Board Minutes – April 25, 2022
The Adams County Board of Supervisors met on Monday, April 25, 2022 at 9:00 am with the following members present: Bobbi Maynes, Leland Shipley, Merlin Dixon, Scott Akin, and Doug Birt. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Birt and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Akin moved, seconded by Dixon to approve the agenda for the day along with the minutes of the April 18, 2022 meeting. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Roads Supervisor Karl McCarty presented the proposed Secondary Roads budget amendment for FY 21/22.
Akin moved, seconded by Maynes to approve Resolution 2022-20 for FY 22/23 Establishing 2022 Noxious Weed Control for Adams County.
RESOLUTION NO. 2022- 20 FOR FY 22/23
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING 2022 NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL FOR ADAMS COUNTY
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Adams County:
THAT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF Chapter 317, Code of Iowa, it is ordered:
THAT EACH OWNER AND EACH PERSON in the possession or control of any lands in Adams County shall cut, burn or otherwise destroy all noxious weeds thereon, as defined in this chapter, at such time in each year and in such manner as shall prevent said weeds from blooming or coming to maturity, and shall keep said lands free from such growth as shall render the streets or highway adjoining said lands unsafe for public travel. Noxious weeds shall be cut as is necessary to prevent seed production:
| May 15, 2022 | Musk Thistle |
| June 15, 2022 | Leafy Spurge, Perennial Peppergrass, Sour Dock, Sheep Sorrel, Wild Sunflower, Poison Hemlock, Canada Thistle, Russian Knapweed, Buckhorn, Wild Mustard |
| July 1, 2022 | Field Bindweed, Horse Nettle, Perennial Sow Thistle, Quack Grass, Butterprint, Puncture Vine, Cocklebur, Bull Thistle, Shattercane |
| July 16, 2022 | Mutliflora Rose |
THAT IF THE OWNER OR PERSONS in possession of any land in Adams County fail to comply with the foregoing orders, the Weed Commissioner shall cause this to be done and the expense of said work, including cost of serving notice and other costs, if any, shall be assessed against the real estate.
All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried. Attested by Rebecca Bissell, Adams County Auditor. The original resolution is on file at the Auditor’s Office.
Sheriff Alan Johannes presented his proposed Sheriff Office budget amendment for FY 21/22.
Akin moved, seconded by Maynes to approve Resolution 2022-21 Transferring Hotel Motel Fund to Conservation Reserve Fund.
RESOLUTION 2022-21
$4,518.76 AUDITOR’S OFFICE OF ADAMS COUNTY, IOWA
To the Treasurer of Adams County, Iowa:
YOU ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO TRANSFER:
From: Hotel Motel Tax Fund 18000-10300-814-99
To: Conservation Reserve Fund 68000-10300-9040-70
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried. Attested by Rebecca Bissell, Adams County Auditor. The original resolution is on file at the Auditor’s Office.
Maynes moved, seconded by Shipley to approve claims as presented. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
| Alliant Energy | Utilities | 117.29 | 1 |
| Bissell,Becky | Reimb | 52.50 | 1 |
| BlackStrap Inc. | road mtl | 3,176.91 | 1 |
| Brown, Lisa | School or mtg exp | 150.96 | 1 |
| Grantz,Carla | Oth Lab rel servi | 300.00 | 2 |
| CHI Health | Med & Lab.Sup | 186.00 | 1 |
| CHI hospital | Serv | 660.24 | 1 |
| Cintas | safety | 47.55 | 1 |
| CJ Cooper & Assoc | Safety | 140.00 | 1 |
| Coens Furn Inc | Buildings | 8,400.00 | 1 |
| Corning Fam Dentistry | Serv | 247.34 | 1 |
| Corning Hotel | Contrib.-Oth Gov.&Org | 17,471.16 | 2 |
| Corning Mun | utilities | 692.59 | 1 |
| Corning Mun | Util | 2,652.81 | 3 |
| CSSI- Terry Taylor | General Repairs | 717.25 | 1 |
| Dasher Elec | Serv | 75.00 | 1 |
| Denco | repair | 56,864.00 | 1 |
| DAS | Dues & Memberships | 50.00 | 1 |
| Detlaff,Amy | Employee Mile & Subs. | 95.00 | 1 |
| Fastenal Co | sup | 713.38 | 1 |
| Frontier | Phone | 62.29 | 1 |
| Geer Sant | Util | 90.00 | 1 |
| Geer Sant | Utilities | 75.00 | 1 |
| Heartland Bus | Computer Mainten | 1,207.87 | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | School or mtg exp | 257.60 | 1 |
| HyVee | Sup | 316.98 | 2 |
| IA Law Acad | Edu | 100.00 | 1 |
| Infomax | Equip | 339.48 | 2 |
| ISACA Treasurer | Reg fees/Meet/Sc | 210.00 | 1 |
| ISCTA | Reg | 150.00 | 1 |
| JEO Consulting | outside engineering | 1,776.25 | 1 |
| Lawson Products | repair | 59.52 | 1 |
| Lincoln Ctr Truck | repair | 4,512.50 | 1 |
| Mail Serv | Serv | 1,627.53 | 1 |
| Maynes,Bobbi | Employee Mile & Subs. | 268.00 | 1 |
| Menards | Other Supplies/Equip | 20.06 | 1 |
| MW Perform Patch | sup | 190.00 | 1 |
| Midwest Wheel | sup | 1,041.27 | 1 |
| Miller,Kandi | School or mtg exp | 390.00 | 1 |
| Motor Inn | REPAIR | 300.00 | 1 |
| Pocahontas Co. Sheriff | Legal & Ct-Rel Serv. | 49.22 | 1 |
| Prairie Fabrication | REPAIR | 828.78 | 1 |
| RJs Plumbing | Repair | 166.08 | 1 |
| Roberts,Michelle | School or mtg exp | 48.20 | 1 |
| Robinson Implement | REPAIR | 227.64 | 1 |
| Safe Life | Safety & Protect.Sup | 494.10 | 1 |
| Schneider Geospatial | Mainten Agree | 1,216.00 | 1 |
| Shepherd Repair | Serv | 494.30 | 1 |
| Shires, Jen | Employ Mile & Subs. | 99.00 | 1 |
| Snap On Tools | sup | 999.00 | 1 |
| S Hills Vet | Exp | 270.00 | 1 |
| SW IA REC | utili | 758.52 | 1 |
| SW IA REC | Util | 124.00 | 1 |
| TAW Comp | Serv | 68.00 | 1 |
| J L Houston | fuel tanks | 935.60 | 1 |
| TopSpot Rentals | Equip. New & Rental | 482.00 | 1 |
| Turf Solutions | Serv | 110.00 | 1 |
| Turner,Nancy | Employee Mile & Subs. | 105.00 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Comp Prog & Updat | 59.99 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Food & Provisions | 163.10 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Fuel, Tires, & Lub | 197.16 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Hardware | 165.96 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Mtg Exp | 248.07 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Minor Equip & Hand Tools | 245.93 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Motor Veh.Equip & Repairs | 352.52 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Office & Data Proc. Equip | 76.00 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Office Sup/Exp | 31.68 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Prescriptions Medicine | 61.90 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Reg fees/Meet/Sc | 690.96 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Safety & Protect.Supplies | 338.43 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | School or mtg exp | 1,525.30 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Sup | 6,284.22 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Phone & Fax Service | 246.66 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Wearing App & Uniform | 205.49 | 1 |
| Uline | Traffic & St Sign Mat | 129.57 | 1 |
| United Farmer Coop | Fuel, Tires, & Lub | 4,549.76 | 2 |
| Vavra, Billi | reimb | 312.00 | 2 |
| Verizon Connect | radios | 469.51 | 1 |
| Verizon Wireless | Mainten Agree | 360.51 | 1 |
| Watson & Ryan PLC | Legal & Ct-Rel Serv. | 375.00 | 1 |
| Ziegler | REPAIR | 1,309.55 | 1 |
| Grand Total | 131,679.04 |
Department Head Reports – Conservation – All the bathrooms are turned on. Marti and Travis participated in the Middle School career day last week and they will be offering a hunter education course in the middle school again. Michelle Wilson helped with organizing an Earth Day and had quite a few volunteers show up to clean up the parks. The Conservation Department has auctioned off their old snowplow truck. Travis has reserved a spot for Marti to become a certified officer. Spring burning has been completed. Travis is working with Garden & Associates platting more full-service sites at Lake View. Jeff is working on securing plans for two new cottages. Marti and Travis are participating in a program called “School of the Wild” with Lenox Middle School to teach them about wetlands, prairies, and other environments. Treasurer –May notices will be going out to the $178,000 still uncollected. Sheriff – Cadets have graduated from the academy and after two plus years we have a full functioning staff of deputies. The jail lights are on the list to be fully repaired. Starting July 2022, the Deputies will be issued on-duty cell phones. Auditor – Becky Bissell shared the second-grade class will be coming to the courthouse to learn about government and its operations on May 10th.
Committee and Meeting reports were presented as follows: Shipley – Main Street, April 18, Corning, Beacon, April 20, Corning; Birt – DHS DCAT, April 22, Creston; Maynes – Crossroads Finance, April 19, via Zoom, and Beacon, April 20, Corning; Dixon – Beacon, April 20, Corning and Akin – Southern Hills, April 21, Corning;.
Maynes moved, seconded by Dixon to adjourn at 11:00 am. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
ATTEST: Doug Birt, Chairperson, Adams County Board of Supervisors Rebecca Bissell, Adams County Auditor