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           May 9, 2006

 

     

The Lee County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at 9:00 A.M., at the North Lee County Office Building in Fort Madison.

 

      Present:  Joe Kowzan, Rick Larkin, George Morgan, Larry Kruse, and Bob Woodruff.

 

      All votes are unanimous unless otherwise indicated.

 

Moved by Kowzan, seconded by Kruse, to approve the Tuesday, May 2, 2006 board minutes. Motion carried.

 

Moved by Kruse, seconded by Larkin, to allow Lee County Engineer Dennis Osipowicz to Implement Article 4 Sections 3, 4 & 5 of the Administrative Unit Contract regarding an open position in the Engineer’s Office. Motion carried.

 

There were no Citizen Comments, Questions or Concerns.

 

Moved by Woodruff, seconded by Kruse, to table a request from County Treasurer Mary Koehler to lift the hiring freeze to allow her to hire one full-time clerk for the purpose of replacing a vacancy, until the Board can have an analysis of the Driver’s License operation. Woodruff-aye, Kruse-aye, Kowzan-aye, Larkin-nay and Morgan-nay. Motion carried.

 

Moved by Kowzan, seconded by Kruse, to table a resolution for Amended Appropriations for FY2006 until the June 13, 2006 Board meeting. Motion carried.

 

Moved by Kowzan, seconded by Larkin, to approve the Self-Funded Insurance Premium Rates for FY2007. Motion carried.

 

Moved by Kowzan, seconded by Larkin, to approve the Binder Agreement with Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield for Health Care Coverage for FY2007. Motion carried.

 

Moved by Kruse, seconded by Larkin, to approve an Interfund Operating Transfer of $500,000.00 from Rural Basic Fund to Secondary Roads Fund. Motion carried.

 

Received and filed the following Transfers of Funds as Budgeted-Assessor Funds: $8,737.50 from County Assessor FICA Fund to County Assessor Exp. Fund; $6,567.50 from County Assessor IPERS Fund to County Assessor Exp. Fund; and $44,579.50 from County Assessor Revaluation Fund to County Assessor Exp. Fund.

 

New Business: Supervisor Kruse gave an update on the Jail Committee. The Committee is recommending that Hanson & Assoc. of Houghton, Iowa attend the next Jail Committee meeting. After discussion by the Board, it was decided that other engineering firms in Lee County be contacted to see if they would be interested.

 

Commission/Committee Reports: Supervisor Kowzan attended a R.U.S.S. meeting.

 

     Moved by Kowzan, seconded by Kruse, to approve the claims for payment.  Motion carried.

 

With no further action, Chairman Morgan adjourned the meeting at 10:14 A.M.  The next meeting of the Board is scheduled for Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at 9:00 A.M., at the South Lee County Courthouse in Keokuk.

 

/s/George Morgan, Chairman

 

Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor