Board of Supervisors Minutes

January 2009

January 1, 2009:

Courthouse Closed for New Years Day

January 6, 2009:

The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, January 6, 2009, in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom with Larson, Hendrickson and Morgan present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Minutes of the previous board session were read and approved. The agenda was approved as posted.

Let the records show Patricia Rengifo-Lant was present for this meeting.

At 9:00 a.m. the Board approved the following Resolutions 2009-1 through 2009-7 to reorganize Board for year 2009.

RESOLUTION NO. 2009-1

WHEREAS, motion was made by Hendrickson to appoint Larson as Board Chairman and motion was made by Morgan to appoint Hendrickson as Board Vice Chairman.

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Fremont County Board of Supervisors this 6th day of January 2009, that Supervisor Larson is appointed Board Chairman and Supervisor Hendrickson is appointed to the position of Vice-Chairman.

ATTEST:

/s/ Joan Kirk                                                                                          /s/ Chuck Larson, Chairman    aye
Fremont County Auditor                                                                        /s/  Earl Hendrickson                 aye
                                                                                                                 /s/  Cara Marker-Morgan           aye

RESOLUTION NO. 2009-2

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Fremont County Board of Supervisors this 6th day of January 2009, that the 2009 committee appointments are as follows:

Supervisor Larson – SW Iowa MI, MR, DD, BI, Planning Council, Board of Social Welfare, Recreation, Conservation and Development Regional and Local, Advisory Board for Clarinda Mental Health Center, Board of Health, West Central Development, Emergency Management Commission, Local Emergency Response, and Landfill Commission.

Supervisor Hendrickson – Southwest Iowa Policy, Mental Health Board, DECAT Board, DHS Service Advisory Board, Waubonsie Mental Health, FREDCO, Southwest Iowa Transit, Southwest Iowa Planning Commission and Landfill Commission.

Supervisor Morgan – Loess Hills Alliance, Hungry Canyons Authority, Hungry Canyons Alliance, Southwest Iowa Juvenile Emergency Services Board, Welcome Center Board, Work Force Development, Fourth Judicial 28E Board, Alcohol and Drug Assistance Agency Inc., and Landfill Commission.

Larson, Hendrickson and Morgan appointed to E911 Board with one vote.

Patricia Shull is re-appointed to the Board of Southwest Iowa Transit and Southwest Iowa Planning Commission.

Motion was made by Hendrickson.

ATTEST:

/s/ Joan Kirk                                                                                          /s/ Chuck Larson, Chairman    aye
Fremont County Auditor                                                                        /s/  Earl Hendrickson                 aye
                                                                                                                 /s/  Cara Marker-Morgan           aye

RESOLUTION NO. 2009-3

RESOLUTION APPOINTING EMINENT DOMAIN COMPENSATION COMMISSION

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Fremont County Board of Supervisors this 6th day of January 2009 that the following persons are appointed as members of the Eminent Domain Compensation Commission for the year 2009.

BANKERS:

Martin McCartney, Sidney, IA 51652; Kent Claiborne, Hamburg, IA 51640; Colleen Jurey, Sidney, IA 51652; Jason Foster, Sidney, IA 51652; Grant Schaaf, Randolph, IA 51649; Camielle Silence, Riverton, IA 51650; Jay Longinaker, Randolph, IA 51649

REAL ESTATE:

Denise Hammer, Tabor, IA 51653; Harold Snyder, Sidney, IA 51652; Larry Aspedon, Hamburg, IA 51640; Nancy Vanatta, Sidney, IA 51652; Jenna Gregory, Sidney, IA 51652; Cory Gordon, Riverton, IA 51650; John Sheldon, Hamburg, IA 51640

PROPERTY OWNERS:

Pat Sheldon, Percival, IA 51648; Willis Moyer, Sidney, IA 51652; Nancy Newlon, Thurman, IA 51654; Don Peeler, Hamburg, IA 51640; Roger Booker, Riverton, IA 51650; Gerald Head, Imogene, IA 51645; James D. Doyle, Farragut, IA 51639

FARMERS:

John Askew, Thurman, IA 51654; Lynn Handy, Percival, IA 51648; Jim Peeler, Hamburg, IA 51640; Dave Roberts, Sidney, IA 51652; Charles Polk, Sidney, IA 51652; Keith Schaaf, Randolph, IA 51649; Steve Lorimor, Farragut, IA 51639

Motion was made by Hendrickson.

ATTEST:

/s/ Joan Kirk                                                                                          /s/ Chuck Larson, Chairman    aye
Fremont County Auditor                                                                        /s/  Earl Hendrickson                 aye
                                                                                                                 /s/  Cara Marker-Morgan           aye

RESOLUTION NO. 2009-4

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Fremont County Board of Supervisors this 6th day of January 2009, that the 2008 utilities as certified to the Auditor by the Iowa State Department of Revenue and Finance be approved, collected, and disposed of as regular taxes, according to taxing district.

Motion to approve made by Morgan.

ATTEST:

/s/ Joan Kirk                                                                                          /s/ Chuck Larson, Chairman    aye
Fremont County Auditor                                                                        /s/  Earl Hendrickson                 aye
                                                                                                                 /s/  Cara Marker-Morgan           aye

RESOLUTION NO. 2009-5

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Fremont County Board of Supervisors this 6th day of January 2009, that the Board will hold its regular meetings on Tuesday and Thursday of each week in the office of the Fremont County Courthouse, Sidney, Iowa, commencing at 9:00 a.m. until business is concluded. The first Thursday of each month the meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. with no morning meetings.

Motion made by Hendrickson.

ATTEST:

/s/ Joan Kirk                                                                                          /s/ Chuck Larson, Chairman    aye
Fremont County Auditor                                                                        /s/  Earl Hendrickson                 aye
                                                                                                                 /s/  Cara Marker-Morgan           aye

RESOLUTION NO. 2009-6

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Fremont County Board of Supervisors this 6th day of January 2009 that the Sidney Argus-Herald and The Hamburg Reporter be designated as the County's official newspapers for 2009.

Motion by Hendrickson.

ATTEST:

/s/ Joan Kirk                                                                                          /s/ Chuck Larson, Chairman    aye
Fremont County Auditor                                                                        /s/  Earl Hendrickson                 aye
                                                                                                                 /s/  Cara Marker-Morgan           aye

RESOLUTION NO. 2009-7

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Fremont County Board of Supervisors this 6th day of January 2009, that the following be appointed to the Board of Health: Janeth Winkler, term ending 12-31-11; Jane Buck, term ending 12-31-11; Chuck Larson, term ending 12-31-2010.

Motion made by Morgan

ATTEST:

/s/ Joan Kirk                                                                                          /s/ Chuck Larson, Chairman    aye
Fremont County Auditor                                                                        /s/  Earl Hendrickson                 aye
                                                                                                                 /s/  Cara Marker-Morgan           aye

Hendrickson made a motion to approve the following Resolution 2009-8. Larson, aye; Hendrickson, aye; Morgan, aye.

RESOLUTION NO. 2009-8

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Fremont County Board of Supervisors this 6th day of January 2009, that the following individuals shall be approved as staff for the Office of the Fremont County Auditor, as requested by Fremont County Auditor Joan Kirk. The effective date of employment shall be January 2, 2009: June Hardy-Assistant Auditor, Diane Owen-Assistant Auditor.

Motion was made by Hendrickson.

ATTEST:

/s/ Joan Kirk                                                                                          /s/ Chuck Larson, Chairman    aye
Fremont County Auditor                                                                        /s/  Earl Hendrickson                 aye
                                                                                                                 /s/  Cara Marker-Morgan           aye

Morgan made a motion to approve the following Resolution 2009-9. Larson, aye; Hendrickson, aye; Morgan, aye.

RESOLUTION NO. 2009-9

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Fremont County Board of Supervisors this 6th day of January, 2009, that the following individuals shall be approved as Deputies for the Fremont County Sheriff’s Department, as requested by Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope. The effective date of employment shall be January 1, 2009: Steven D. Owen-Chief Deputy, Randy P. Jones-Deputy, Eric V. Blevins-Deputy, Jerome A. Richter-Deputy, Timothy Bothwell-Deputy.

Motion made by Morgan.

ATTEST:

/s/ Joan Kirk                                                                                          /s/ Chuck Larson, Chairman    aye
Fremont County Auditor                                                                        /s/  Earl Hendrickson                 aye
                                                                                                                 /s/  Cara Marker-Morgan           aye

At 9:45 a.m. Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope introduced Bobby Blake and Dennis Rudolph from Region 4 Fusion Center of Atlantic, IA. They are with a federal funded program that assists counties in asset management. Aistrope thought Fremont County could benefit from their services and wanted to introduce them to the Board. They will be talking to Aistrope in the near future.

Sheriff Aistrope requested the approval of the Board to approach cities in Fremont County regarding charging a fee per capita for telecommunications provided by the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff would like to hire an additional deputy in order to provide 24-hour service to Fremont County residents. The Board gave Sheriff Aistrope permission to talk to the cities regarding telecommunications.

At 10:15 a.m. Mike Heng met with the Board regarding ditch cleaning that needs to be done on West Benton ReLevy. Heng was informed that there is currently a little over $800.00 in that fund. Heng said anything over that, he would pay for. Heng said he would meet with the Board before the levy is set for next year to see if it could be increased to cover expenses in the future.

Claims were approved for January 9, 2009.

At 11:00 a.m., there being no further business, Morgan made a motion to adjourn. Hendrickson, aye; Morgan, aye; Larson, aye.

ATTEST:

Fremont County Auditor                                                                                 Chuck Larson, Chairman

January 8, 2009:

The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Thursday, January 8, 2009, in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom with Larson, Hendrickson and Morgan present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 6:30 p.m. Minutes of the previous board session were read and approved. Motion was made by Hendrickson to delete resolution appointing Fremont County Judicial Magistrate Commission from the agenda and re-schedule for Tuesday, January 12. Morgan, aye; Hendrickson, aye; Larson, aye. Motion was made by Hendrickson to approve agenda. Morgan, aye; Hendrickson, aye; Larson, aye. Present were Cathy Crain and Patricia Rengifo-Lant..

At 6:35 p.m. motion was made by Hendrickson to appoint Dean Moody to the Civil Service Commission. Morgan, aye; Hendrickson, aye; Larson, aye.

At 6:45 p.m. Hamburg Mayor Cathy Crain met with the Board to discuss ownership of the federal levee along the Nishnabotna River. Kent Benefiel was also present. After much discussion as to responsibility, repairs, and expenses, Larson said the Board of Supervisors, being the board for Hamburg ReLevy, would work with the City in regard to expenses and other matters.

At 7:30 p.m. Mike Crecelius met with the Board to discuss the emergency management fund. Due to expected grants not being received and some large expenses occurring, the fund now needs some additional funding. No action was taken at this time.

Motion was made by Morgan to approve the Treasurer’s Semi-Annual Report. Hendrickson, aye; Morgan, aye; Larson, aye. The Sheriff’s monthly report was also approved.

At 8:00 p.m., there being no further business, motion was made by Hendrickson to adjourn. Morgan, aye; Hendrickson, aye; Larson, aye.

ATTEST:

Fremont County Auditor                                                                                 Chuck Larson, Chairman

January 13, 2009:

At 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 13, 2009, a department head meeting was held in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom. Present were Chuck Larson, Earl Hendrickson, Cara Morgan, Judy Crain, Dan Davis, Karen Berry, Mike Crecelius, Margaret Henkle, Kevin Aistrope, Arnold Emberton and Joan Kirk. Some topics discussed were: Break-room supplies, budgets, phone bill fee, vehicle tax and FEMA.

The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, January 13, 2009, in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom with Larson, Hendrickson and Morgan present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Minutes of the previous board session were read and approved. The agenda was approved as posted.

At 9:00 a.m. Bob Benton, as Green Township Clerk, has had a couple of families come into the township and are interested in mowing cemeteries this summer. Benton will put an ad in Sidney and Tabor papers requesting bids on mowing. Benton, also Chairman of the Fremont County Conservation Board, said the Conservation Board is trying to come up with a plan to keep farm equipment from crossing the golf course to get to adjoining farmland. A few options were discussed.

At 9:30 a.m. motion was made by Morgan to approve the following Resolution 2009-10. Hendrickson, aye; Morgan, aye; Larson, aye.

RESOLUTION NO. 2009-10

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE FREMONT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS this 13th day of January, 2009, that in accordance with the Code 602-6501(1) (b) the following three electors will be appointed to the Fremont County Judicial Magistrate Appointing Commission: Martin McCartney, Clara Jean Gude, Grant Schaaf; such appointments being for six years with a term starting January 2, 2009.

Motion was made by Morgan.

ATTEST:

/s/ Joan Kirk                                                                                          /s/ Chuck Larson, Chairman    aye
Fremont County Auditor                                                                        /s/  Earl Hendrickson                 aye
                                                                                                                 /s/  Cara Marker-Morgan           aye

At 9:35 a.m. Morgan moved to appoint Hendrickson as landfill representative, which leaves Larson and herself as alternates. Hendrickson, aye; Morgan, aye; Larson, aye.

At 9:45 a.m. a budget amendment was discussed for Emergency Management, Southwest Iowa Home Health and Medical Examiner. Chairman Larson said to go ahead and start the amendment process.

Payroll was approved for January 16, 2009.

At 10:30 a.m. there being no further business, Hendrickson made a motion to adjourn. Morgan, aye; Hendrickson, aye; Larson, aye.

ATTEST:

Fremont County Auditor                                                                                 Chuck Larson, Chairman

January 15, 2009:

The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Thursday, January 15, 2009, in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom with Larson, Hendrickson and Morgan present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Minutes of the previous board session were read and approved. The agenda was approved as posted.

Let the records show Patricia Rengifo-Lant was present for this meeting.

At 9:00 a.m. the Board of Supervisors held a phone conference with the Page County Board of Supervisors regarding levying taxes for Johnson Run Drainage. The Fremont County Board agreed with the Page County Board to go ahead and levy again this year. The balance is currently $18,500; with a levy this year it would add another $7,000. The boards felt that way it would not be necessary to levy again for a couple of years.

At 9:05 a.m. Red Haun, with the Hamburg Colonial Theater Board, met with the Board of Supervisors requesting funding for repairs of the Colonial Theater in Hamburg. Also present were Beverly Catlett, Noel Hatfield and Bob Haun. Dan Davis was also present. The theater board is asking the Board of Supervisors for $15,000 to match funds for a grant to do some upkeep on the theater. Davis commented that the Regional Planning Agency might be a place where they could get some funds as an enhancement project. Hendrickson told Haun to put some figures together and come back, he is sure the county can help them out.

At 9:20 a.m. Fremont County Engineer Dan Davis met with the Board. Motion was made by Hendrickson to authorize Chairman Larson to sign Addendum to County DOT Agreement on I29 Bridges over J-24. Morgan, aye; Hendrickson, aye; Larson, aye.

The County Engineer stated that it is now a requirement for the county to sign a contract with a consultant for bridge inspections. Fremont County has around 133 bridges in the county with six to eight fracture critical bridges. Davis said he had two proposals from consultants and they both ran about $26,000. He said he would like to get that on a 24-month cycle. He is thinking about doing half one year and the other half the next year. Also present were Beverly Catlett and Noel Hatfield.

At 9:45 a.m. Mike Crecelius, Emergency Management Coordinator, met with the Board regarding the emergency management generator located at the road department. Crecelius said grant funds paid for the generator and it needs to be wired to service the whole building. At the present time it services only part of the building. Larson told Crecelius to come back in with an estimate for wiring and they would go from there.

At 10:00 a.m. M. J. Broomfield with SWIPCO met with the Board to go over SWIPCO’s annual report for year 2007-2008. Broomfield said one of SWIPCO’s newer projects is to purchase homes at less than retail value and fix them up to re-sell.

At 11:00 a.m., there being no further business, Morgan made a motion to adjourn. Hendrickson, aye; Morgan, aye; Larson, aye.

ATTEST:
Fremont County Auditor                                                                                 Chuck Larson, Chairman

January 20, 2009:

The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, January 20, 2009, in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom with Larson, Hendrickson and Morgan present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Minutes of the previous board session were read and approved. The agenda was approved as posted.

At 9:00 a.m. County Engineer Dan Davis met with the Board. Motion was made by Morgan to authorize Chairman Larson to sign a DOT Payment Voucher for HGM for design work on Project FM-CO36(32)—55-36 Knox Road. Hendrickson, aye; Morgan, aye; Larson, aye.

Motion was made by Morgan to authorize Chairman Larson to sign Amendment No. 8 to Contract for Design Services on Knox Road with HGM Project STP-S-CO36(32)—5E-36. Hendrickson, aye; Morgan, aye; Larson, aye.

Discussion was held regarding purchase of a new vehicle for the County Engineer. Motion was made by Morgan to table the matter until they have some prices and know what type of vehicle they are looking at. Hendrickson, aye; Morgan, aye; Larson, aye.

At 9:30 a.m. Shenandoah Mayor Dick Hunt, Bo Harris, Shenandoah City Administrator, and Greg Connell, Economic Development, met and made introductions with the new board. Greg Connell reported on the Algae Project and extended an invitation to the Board to attend the Shenandoah Chamber & Industry Association’s 2009 annual meeting on January 26 to learn more about the project from Kevin Lynch, CEO BioProcess Algae, LLC.

At 9:45 a.m. discussion was held concerning Southwest Iowa Housing Trust Fund membership. The $3000 fee was not budgeted for 2008/2009. Motion was made by Morgan to wait and budget for membership in the LMI Assistance Fund for 2009/2010. Hendrickson, aye; Morgan, aye; Larson, aye.

At 10:15 a.m. Beth Hill and Jan Winkler met with the Board to discuss a budget amendment of $4286 for Public Health. Motion was made by Hendrickson to approve the amendment. Morgan, aye; Hendrickson, aye; Larson, aye.

Claims were approved for January 23, 2009.

At 10:45 a.m., there being no further business, motion was made by Morgan to adjourn. Hendrickson, aye; Morgan, aye; Larson, aye.

ATTEST:

Fremont County Auditor                                                                                 Chuck Larson, Chairman

January 22, 2008:

The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Thursday, January 22, 2009, in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom with Larson, Hendrickson and Morgan present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Minutes of the previous board session were read and approved. The agenda was approved as posted.

At 9:00 a.m. the Board canvassed the drainage elections held on January 17, 2009. Motion was made by Hendrickson to accept the results of the drainage elections. Morgan, aye; Hendrickson, aye; Larson, aye.

Let the records show Patricia Rengifo-Lant arrived at the meeting at 9:10 a.m.

At 9:15 a.m. motion was made by Hendrickson to approve the following Resolution 2009-11. Morgan, aye; Hendrickson, aye; Larson, aye.

RESOLUTION NO. 2009-11

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Fremont County Board of Supervisors this 22nd day of January 2009, that the following individual shall be approved as staff for the Office of the Fremont County Auditor, as requested by Fremont County Auditor, Joan Kirk. The effective date of employment shall be February 2, 2009. Christine Briley – Assistant Auditor

Motion was made by Hendrickson.

ATTEST:

/s/ Joan Kirk                                                                                          /s/ Chuck Larson, Chairman    aye
Fremont County Auditor                                                                        /s/  Earl Hendrickson                 aye
                                                                                                                 /s/  Cara Marker-Morgan           aye

At 9:20 a.m. motion was made by Morgan to approve the following Resolution 2009-12. Hendrickson, aye; Morgan, aye; Larson, aye.

RESOLUTION NO. 2009-12

RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS CLEARINGHOUSE 28E AGREEMENT.

WHEREAS, Section 10 of the Electronic Transactions Clearinghouse 28E Agreement provides for amendment of the 28E Agreement by resolution of the ISAC Board of Directors, if the amendment is then submitted to a vote of the individual members counties; and

WHEREAS, the 28E agreement should be amended to provide a more flexible and equitable funding formula for ETC that does not fall disproportionately on counties of any one population size.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Fremont County Board of Supervisors that the Section 7 of the Electronic Transactions Clearinghouse 28E Agreement shall be amended as follows:

"7. FUNDING. ETC shall provide the service referred to in this Agreement to each member county. The costs to counties for these services shall be determined as follows: each member county shall annually be assessed a fixed fee as determined by the ISAC Board of Directors on an annual basis. In order to cover ETC’s expenses not covered by the fixed fee, each member county shall annually be assessed its proportional share of a three-year average of the combined total of all members counties’ actual GAAP general basic fund expenditures and mental health fund expenditures."

Adopted this 22nd day of January 2009.

Motion was made by Morgan.

ATTEST:

/s/ Joan Kirk                                                                                          /s/ Chuck Larson, Chairman    aye
Fremont County Auditor                                                                        /s/  Earl Hendrickson                 aye
                                                                                                                 /s/  Cara Marker-Morgan           aye

At 9:25 a.m. motion was made by Hendrickson to approve the family farm credits as presented. Morgan, aye; Hendrickson, aye; Larson, aye.

At 9:35 a.m. Mike Batenhorst, Assistant to County Engineer, met with the Board to present the county engineer’s request for a new vehicle. After test-driving vehicles, the two that came up on top was a Chevrolet at a cost of $25,186 with trade in, and a Dodge with trade-in would be $23,184. Batenhorst said Davis would prefer the Chevrolet over the Dodge. Batenhorst said both dealers were offering $4,000 as a trade-in. No decision was made at this time.

At 9:45 a.m. Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope met with the Board regarding the City of Hamburg agreeing to contract law enforcement with Fremont County. After discussing the terms, Hendrickson made a motion to give Aistrope the authority to proceed with the county attorney to prepare a 28E Agreement with the City of Hamburg. Morgan, aye; Hendrickson, aye; Larson, aye.

At 10:00 a.m. motion was made by Hendrickson to transfer funds from Local Option Tax-County Betterment to the Joint Disaster Services Fund (Emergency Management) in the amount of $13,000. Morgan, aye; Hendrickson, aye; Larson, aye.

At 10:20 a.m., there being no further business, motion was made by Morgan to adjourn. Hendrickson, aye; Morgan, aye; Larson, aye.

ATTEST:

Fremont County Auditor                                                                                 Chuck Larson, Chairman

January 27, 2009:

The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday, January 27, 2009, in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom with Larson, Hendrickson and Morgan present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Minutes of the previous board session were read and approved. The agenda was approved as posted.

At 9:00 a.m. Mike Crecelius, Emergency Management Coordinator, re-scheduled to meet with the Board at a later date.

At 9:15 a.m. Fremont County Engineer Dan Davis met with the Board. Motion was made by Hendrickson to authorize Chairman Larson to sign a DOT Reimbursement for Construction Services for Elkhorn Construction Co. Bridge Project near Imogene BRS-CO36(41)--60-36. Morgan, aye; Hendrickson, aye; Larson, aye.

At 9:30 a.m. Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope met with the Board regarding replacing a deputy. Aistrope brought the Board up to date on some of the candidates that have applied for his open deputy position.

At 9:40 a.m. Assistant to the Auditor, Dee Owen, met with the Board to discuss how the county wants to handle garnishments. The Board asked Owen to see the county attorney about preparing a policy on garnishments.

In other business, the following claim was approved for a handwritten warrant. General Basic Fund - Local Option Tax-County Betterment: Fremont County Treasurer-Fund 60000, (Emergency Mgmt), $13,000.00.

At 10:00 a.m., there being no further business, motion was made by Morgan to adjourn. Hendrickson, aye; Morgan, aye; Larson, aye.

ATTEST:

Fremont County Auditor                                                                                 Chuck Larson, Chairman

January 29. 2009:

The Fremont County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Thursday, January 29, 2009, in the Fremont County Courthouse Boardroom with Larson, Hendrickson and Morgan present. A quorum was declared and the meeting officially called to order at 9:00 a.m. Minutes of the previous board session were read and approved. The agenda was approved as posted.

At 9:00 a.m. Mike Crecelius, Emergency Management Coordinator, met with the Board to discuss obtaining quotes to finish wiring the generator at the secondary road building, which is a requirement for the emergency management department. Funding for the Code Red program was also discussed. The cost of the program is $11,250.

At 9:25 a.m. Randy Monroe met with the Board regarding conditions in Anderson. Monroe asked if County Engineer Dan Davis was done with his FEMA work so he could work on the ditches in Anderson. Monroe said he was tired of pumping water out from under his house. Another thing Monroe talked about is that the streets in Anderson need to be redone regarding big potholes and streets are in need of gravel. Monroe also said junk on some properties in Anderson needs to be cleaned up because it takes property values down for everyone else. Larson said he would get in touch with the county engineer and also talk to the sanitarian regarding concerns with properties in Anderson.

At 10:00 a.m. Gene Eaton met with the Board regarding interest rates on unpaid drainage warrants. Eaton said he represents Walnut Creek Drainage District and there are trees down that need to be taken out before spring rains. It could cost between $2500 and $5000 to clean up the trees and there is not enough money in the district fund to pay for the work. The person doing the work will have to wait until the fall levy comes in to get fully paid. Eaton said he would like to see the Board set an interest rate for unpaid warrants so the person doing the work and holding the bill can earn interest on it. The Board has put this on the agenda for Tuesday’s board meeting.

At 10:31 a.m. Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope met with the Board with regards to replacing a deputy. Motion was made by Hendrickson to approve the following Resolution 2009-13.

RESOLUTION NO. 2009-13

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Fremont County Board of Supervisors this 29th day of January 2009, that Randall Wayne Chapman shall be appointed as Deputy Sheriff for the Fremont County Sheriff’s Department, as requested by Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope. The effective date of employment shall be February 1, 2009.

Motion made by Hendrickson.

ATTEST:

/s/ Joan Kirk                                                                                          /s/ Chuck Larson, Chairman    aye
Fremont County Auditor                                                                        /s/  Earl Hendrickson                 aye
                                                                                                                 /s/  Cara Marker-Morgan           aye

At 11:00 a.m., there being no further business, motion was made by Morgan to adjourn. Hendrickson, aye; Morgan, aye; Larson, aye.

ATTEST:

Fremont County Auditor                                                                                 Chuck Larson, Chairman

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