Board Minutes – February 24, 2020
The Adams County Board of Supervisors met on Monday, February 24, 2020 at 9:00 am with the following members present: Leland Shipley, Scott Akin, Doug Birt, Merlin Dixon. Bobbi Maynes was absent. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Scott Akin. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Birt moved, seconded by Shipley to approve the day’s agenda along with the February 18, 2020 minutes. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Birt moved, seconded by Shipley to approve Resolution 2020-11 Streambank Stabilization (West) and Resolution 2020-12 Streambank Stabilization East authorizing the advertising and letting of bids for Agreements NR206114XXXXC007 and NR206114XXXXC017. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Discussion was held regarding a Road Use Agreement with Southern Hills for a wind project in Carl Township.
Emergency Director Bill Lyddon discussed with the board an electrical problem that has arisen from work being done in the Sheriff’s office. O’Neal Electrical Company would like to put in a second electrical panel to determine what the generator is currently backing up. Shipley moved, seconded by Dixon to approve the quote from O’Neal Electrical Company for $1,350.00 to do the extra work. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Emergency Director Bill Lyddon gave an update on the radio system. The completion date has been moved from March to May.
Dixon moved, seconded by Shipley to approve Liquor License LC0042441 for Corning Winery. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Dixon moved, seconded by Birt to approve Resolution 2020-9 transferring $38,000 from LOST Funds to the Conservation Reserve Fund. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Shipley moved, seconded by Dixon to open public Hearing at 10:00 am. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried. There were no written or oral objections presented during the public hearing. Birt moved, seconded by Shipley to the close public hearing at 10:05 am. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Birt moved, seconded by Dixon to approve Resolution 2020-10 approving the Budget Max Levy. All supervisors voted aye. Motion carried.
Shipley moved, seconded by Dixon to set the public hearing on March 16th, 2020 at 10:00 am. for the Proposed Budget for FY 20/21.
Claims were approved as follows:
| Access Sytms | Repairs | 588.00 | 1 |
| Adams Co Amb | Cont | 3,333.32 | 1 |
| Free Press | Legal | 33.00 | 1 |
| Bette Agnew | Township Clerk Fee | 40.00 | 1 |
| Airgas | Welding Sup | 276.49 | 1 |
| AlcoPro, Inc. | Other Sup/Equip | 1,190.00 | 1 |
| Alliant Energy | Utilities | 331.70 | 1 |
| Howard Anderson | Township Trust Fee | 30.00 | 1 |
| Barco Mun. Prod | sup | 182.11 | 1 |
| William Birt | Serv | 30.00 | 1 |
| Rebecca Bissell | Reimb | 101.00 | 1 |
| BlackStrap Inc. | road mtl | 5,765.21 | 1 |
| Bob Barker Co | Sup | 386.95 | 2 |
| Boswell,Morris | Other | 78.00 | 1 |
| Kurt Brown | Serv | 45.00 | 1 |
| Capital Sanitary | Sup | 166.88 | 1 |
| CHI Health | drug screen collect | 79.00 | 1 |
| Blake Cooper | Serv | 30.00 | 1 |
| Chris Cooper | Fee | 30.00 | 1 |
| Corning Mun | utilities | 735.62 | 1 |
| Corning Mun | Util | 2,860.08 | 3 |
| Corning Tire | Repair | 57.20 | 1 |
| Dasher Elec | Serv | 85.00 | 1 |
| Dollar General | Sup | 5.25 | 1 |
| Fastenal Co | sup | 667.69 | 1 |
| First Wireless Inc. | Other Supplies/Equip | 128.74 | 1 |
| Wm Forsythe | Fee | 30.00 | 1 |
| Frontier | Phone | 260.83 | 2 |
| Hansen’s M &M Serv | Office Supplies/Exp | 104.50 | 1 |
| Helvie,Ron | Township Trust Fee | 30.00 | 1 |
| Henry Adkins | Data Processing Exp. | 626.00 | 1 |
| Henry Adkins | Printing of Ballots | 136.87 | 1 |
| Heritage | sup | 124.50 | 1 |
| Clyde Hoyt | Serv | 30.00 | 1 |
| HQI Hydraulics | sup | 220.91 | 1 |
| HyVee | sup | 19.48 | 1 |
| HyVee | Sup | 213.69 | 2 |
| IA Law Academy | Edu | 250.00 | 1 |
| ISSDA | School or mtg exp | 125.00 | 1 |
| Kaufman,LuAnn | Township Clerk Fee | 40.00 | 1 |
| Lawson Products | repair | 1,103.90 | 1 |
| Larry Maeder | safety reimb | 101.64 | 1 |
| Paul Maeder | Serv | 30.00 | 1 |
| Marco Tech | Equip. New/Rental | 162.50 | 1 |
| Maynes,Bobbi | Employee Mile & Subs. | 168.00 | 1 |
| Maynes,Bobbi | Mtg Exp | 195.87 | 1 |
| Midwest Wheel | sup | 93.24 | 1 |
| Roland Miller | Serv | 75.00 | 1 |
| Mills Co. Sheriff | Legal & Ct-Rel Serv. | 23.00 | 1 |
| Mont Co Sheriff | legal | 91.90 | 2 |
| Nishna Productions | Serv | 187.24 | 1 |
| Richard Notz | Serv | 75.00 | 1 |
| Office Mach | Sup | 10.47 | 1 |
| Pitney Bowes | Sup | 80.74 | 1 |
| Polk Co Treas | Legal & Ct-Rel Serv. | 178.68 | 1 |
| Purchase Power | Postage & Mailing | 161.48 | 1 |
| Delores Ramsey | Serv | 40.00 | 1 |
| Red Star | Sup | 27.80 | 1 |
| Jim Reiley | Reimb | 139.13 | 1 |
| Reliance | Sup | 200.00 | 1 |
| Rick’s Auto | Repair | 22.06 | 1 |
| RJs Plumbing | Repair | 232.73 | 2 |
| Tom Roberts | Serv | 30.00 | 1 |
| Kenneth Romer | Serv | 30.00 | 1 |
| Sexton,Connie | Other Labor rel servi | 110.00 | 1 |
| Shepherd Repair | Serv | 1,094.95 | 2 |
| Janice Shepherd | Serv | 100.00 | 1 |
| SIRWA | Util | 124.25 | 1 |
| SW IA REC | utili | 983.28 | 1 |
| SW IA REC | Util | 2,977.14 | 2 |
| Daniel Steeve | Township Trustee Fee | 30.00 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Buildings | 3,418.93 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Crime Dog Exp | 43.00 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Dues & Memberships | 40.00 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Electrical Supp.& Parts | 49.34 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Food & Provisions | 81.92 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Fuel, Tires, & Lub | 31.81 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | General Repairs | 133.57 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Hardware | 50.71 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Meeting Exp | 435.84 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Office Sup/Exp | 914.02 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Safety & Protect.Sup | 51.48 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | School or mtg exp | 170.96 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Sup | 664.67 | 1 |
| U.S. Bank | Phone & Fax Service | 158.90 | 1 |
| Union Co Sheriff | Serv | 53.00 | 3 |
| United Farmer Coop | fuel | 11,735.38 | 1 |
| United Farmer Coop | Fuel, Tires, & Lub | 3,010.37 | 2 |
| United Farmer Coop | Fuels | 13.50 | 1 |
| US Rec Midwest LLC | Preserv/Techn | 3,712.92 | 1 |
| Verizon Wireless | Maint Agreements | 481.30 | 1 |
| WatchGuard | Safety & Protect.Sup | 50.00 | 1 |
| Watson & Ryan PLC | Legal & Ct-Rela Serv. | 1,866.67 | 1 |
| Kathy West | Township Trustee Fee | 30.00 | 1 |
| Western Eng Co | materials | 2,511.19 | 1 |
| Thomas Williams | reimb | 128.39 | 1 |
| Ivan Wolf | Serv | 60.00 | 1 |
| Youth Emer Serv | Juvenile Det/Shelte | 46.65 | 1 |
| Grand Total | 58,292.54 |
Committee reports were given as following: Akin – Southern Hills, Feb 21, Corning; and Birt – DCAT, DHS, & Juvenile Court Services, Feb 21, Creston; and Dixon – SCI911, Feb 19, Creston.
ATTEST: Scott Akin, Chairperson, Adams County Board of Supervisors
Rebecca Bissell, Adams County Auditor