded by Shipley to approve today’s agenda along with the minutes of the November 30th meeting. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
The Oath of Office was performed by Notary Nancy Turner to swear into office the Sheriff Alan Johannes, Auditor Becky Bissell, and Supervisor District 2 Merlin Dixon.
Dixon moved, seconded by Shipley to approve Resolution 2020-39 Transferring Secondary Roads Tax Dollars in the amount of $553,544.26 from Rural Services to Secondary Roads. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Shipley moved, seconded by Dixon to approve Utility Permit #20-20 for Corning Municipal Utilities on Iris Ave. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Malone updated the board on Secondary Roads projects around the county. They are still looking for a bulldozer and there is an auction coming up on Dec 30th. The Secondary Roads crew is working cutting brush and clearing ditches. Federal bridge guidelines have changed their classifications for rating bridges. In light of this, Malone will be reevaluating Adams County’s bridge inspections to see where the county lands with the revised ratings for federal funding.
Travis Paul, Conservation Director, gave an update on his department and the progress of the new shop and office space being constructed.
Birt moved, seconded by Shipley to approve the claims as presented. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Solutions Inc
software support
227.70
1
ACCS
Contrib.-Oth Gov.&Org
11,250.00
1
Adams Co Ext
training
60.00
1
Adams Co Amb
Cont
4,166.66
1
Free Press
Legal
403.00
2
Adamson,Sarah
Phone & Fax Serv
30.00
1
Akin
Repair
300.81
2
Akin
REPAIR
35.61
1
BlackStrap Inc.
road mtl
1,736.23
1
Bruce,John
Salary-Reg Employ
250.00
1
Calhoun-Burns
outside engineer
2,337.10
1
Capital Sanitary
Sup
71.91
1
Cintas
safety
75.73
1
City of Prescott
Contrib.-Oth Gov.&Org
1,161.50
1
Cornhusker Intnl
repair
314.40
1
Corning Mun
Util
1,133.96
2
Corning Library
Cont
6,998.25
1
Corning Tire
Repair
242.31
2
Dallas Co. Sheriff
Legal & Ct-Rel Serv.
34.60
1
Dollar General
Sup
12.50
1
Don’s Uniforms
Sup
495.00
1
Farmers Mutual
phone
148.01
1
Fastenal Co
sup
217.30
1
Garden & Assoc
outside engineering
976.50
1
Geer Santitation
Util
180.00
1
Geer Santitation
Utilities
150.00
1
Carl Goodson
Reimb
187.50
1
Graphic Ideas
Sup
35.00
1
Green, Dalton
Phone & Fax Service
240.00
1
Hawkeye Truck
repair
1,829.53
1
Hogan,Paul
Phone & Fax Service
240.00
1
ICEA
training
75.00
1
IMWCA
Ins
5,461.00
2
Infomax
Rental
115.70
1
Infomax
Equip
31.50
1
ISSDA
Dues & Memberships
300.00
1
Johannes, Alan
Phone & Fax Service
240.00
1
Karl Chevrolet
Motor Vehicle
1,940.66
1
Michael Laughlin
Serv
240.00
1
Lawson Products
repair
4,265.87
1
Mail Serv
Serv
251.86
1
McCarty,Karl
reimb
30.00
1
Mediacom
Util
1,105.87
2
MidAmerican
utilities
45.99
1
Miller, Rich
Phone & Fax Service
240.00
1
Mullen,Matt
Phone & Fax Service
240.00
1
Nichols Equip
rental
3,612.00
1
OKeefe Elev
Sup
440.40
1
Office Mach
Sup
1,041.43
3
Paul,Travis
Reimb
60.00
1
Petersen Tire
Sup
55.00
1
Pomp’s Tire
tires
2,454.00
1
Pott Co. Sheriff
Legal & Ct-Rel Serv.
35.00
1
Precast Concrete Co
Concrete & Clay Prod.
3,300.00
1
Ramsey,Clay
Phone & Fax Service
160.00
1
Ramsey’s Market
Hardware
10.36
1
Red Star
supplies
500.00
1
Reiley,Jim
Reimb
56.65
1
Rick’s Auto
Repair
153.41
1
RJs Plumbing
Repair
52.37
1
Robinson Imple
Fuel, Tires, & Lub
108.48
1
SAM,LLC
Serv
300.00
1
Schafer Welding
repair
85.00
1
Secretary of State
Lic, Permits, Exam F
30.00
1
Secure Shred
Serv
48.00
1
Shipley,Bill
Reimb
56.00
1
SIRWA
utilities
53.25
1
SW IA REC
Util
3,935.60
1
Stairet,Matt
Phone & Fax Service
80.00
1
Taylor Co. Pub Health
Contrib.-Oth Gov.&Org
28,659.00
1
U.S. Bank Equip
Maintenance Agree
63.15
1
Union Co Auditor
Admin
74,000.00
1
Vavra, Billi
reimb
178.00
1
Verizon Connect
radios
469.51
1
Verizon Wireless
computer
68.56
1
Villisca Library
Contrib.-Oth Gov.&Org
573.50
1
Vogel & Thomas Hard
sup
43.91
1
Vogel & Thomas Hard
Custodial Supplies
21.98
1
Vogel & Thomas Hard
Election Supplies
2.49
1
Vogel & Thomas Hard
Jail Supplies
45.46
1
Williams,Tom
reimb
30.00
1
Williams,Chad
Phone & Fax Service
60.00
1
Grand Total
170,967.07
Dixon, moved, seconded by Birt to approve the appointment of Richard Notz as Grant Township Trustee. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Oral reports were presented by the board members as follows: Dixon – SCI 911, Dec 2, via Zoom; Birt – SICOG, Dec 1, Creston, Heartland, Dec 3, Creston; and Akin – CHI, Dec 3, Corning.
Dixon moved, seconded by Shipley to adjourn the meeting at 11:00 am. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
ATTEST: Scott Akin, Chairperson, Adams County Board of Supervisors Rebecca Bissell, Adams County Auditor
The Adams County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, November 30, 2020 at 9:00 am with the following members present: Bobbi Maynes, Scott Akin, Leland Shipley, Doug Birt and Merlin Dixon. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Scott Akin. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Maynes moved, seconded by Dixon to approve today’s agenda along with the minutes of the November 23rd meeting. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Malone updated the board on Secondary Roads projects around the county. They are still looking for a bulldozer. Crew is working cutting brush and clearing ditches.
Birt moved, seconded by Shipley to approve the Family Farm Credit Applications as presented and disallowed one application for not meeting the requirements. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Birt moved, seconded by Maynes to approve changing the Adams County Handbook from being able to accumulate 150 Comp Hours to capping it at 80 Comp Hours. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Discussion was held regarding salary and hourly increases for FY 21/22.
Oral reports were presented by the board members as follows: Shipley – MATURA, Nov 24, via Zoom; and Maynes – Compensation Board, Nov 23, Corning, Crossroads, Nov 23, via Zoom.
Birt moved, seconded by Shipley to adjourn the meeting at 10:45 am. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
ATTEST: Scott Akin, Chairperson, Adams County Board of Supervisors
The Adams County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, November 23, 2020 at 9:00 am with the following members present: Bobbi Maynes, Scott Akin, Leland Shipley, Doug Birt and Merlin Dixon. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Scott Akin. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Maynes moved, seconded by Shipley to approve today’s agenda along with the minutes of the November 17th meeting. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Shipley moved, seconded by Birt to approve Utility permit #20-19 for RJ’s Plumbing for a 1” service line under 160th Ave just East of Lake Icaria Road. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Malone also updated the board on several other projects around the county. The crew is working on clearing brush. Hull Street. bridge documents have been completed for a February letting. Engineer Malone discussed going to some auctions to purchase a bulldozer. He’s having a hard time finding one and running into the problem of having it sold before he can go look at it. The board said to keep all avenues available.
Shipley moved, seconded by Dixon to approve the MOU with OCIO and Adams County regarding Enhanced Security Services. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Maynes moved, seconded by Dixon to approve the claims as follows. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried
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Solutions Inc
Maint
106.95
1
Airgas
Sup
34.23
1
Alliant Energy
Utilities
87.72
1
Gayle Anstey
Election Officials
82.75
1
BlackStrap Inc.
road mtl
1,735.19
1
Capital Sanitary
Sup
267.77
1
Central IA Ready Mix
repair
4,318.00
1
CHI Health
safety
22.00
1
Ciox Health
Legal & Ct-Rel Serv.
83.49
1
CJ Cooper & Assoc
Safety
70.00
1
Clarke Co. Engineer
repair
1,273.70
1
Michael Cline
ROW
28.75
1
Contech
repair
37,389.44
1
Corning Mun
utilities
214.73
1
Corning Mun
Util
1,489.11
2
Corning Plumb/Heat
Sup
343.69
1
Corning Rental
Rent
390.00
1
Corning Tire
Repair
52.23
1
Don’s Uniforms
Sup
433.45
1
Fast,Larry
ROW
39.10
1
Fastenal Co
sup
1,924.99
1
Frontier
Phone
268.56
2
Goldsmith,Todd
ROW
103.50
1
Graphic Ideas
Sup
89.25
1
Henningson Const
repair
1,216.55
1
Henry Adkins
Data Processing Exp.
3,288.00
1
Henry Adkins
Printing of Ballots
1,143.33
1
Hoversten,Marjie
Election Officials
82.75
1
HyVee
Sup
460.54
2
I 80 Trailers, LLC
equip
12,030.00
1
IA DOT
supplies
1,710.69
1
IA Homeland Sec
Oth Labor rel servi
3,471.00
1
IA Narcotics
School or mtg exp
25.00
1
IDALS
spraying
15.00
1
IA Division/Labor
Serv
40.00
1
Lands’ End
Sup
66.80
1
Marco Tech
Equip. New And Rental
135.33
1
MidAmerican
utilities
7.33
1
Midwest Serv
sup
8,501.12
1
MTE Office Center
Jail Supplies
7.03
1
Benjamin Mullen
Reimb
300.00
1
Nationwide
Fidelity & Sec.Bond Prem.
496.00
1
Nishna Valley Blders
serv.
1,870.00
1
Northland Prod Co
repair
1,100.25
1
Nyhart
Acct.-Audit.-Cler.Serv.
1,150.00
1
O’Neal Electric Comp
General Repairs
11,247.00
2
Office Mach
Sup
79.92
1
Poor Boyz LLC
Sanitation Disposal
593.75
1
Primrose
Food & Provisions
4,297.00
1
Reiley,Jim
Reimb
74.89
1
Rick’s Auto
Repair
16.24
1
Roberts,Michelle
School or mtg exp
87.00
1
Russell, Robert
Well Plugging
500.00
1
SIRWA
Util
135.85
1
SW IA REC
utili
691.08
1
SW IA REC
Util
93.00
1
Taylor Co. Pub Health
Contrib.-Oth Gov.&Org
3,424.96
1
Travis Iron
repair
40.80
1
U.S. Bank
Equip. New And Rental
30.03
1
U.S. Bank
Fuel, Tires, & Lub
178.73
1
U.S. Bank
Mach & Equip Pur
1,349.97
1
U.S. Bank
Office Supplies/Exp
64.89
1
U.S. Bank
Paint & Paint Supplies
175.96
1
U.S. Bank
Sup
1,465.49
1
U.S. Bank
Phone & Fax Service
203.36
1
UMB Bank
Bank Charges
300.00
1
Uncle Joe’s
Other Lab servi
590.00
1
United Farmer Coop
fuel
6,163.85
1
United Farmer Coop
Fuel, Tires, & Lub
2,250.05
2
Verizon Wireless
Maint Agreements
360.75
1
Vetter Equip
sup
380.00
1
Vogel & Thomas Hard
Electrical Supp.& Parts
13.99
1
Vogel & Thomas Hard
Other Supplies/Equip
257.92
1
Vogel & Thomas Hard
Paint & Paint Supplies
551.85
1
WatchGuard
Safety & Protect.Sup
254.00
2
Western Eng Co
materials
1,349.13
1
Willett,Jan
Election Officials
82.75
1
Grand Total
125,269.53
Oral reports were presented by the board members as follows: Akin – ACEDC, Nov 19, Corning, CHI, Nov 19, Corning, and Southern Hills, Nov 20, via Zoom; Birt – DCAT/DHS, Nov 20, Creston; and Dixon – Trolley, Nov 19, via zoom.
Birt moved, seconded by Maynes to adjourn the meeting at 10:00 am. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
ATTEST: Scott Akin, Chairperson, Adams County Board of Supervisors
The Adams County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 9:00 am with the following members present: Bobbi Maynes, Scott Akin, Leland Shipley and Merlin Dixon. Doug Birt was absent. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Scott Akin. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Maynes moved, seconded by Shipley to approve today’s agenda along with the minutes of the November 10th meeting. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Shipley moved, seconded by Dixon to approve Utility permit #20-18 for SIRWA for a 1” service line under 120th Ave. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Maynes moved, seconded by Dixon to approve the 28E Agreement with the DOT for Brine Storage out at Secondary Roads. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Shipley moved, seconded by Maynes to approve the purchase of a 2021 25+5 H&H Deckover Heavy Duty Trailer for $12,030. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Malone also updated the boards on several other projects going on around the county.
After the Governor’s Proclamation on November 16th the board didn’t take any action on a mask mandate for the courthouse. The county will follow the Governor’s order regarding masks and social distancing for all employees of the county and visitors to the courthouse per the Proclamation.
Dixon moved, seconded by Shipley to accept the Post-Election Audit Report/Auditor Certification presented by Auditor Bissell. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Oral reports were presented by the board members as follows: Dixon – LWD, Nov. 16 via Zoom.
Shipley moved, seconded by Dixon to adjourn the meeting at 10:03 am. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
ATTEST: Scott Akin, Chairperson, Adams County Board of Supervisors