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March 28, 2006 The
Lee County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 9:00 A.M.,
at the South Lee County Courthouse in Keokuk. Present: Joe Kowzan, Larry Kruse, George Morgan, Rick Larkin, and Bob
Woodruff. All votes unanimous unless otherwise
indicated. Moved by Kruse, seconded by Larkin, to
approve the Tuesday, March 21, 2006 board minutes. Motion carried. Moved by Kowzan, seconded by Kruse, to
approve the replacement of two Reserve Officers for the Sheriff’s Office –
Wade Warner, West Point and Evan Bentley, Fort Madison. Motion carried. Rick Berry and Brent Shipman resigned as
reserve officers. Moved by Kowzan, to approve lifting the
hiring freeze to allow the Lee County Recorder to hire one full-time clerk
for the purpose of replacing an expected vacancy. Kowzan withdrew his motion.
Moved by Woodruff, seconded by Kruse, to deny the lifting of the hiring
freeze but approve the Lee County Recorder to proceed with posting the job opening,
according to Article four, Sections three, four, and five of the
Administrative Union Contract. Motion carried. There were no Citizen Comments, Questions
or Concerns. Moved by Kowzan, seconded by Larkin, to
approve a Regional Utility Service Systems Intergovernmental Agreement and
Amendments #one, two and three. Kowzan-aye, Larkin-aye, Kruse-aye,
Woodruff-nay and Morgan-aye. Motion carried. Moved by Larkin, seconded by Morgan, to
approve the following resolution: RESOLUTION
#2006-34
(Regular & Alternate Board Member Designation
to RUSS Board of Directors) Passed by Lee County Supervisors
On this 28th day of
March, 2006 Be it resolved,
that Lee County (hereafter known as COUNTY) hereby designates Joe
Kowzan as the “regular RUSS board
member” to the Regional Utility Service Systems (R.U.S.S.) Board
of Directors, and Larry Kruse as the “alternate RUSS board member” for said COUNTY. The regularly
designated Board Member to R.U.S.S. shall represent the COUNTY in all matters
related to the COUNTY’S role and responsibilities on the RUSS Board of
Directors. The alternate member shall represent the COUNTY in the same
capacity as the regular member, only when the regular member is not
available. The COUNTY reserves the right to designate and change the designated
member as it deems appropriate in accordance with RUSS’s Agreement and
Bylaws, and upon notification of the same to RUSS. /s/ George
Morgan, Supervisor Chairperson. Attest: /s/ Anne Pedersen, Lee County
Auditor. Motion carried. Received and filed the following step
increases for the Health Department: Julie Schilling, Administrator, from
$26.60/hr. to $27.14/hr., effective 3/11/06 and Michele Ross, Community
Health Program Director, from $21.03/hr. to $21.45/hr., effective 3/11/06. New Business: Supervisors Kowzan and
Woodruff met with Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield on Monday, March 27,
2006. Received and filed a Renewal License for
On-Premise Liquor, Wine or Beer for Sheaffer Memorial Golf Park, Fort
Madison. There were no Commission or Committee
Reports. Moved by Kruse, seconded by Larkin, to
approve the claims for payment. Motion
carried. Supervisor Kowzan informed the Board of
an Invitation to an Open House for the Air Evacuation Helicopter at the Fort
Madison Community Hospital, Wednesday, March 29, 2006 from 1:00 – 2:00 P.M. With
no further action, Chairman Morgan adjourned the meeting at 9:21 A.M. The Board will hold a workshop, Friday,
March 31, 2006 at 1:00 P.M. at the North Lee County Office Building in Fort
Madison, for the purpose of discussing County consolidation. The next
regularly scheduled meeting of the Board is scheduled for Tuesday, April 4,
2006 at 9:00 A.M., at the North Lee County Office Building in Fort Madison. /s/George Morgan, Chairman Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor |
