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January 24, 2006 The
Lee County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at 9:00
A.M., at the North Lee County Office Building in Fort Madison. Present: Bob Woodruff, Larry Kruse, Rick Larkin, George Morgan and Joe
Kowzan. All votes unanimous unless otherwise
indicated. Moved by Kowzan, seconded by Larkin, to
approve the Tuesday, January 17, 2006 and the Monday, January 23, 2006 board
minutes. Motion carried. Citizen comments, questions or concerns:
Dan Dunagan, Keokuk, addressed the Board on the subject of the County
Auditor’s budget process. Chairman Morgan read the following
resolution: Resolution #2006 – 23 WHEREAS, the Department of Corrections is studying the
possibilities of building a new Iowa State Penitentiary, and WHEREAS,
Lee County has a trained and highly skilled prison workforce, and NOW
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Lee County Board of Supervisors
go on record to encourage the Department of Corrections to keep the Iowa
State Penitentiary in Lee County, Iowa. FURTHER
THAT the Lee County Board of Supervisors forward this resolution
to Governor Tom Vilsack and all Senators and Representatives in the State of
Iowa. Passed and
approved this 24th day of January, 2006. Lee County Board of Supervisors. /s/ George Morgan, Chairman, /s/ Larry W. Kruse, Vice-Chair, /s/ Robert J. Woodruff, Member, /s/ Rick Larkin, Member, /s/ Joseph W. Kowzan, Member. Attest: /s/ Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor. Moved by Larkin, seconded by Kruse, to approve Resolution #2006-23. Motion carried. Moved by Kruse, seconded by Kowzan, to approve a contract with Ray & Associates, for Personnel Policy Evaluation, subject to confirmation of the contract with County Attorney Mike Short. Supervisor Kruse withdrew his motion after discussion. Moved by Morgan, seconded by Larkin, to table the approval of the contract until the next Board meeting. Motion carried. Moved by Kruse, seconded by Morgan, to approve the following promotion for the Sheriff’s office: John Farmer, from Sheriff Deputy, $16.05/hr. to Sergeant, $18.87/hr., effective 1/21/06. Motion carried. Moved by Larkin, seconded by Kruse, to approve the following for Secondary Roads: Kaylin Dohman, Intern, step increase from Class 1 Step 1 $7.31/hr. to Class 1 Step 2 $7.54/hr., effective 2/22/06; Sean Malcolm, Engineering Aide, step increase from Class 2E Step 1, $13.83/hr. to Class 2E Step 2 $15.42/hr., effective 2/14/06 and Susan O’Reilly, Engineering Records Manager, correction due to an incorrect step increase, from Class 5 Step 3 $13.21/hr. to Class 5 Step 2 $12.83/hr., effective 1/1/06. Motion carried. There was no new business. Commission or Committee Reports: Supervisor Kruse will be attending a Quad County Decategorization meeting Wednesday, January 25, 2006. Supervisor Larkin will be attending a Community Action meeting Tuesday, January 24, 2006 in the afternoon and an advisory meeting in the evening. Moved by
Woodruff, seconded by Kruse, to approve the claims for payment. Motion carried. Approved the North and South Lee County
Recorder’s Report of Fees Collected for the quarter ending December 31, 2005. Approved the North Lee County Auditor’s
Report of Fees Collected for the quarter ending December 31, 2005. Approved the North and South Lee County
Treasurer’s Report of Fees Collected for the month ending December 31, 2005. With
no further action, Chairman Morgan adjourned the meeting at 9:22 A.M. The next meeting of the Board is scheduled
for Tuesday, February 7, 2006 at the North Lee County Office Building in Fort
Madison. /s/George Morgan, Chairman Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor |
