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January 9, 2007 The Lee County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, January 9, 2007, at 9:00 A.M., at the North Lee County Office Building in Fort Madison. Present: Ernie Schiller, Rick Larkin, Larry Kruse, George Morgan and Bob Woodruff All votes are unanimous unless otherwise indicated. Moved by Morgan, seconded by Larkin, to approve the Tuesday, January 2, 2007 board minutes. Motion carried. Upon recommendation of Lee County Treasurer Janet Strunk, it was moved by Schiller, seconded by Morgan, to approve a 28E Agreement between Lee County and the Iowa Department of Transportation, effective January 9, 2007, to establish the terms and conditions whereby the County will perform driver’s licensing functions. Motion carried. Moved by Woodruff, seconded by Larkin, to approve posting according to Article Four, Sections Three, Four & Five of the Administrative Union Contract for one full-time employee for the Lee County Treasurer’s Office. Motion carried. Moved by Morgan, seconded by Kruse, to approve the following resolution: RESOLUTION #2007-22 Resolution of the Lee County Board of Supervisors Approving the Lifting of a Hiring Freeze to Allow the Lee County Treasurer to Hire One (1) Full-time Employee for the Purpose of Replacing a Vacancy WHEREAS, the Lee County Board of Supervisors approved a hiring freeze for Lee County Iowa government (excluding Commissions and/or Compensated Boards) from August 8, 2006 to July 3, 2007; and WHEREAS, the Lee County Board of Supervisors will consider specific requests from Department Heads for exceptions on a case by case basis; and WHEREAS, the Lee County Treasurer is requesting such an exception to hire one (1) full-time Employee, and WHEREAS, the Lee County Board of Supervisors believes that it would be appropriate to approve the Lee County Treasurer’s request. NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Lee County Board of Supervisors approves the lifting of the hiring freeze to allow the Lee County Treasurer to hire one (1) full-time Employee. Dated at Fort Madison, Iowa on the 9^th day of January 2007. Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor. Motion carried. Moved by Schiller, seconded by Larkin, to approve a change in the amount for the Treasurer’s Daily Cash Drawer. Motion carried. Keith Menke, West Point, presented a petition to the Board signed by residents that reside on Otte Road, asking that Otte Road be placed on the County’s Five Year Road Plan. Lee County Engineer Dennis Osipowicz explained the procedure for placing a road on the plan. Mark Boeding, West Point, addressed the Board concerning road problems countywide. Doug Abolt, Donnellson, suggested that the Board do a study on the cost of paving and maintaining roads. Citizen Comments: The discussion continued on the cost of paving and maintaining gravel roads. Lee County Engineer Dennis Osipowicz will get updated figures on these costs. Moved by Schiller, seconded by Morgan, to approve the following Supervisors appointments on various committees for 2007: Larry Kruse – Chairman Maintenance Liaison Decategorization Secondary Roads Liaison South Iowa Area Crime Commission Juvenile Detention Committee Alternate, 9 1 1 Committee Alternate, Local Emergency Management Commission Member Alternate, R.U.S.S. 401(k) Committee Bob Woodruff – Vice Chair GRRWA Board of Health Liaison Central Point of Coordination Liaison Information Technology Liaison Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission 10-15 Transit George Morgan – Member 9 1 1 Committee Local Emergency Management Commission Member Lee County Economic Development Rick Larkin – Member RWIB (JTPA) Alternate South Iowa Area Crime Commission 8^th Judicial District Correctional Services Southeast Iowa Community Action Ernie Schiller – Member Children First Board Geode RC&D Committee Conservation Board Liaison R.U.S.S. Motion carried. Moved by Morgan, seconded by Woodruff, to table ratification of new three-year contracts for the Secondary Roads Unit and the Sheriff’s Unit. Motion carried. Moved by Morgan, seconded by Larkin, to approve the following resolution: RESOLUTION #2007-23 RESOLVED this 9^th day of January 2007 to hereby appoint William Sylvester to the Lee County Conservation Board commencing January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2011. Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Chairman, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Vice Chairman, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ George Morgan, Member, /s/ Ernest Schiller, Member. Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor. Motion carried. Moved by Schiller, seconded by Larkin, to approve an interfund operating transfer as budgeted of $510,000.00 from Rural Basic Fund to Secondary Roads Fund. Motion carried. Received and filed the following transfers of funds as budgeted: $5,667.50 from the County Assessor IPERS Fund to the County Assessor Assessment Expenditure Fund and $7,550.00 from the County Assessor FICA Fund to the County Assessor Assessment Expenditure Fund. Moved by Schiller, seconded by Larkin, to approve the following temporary new hire for the Treasurer’s Office: Judy Sugars, Records Clerk, Class 3 Step 1, $9.11/hr. through 12/31/06 and $9.29/hr. beginning 01/01/07, effective 12/27/06. Motion carried. There was no New Business. Committee Reports: Supervisor Schiller attended a RUSS meeting. He relayed to the Board that there is a matter of an unpaid recording fee. Schiller will contact former Supervisor Joe Kowzan to discuss this fee. Supervisor Morgan attended a joint meeting of the Lee County Port Authority and the Mid America Port Authority. There will be a public input hearing on February 21, 2007 at the Lee County Economic Development Office in Montrose. Chairman Kruse attended a Decat meeting where they discussed the school based mental health program. Moved by Woodruff, seconded by Morgan, to approve payment of claims. Motion carried. With no further business, Chairman Kruse adjourned the meeting at 9:49 A.M. A Workshop will be held on Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 9:00 A.M. in the Boardroom of the North Lee County Office Building in Fort Madison. The next regular meeting of the Board will be Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 9:00 A.M., in the Boardroom of the South Lee County Courthouse in Keokuk. /s/Larry W. Kruse, Chairman Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor