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                                                      August 28, 2007

The Board of Supervisors of Lee County, Iowa, met on August 28, 2007, at 9:00 o’clock a.m. at the South Lee County Courthouse, Keokuk, Iowa.  The Chairperson presided and the roll was called showing the following members of the Board present and absent:

Present:  Larry W. Kruse, Robert J. Woodruff, George Morgan, Rick Larkin & Ernest Schiller

Absent:  none.

All votes unanimous unless otherwise indicated.

Moved by Larkin, seconded by Schiller, to approve the August 21, 2007 board minutes.  Motion carried.

Moved Schiller, seconded by Larkin, to award low bid to Jim Baier, Inc. for a 2007 Ford F-150 pick-up for the Maintenance Department in the amount of $13,572.  Motion carried.  One other bid was received from Shottenkirk, Inc. for a 2008 Silverado 1500 pick-up in the amount of $17,017.30.

The Board canvassed the Special Election for the Renovation and Expansion of the Lee County Correctional Center.  The results are as follows:

Public Measure A

Yes 2818    No  574

             There were no citizen’s comments, questions or concerns.

              Supervisor Woodruff introduced a resolution hereinafter next set out and moved its adoption, seconded by Supervisor Morgan; and after due consideration thereof by the Board, the Chairperson put the question upon the adoption of the said resolution and the roll being called, the following named Supervisors voted:

Ayes:  Larry W. Kruse, Robert J. Woodruff, George Morgan, Rick Larkin & Ernest Schiller

Nays:    none.

Whereupon, the Chairperson declared the resolution duly adopted as hereinafter set out as follows:

RESOLUTION NO. 2007 – 96

Resolution to fix a date for a public hearing on a General Obligation Loan Agreement

WHEREAS, Iowa law administered through the Department of Natural Resources (Iowa Code 455B) mandates that all Iowa incorporated cities and all Counties shall construct, maintain and expand as needed a sanitary disposal project for final disposal of waste generated by its residents; and

WHEREAS, the Great River Regional Waste Authority (the “Authority”) has as its principal function to provide waste disposal services to the unincorporated areas and incorporated Cities with Lee County (the “County”), which accounts for nearly 95% of the waste volume disposed of at the Authority’s landfill, with only 5% coming from other sources; and

WHEREAS, expansion of the landfill currently runs on a fifteen year cycle with fiscal year 2007-2008 being the fiscal year for an expansion project; and

WHEREAS, the Authority has officially taken action to discontinue charging all waste management fees to residents, retail businesses, commercial businesses and industry in the County effective December 31, 2007; and

WHEREAS, the County proposes to enter into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) and borrow money in a principal amount not to exceed $3,900,000 pursuant to the provisions of Section 331.402 of the Code of Iowa for the purpose of paying the County’s share of the cost of the construction of works and facilities necessary for an additional fifteen years of available permitted and approved landfill for disposal of County solid waste; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to fix a date of meeting of this Board at which it is proposed to take action to enter into the Loan Agreement and to give notice thereof as required by such law;

NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Lee County, Iowa, as follows:

Section 1.  This Board shall meet on the 18th day of September, 2007, at the South Lee County Courthouse, 25 North 7th Street, Keokuk, Iowa, at 9:02 o’clock a.m., at which time and place a hearing will be held and proceedings will be instituted and action taken to enter into the Loan Agreement.

Section 2.  The County Auditor is hereby directed to give notice of the proposed action on the Loan Agreement setting forth the amount and purpose thereof, the time when and place where the said meeting will be held by publication at least once and not less than four nor more than twenty days before the meeting, in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the County.

Section 3.  The notice shall be in substantially the following form:

NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACTION TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS
TO ENTER INTO A LOAN AGREEMENT AND BORROW MONEY
IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,900,000

The Board of Supervisors of Lee County, Iowa, will meet on the 18th day of September, 2007, at the South Lee County Courthouse, 25 North 7th Street, Keokuk, Iowa, at 9:02 o’clock a.m. for the purpose of instituting proceedings and taking action to enter into a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) and borrow money in a principal amount not to exceed $3,900,000 for the purpose of paying the County’s share of the cost of the construction of works and facilities necessary to expand the Great River Regional Waste Authority landfill to provide an additional fifteen years of available permitted and approved landfill for disposal of Lee County solid waste.

The Loan Agreement is proposed to be entered into pursuant to authority contained in Section 331.402 of the Code of Iowa.  The Loan Agreement will constitute a general obligation of the County.

At the aforementioned time and place, oral or written objections may be filed or made to the proposal to enter into the Loan Agreement.  After receiving objections, the County may determine to enter into the Loan Agreement, in which case, the decision will be final unless appealed to the District Court within fifteen (15) days thereafter.

By order of the Board of Supervisors of Lee County, Iowa.

Anne Pedersen
Lee County Auditor

 

Section 4.  All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.

Passed and approved August 28, 2007.

                                  
Larry W. Kruse, Chairperson

Lee County Board of Supervisors

Attest:

                                   
Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor

There was no new business.

Supervisor Schiller went on record thanking the Lee County citizens for supporting the jail bond referendum and the Citizens’ Committee for their hard work in getting the information out to the public.

Received and filed the following for the Health Department: Michelle Rarick, Companion, from $7.37/hr. to $7.52/hr., HCA, from $9.63/hr. to $9.82/hr., effective 8/11/07 and Michele Lozano, Administrative Assistant, from $12.17/hr. to $12.41/hr., effective 8/25/07.

Committee Reports:

      Supervisor Morgan attended an Iowa Department of Economic Development Seminar on how to attract foreign trade.  Supervisor Kruse attended a Decat meeting in Burlington.

      With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:25 A.M.  The next meeting of the Board is scheduled for Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at the North Lee County Office Building in Fort Madison.

   

/s/Larry W. Kruse, Chairman

 

Attest: /s/Anne Pedersen, Lee County Auditor