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March 20,
2007 The Lee
County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at 9:00 A.M., at
the South Lee County Courthouse in Keokuk. Present: Ernie Schiller, Rick Larkin, Larry Kruse, George Morgan and
Bob Woodruff All votes
are unanimous unless otherwise indicated. Moved by
Schiller, seconded by Larkin, to approve the Tuesday, March 13, 2007 board
minutes. Motion carried. Moved by
Larkin, seconded by Schiller, to approve the following resolution: RESOLUTION #2007-44 Resolution of the Lee County Board of Supervisors Approving
the Lifting of a Hiring Freeze to Allow the Lee County Recorder to Hire One
(1) Regular Part-time Clerk 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 Recorder is requesting such an exception to hire one Regular
Part-time Clerk for the purpose of replacing a vacancy; and WHEREAS,
the Lee County Board of Supervisors believes that it would be appropriate to
approve the Lee County Recorder’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 Recorder to hire one Regular Part-time Clerk to replace a vacancy in
this position. Dated at Fort
Madison, Iowa on the 20th day of March 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. Upon recommendation of Lee County Engineer Dennis Osipowicz, it was
moved by Schiller, seconded by Larkin, to award the bid to Winfield
Contractors, Inc., Wapello, Iowa for two box culverts, Project #L07-L-2- -
73-56 and #L06-L-1- -73-56, in the amount of $120,280.70. Motion carried.
Other bids received were as follows: Bloomfield Bridge & Culvert,
Bloomfield, Iowa $136,423.72; Gus Construction Co., Inc., Casey, Iowa
$162,471.19; Iowa Bridge & Culvert L.C., Washington, Iowa $132,125.52 and
McCulley Culvert, Inc., Barnes City, Iowa $137,861.26. Moved by Morgan, seconded by Woodruff, to approve the following
resolution: RESOLUTION #2007-45 WHEREAS, Lee County has contracted to
replace a bridge on Wirtz Lane in Section 10, Township 65 North, Range 5
West, and WHEREAS,
Wirtz Lane will be closed to traffic to replace said bridge, and WHEREAS,
Wirtz Lane is a dead end road and the landowners north of the bridge will not
have ingress and egress to their property, and WHEREAS,
258th Avenue is a private roadway that would provide access for
these property owners. NOW, THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED that the Lee County Board of Supervisors designates
said 258th Avenue from Wirtz Lane near the North Quarter corner of
said Section 10 east and then south to U.S. 218 as the temporary detour of
Wirtz Lane for the duration of the bridge replacement project. Passed and approved this 20th day of March, 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 Kruse, seconded by Schiller, to
approve a transfer of funds from the County’s Farm to Market account to the
Department of Transportation’s account for Project #STP-S-CO56(58)- -5E-56 in
the amount of $1,444.70. Motion carried. Mike Holtkamp, Chairman of the Lee County
Economic Development Group, read a statement urging the Board to approve a
Funding Agreement. The Board held a discussion. Moved by Schiller, seconded
by Larkin, to approve the Funding Agreement with Lee County Economic
Development Group subject to Lee County Attorney Mike Short’s approval.
Schiller-aye, Larkin-aye, Morgan-aye, Woodruff-nay and Kruse-aye. Motion
carried. Moved by Schiller, seconded by Morgan,
to approve the following resolution: RESOLUTION
#2007-46
RESOLUTION OF THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR TAX ABATEMENT WHEREAS,
the City of Keokuk acquired certain properties located
at 815 Concert Street, 1123 Blondeau Street, and 402 South 7th
Street, deeded to the “Keokuk Historic Preservation Commission”; and WHEREAS,
the “Keokuk
Historical Preservation Commission” is a duly authorized commission of the
City of Keokuk pursuant to chapter 2.70 of the Keokuk Municipal Code and it
is accordingly an agency or commission of city government and as such is tax
exempt; and WHEREAS,
the Keokuk
Historic Preservation Commission acquired these properties for purposes of
salvage and/or rehabilitation as part of a City endorsed and supported
program to salvage and rehabilitate abandoned structures with additional
endorsement and support from the Energy & Waste Management Bureau of the
Iowa DNR. The City may have token tax
liability under section 427.18 which provides: The property which may be
exempt from taxation is acquired after July 1 by a person or the state or any
political subdivision, the exemption shall not be allowed for that fiscal
year and the person or the state or its political subdivision shall pay
property taxes levied against the property for that fiscal year, and payable
in the following fiscal year…. WHEREAS, section 445.63 provides in its material part: When taxes are owing
against a parcel owned or claimed by the state or political subdivision of
this state and the taxes owed before the parcel was acquired by the state or
political subdivision of the state, the county treasurer shall give notice to
the appropriate governing body which shall pay the amount of taxes due. If the governing body fails to immediately
pay the taxes due, the Board of Supervisors shall abate all of the taxes. WHEREAS,
the Board of
Supervisors is advised that the taxes owed on the three properties are as
follows: 815 Concert Street, from the 2006/2007 tax year, $ 245; 1123 Blondeau Street, from the 2006/2007 tax year, $
595; 402 South 7th Street, from March 2004
through March 2007, $3,682; and
part or all of these taxes have been erroneously assessed against the tax
exempt entity, the City of Keokuk or, in the case of 402 South 7th
Street, against the tax exempt entity, Lee County. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that taxes presently owing on parcel numbers
310 000 044521252650060, 310 000 044521252530020, and 310 000 044521253820120
be and are hereby abated. The
Treasurer shall strike the amounts due from the county system. Dated at Keokuk, Iowa this the 20th
day of March 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 Larkin, seconded by Schiller, to approve the following
transfer with a raise for Secondary Roads: Jeff Hoskins, Mechanic, from Class
2M Step 3 $16.07/hr. to Class 1M Step 3 $16.23/hr., effective 3/10/07. Motion
carried. Moved by Larkin, seconded by Schiller, to approve a Digital Data
Application from First American Flood Data Services. Motion carried. Citizen Comments: Matt Green, Donnellson, expressed his concerns
about the hiring process of the new Economic Development Director. There was no New Business. Committee Reports: Supervisor Schiller will be attending a RUSS
meeting. He also will be attending a Lee County Library Board meeting.
Supervisor Larkin will be attending a Community Action meeting. Supervisors
Morgan and Woodruff will be attending the Lee County's
Multi-Disciplinary Communication Meeting on Thursday, March 22, 2007 at Fort
Madison Community Hospital. Supervisor Morgan will also be attending a
Veteran’s Affairs meeting. Chairman Kruse announced that thank you notes have
gone out to the Fort Madison Community Hospital, Keokuk Area Hospital and The
Iowan Motor Lodge for providing shelter for those that lost power during the
recent ice storm. Moved
by Morgan, seconded by Larkin, to approve the claims for payment.
Motion
carried. With
no further business, Chairman Kruse adjourned the meeting at 9:49 A.M. The
next meeting of the Board will be Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at 9:00 A.M. at the
South Lee County Courthouse in Keokuk. /s/Larry W. Kruse, Chairman Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor |
