January 2, 2008                                                                                    First Day                                                                                                           

The Worth County Board of Supervisors met pursuant to adjournment with all members present.

 

Motion by Bang, second by May, carried to appoint Jeff Creger as Chairperson for 2008.

 

Motion by May, second by Creger, carried to appoint Darrell Bang as Vice-Chairperson for 2008.

 

Motion by May, second by Bang, carried to approve the December 26, 2007 board minutes.

 

Motion by May, second by Bang, carried to re-appoint Jim Hyde as County Engineer.

 

Motion by May, second by Bang, carried to adopt a resolution that Jim Hyde is hereby authorized and empowered on behalf of the Worth County Supervisors to execute the certification of completion of work and final acceptance with plans and specifications therefore in connection with all Farm to Market construction projects in the county, adopt a resolution to comply with provisions of the 1970 Uniform Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Polices Act as amended by Title IV of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987; that in accordance with County engineer recommendation, that for secondary road projects, ROW payments be 3 ½ times the 100% valuations, fence removed by $18.00/rod for barbed-wire and $32.00/rod for woven wire, and crop damage to be $600.00/acre for 2008.

 

Motion by Bang, second by May, carried to recess the regular board meeting.

 

Motion by Bang, second by May, carried to open the public hearing at 10:00 A.M. for Resolution #01/02/08A Amend Fiscal Year 2007/2008 Worth County Budget.  The amendment is for Conservation – Revenue $123,000, Expenses $187,000, and transfers $40,000.  There was no public comment.

 

Motion by May, second by Bang, carried to close the public hearing at 10:01 A.M.

 

Motion by May, second by Bang, carried to reconvene the regular board meeting.

 

Motion by May, second by Bang, carried to approve Resolution #01/02/08A Amend Fiscal Year 2007/2008 Worth County Budget.

 

Motion by May, second by Bang, carried to approve the Contribution Agreement between the Agricultural and Home Economics Experiment Station Iowa State University of Science and Technology Ames, Iowa and the Natural Resources Conservation Service U.S. Department of Agriculture Des Moines, Iowa and the Division of Soil Conservation Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Des Moines, Iowa and the Worth County Board of Supervisors Northwood, Iowa to update the soil survey of Worth County, Iowa.

 

Motion by May, second by Bang, carried to approve Resolution #01/02/08B Construction Evaluation Resolution.

 

Motion by Bang, second by May, carried to approve that $10.77 be the hourly rate paid by the courthouse for FY2007/2008.

 

Motion by Bang, second by May, carried that the Northwood Anchor and Manly Junction Signal be designated the official county newspapers.

 

Motion by May, second by Bang, carried that the following appointments be made: Board of Health (3-year) – Dennis Bartz & Phyllis Tietjens; Commission of Veteran Affairs (3-year) – Paul Ferley; Weed Commissioner (1-year) – Joy Hendrickson, Jr.; County Welfare Services (3-year) – Sandra Mireles; County Conservation Board (5-year) – Jeff VanSteenburg; County Eminent Domain Compensation Commission (1-year) – Guy Olson, Michael Romig, Julie Robb, Arlyn McHenry, Richard Hanna, Lonnie Harris, Dennis May, Clara Helgeland, Dan Low, Ron Sietsema, Randy Hanna, Allan Bratrud, Lowell Kroneman, David Hengesteg, Jerald Rognes, Steve Davidson, Roger Clagett, Earl Trenhaile, Erling Myli, Dick Brattrud, David Bang, Dennis Faber, Terry Steinmetz, Laura Sabby, Jane Podgorniak, Steve Wise, Arlyn Tenold, Allen Low, and  Ralph Jennings; County Enterprise Zone Commission (3-year) – Darrell Bang and Jean Torgeson; Zoning Board of Adjustment (5-year) – Brian Tweeten; Representative for Citizen’s Advisory Board-Cherokee MHI (3-year) – Elsie Mechem; Representative for North Iowa Mental Health Center (1-year) – Jeff Creger and Dennis May (alternate); North Iowa Juvenile Detention Services (3-year) – Darrell Bang and Dennis May (alternate); Inheritance Tax Appraisers – Mike Romig (alternate); Second Judicial District Department of Correctional Services (1-year) – Jeff Creger and Dennis May (alternate); North Central Iowa EMS Board Representative (3-year) – Tricia Holden and Carol Moe (alternate); North Iowa Community Action (3-year) – Darrell Bang; NCREC (3-year) – Darrell Bang and Dennis May (alternate); NIACOG (1-year) – Dennis May, Darrell Bang (alternate), Richard Scholbrock (city representative), Teresa Nicholson (economic interests), Michael Wilson (city representative alternate), and Julie Robb (alternate at large); Regional II Transit Advisory Committee (3-year)– Dennis May and Darrell Bang (alternate); Airport Zoning Ordinance Board of Adjustment (3-year) – Michael Dierenfeld.

 

Motion by May, second by Bang, carried that the County Auditor be authorized to pay bills during a meeting adjournment:

1.      Salaries and payroll previously approved by the board.

2.      Insurance payments and unemployment quarterly report payments.

3.      Emergency expenses deemed necessary by the County Auditor.

 

The 2007 W-2 salaries are: Robert Aamodt - $40,859.57; Kimberly Anderson - $17,785.19; Pamela Anderson - $30,289.20; Rick Anderson - $29,502.84; Douglas Arneson - $5,374.38; Marty Aves - $36,997.27; Brett Backhaus - $33,733.44; Darrell Bang - $25,263.36; Dean Bartusek - $36,481.28; Curtis Bartz - $16.00; Barbara Berge - $19,500.00; Dan Block - $33,893.40; Lisa Boeckholt - $30,181.06; William Borchardt - $16.00; James Boyden - $46,719.57; Geraldine Bratrud - $1,617.00; Judd Bratrud - $27.50; Shane Buenzow - $29,965.64; Erik Butler - $7,959.41; Lynn Butler - $36,688.27; Margie Butler - $31,133.12; Shana Butler - $29,757.00; Betty Chapin - $4,628.58; Lynn Chapin - $4,755.92; Rick Christeson - $38,396.70; James Christiansen - $36,695.90; Kay Clark - $40,284.84; Jeffrey Creger - $24,754.03; Kelli Dorsey - $36,782.16; Dan Fank - $47,058.75; Ryan Gaetzke - $2,135.60; Anne Gallion - $562.91; Arlene Gallion - $17,324.66; David Gentz - $54,921.84; Jeffrey Greve - $42,935.40; Philip Hackbart - $16.00; Gary Hanson - $39,549.08; Jacob Hanson - $40,284.84; James Hanson - $6,123.00; Jeanette Hanson - $3,263.90; Paula Harris - $33,728.51; Lisa Hartman - $40,632.84; Andy Hartwig - $39,057.71; Susan Hartwig - $19,519.44; David Haugen - $1,863.22; Stephanie Hengesteg - $32,228.40; Jolene Hickle - $19,235.40; Ashley Hitchcock - $8,222.02; Teri Horan - $34,037.36; Loren Hrubetz - $42,707.47; Cheryl Huebner - $37,848.67; Raymond Huftalin - $25,739.31; James Hyde - $65,247.56; R. Ingersoll - $31,562.02; Carl Jaspers - $3,219.00; Patricia Jaspers - $32,117.29; Jessica Johnson - $847.69; Teresa Johnson - $62,940.84; Amy Jorgensen - $8,213.30; Elizabeth Kenison - $40,284.84; Kristine Kirsch - $12,515.38; Joseph Kuennen - $24,940.92; Jay Langenbau - $43,154.15; Michael Lee - $42,231.87; Scott Lestrud - $37,038.15; Jesse Luther - $42,234.65; Larry Maher - $13,513.50; Patrick Maher - $8.00; Dennis May - $25,474.79; Dae McClanahan - $10,804.10; Elsie Mechem - $3,512.00; Pamela Meyer - $16.00; Russell Meyer - $44,235.24; Sandra Miner - $14,399.68; Jessie Mireles - $16,550.00; Sandra Mireles - $3,749.88; Dean Mueller - $48,023.00; Diane Myli - $38,860.00; Joseph Nydegger - $24.00; Ricky Oakland - $36,652.14; Lois Oleson - $3,047.28; Laurie Olsen - $4,242.58; Lisa Olson - $15,504.06; Teresa Olson - $32,228.40; JoAnn Ostby - $3,430.70; Chelsey Ostrander - $29,540.79; Lisa Overland - $11,029.17; Kristie Parks - $25,425.48; Howard Patterson - $18,219.93; Richard Patterson - $6,027.00; Tammy Patterson - $24,447.05; Larry Perkins - $10,556.98; Joan Peterson - $29,552.88; Nathan Peterson - $3,920.00; Edie Prazak - $28,049.86; Harold Quisley - $5,118.19; Sarah Ranney-Bruce - $48,360.00; Daniel Reeder - $43,615.92; Lyta Reyerson - $32,812.92; Jerald Rognes - $8.00; Deborah Rohne - $3,689.89; Joel Rohne - $47,499.96; James Rosenberg - $8.00; Rita Rosenberg - $8.00; Denise Schact - $1,219.68; Jason Schmidt - $1,902.68; Dale Schultz - $16.00; Terri Sculley - $1,053.84; David Siems - $1,579.00; Joe Siems - $12,435.79; John Smith - $41,451.70; Marilyn Stayner - $36,205.80; James Stehn - $9,476.76; Aaron Stone - $2,277.71; Dan Stumo - $3,339.20; Jim Tanner - $5,745.65; Allan Thompson - $9,732.76; Michael Thompson - $38,466.43; Marcia Toft - $1,961.41; Emily Tufte - $18,378.54; Timothy Tuttle - $34,603.52; Forrest Urbatsch - $16.00; Alan Venz - $30,000.00; Scott Walling - $9,274.70; Barbara Walser - $32,228.40; Eva Wolff - $5,201.43; Mark Wubben - $44,314.52.

 

The meeting adjourned until 9:00 A.M., January 7, 2008.

 

 

_______________________                                  ________________________                                                        Auditor                                                                      Chairperson