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Mahaska CountyBoard of Supervisors

July 27, 2015 The Mahaska County Board of Supervi-sors met in special session on the above date at 9:00 a.m. in the third floor conference room of the Mahaska County courthouse. Present were the following board members: Chairman – Mark Doland; Vice chairman – Henry VanWeelden. Absent was Member – Mike Vander Molen. Also present were Duane Nollen, Osky Herald; Ken Allsup, Osky News; Emery Songer, KBOE; Heather Gross, Julie Bak, Mid-Iowa Behavioral Health; Jan LaBahn, Jay Christiansen, Ma-haska Health Partnership; and Susan Brown, Mahaska County Auditor. Chairman Doland opened the meeting at 9:00 a.m. with a moment of silence. It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Doland to approve the agenda for today’s meeting. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Doland that Doland attend South Central Be-havioral Health meeting to be held in Bloomfield on July 30, 2015 as representative of Mahaska County. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Doland to approve letter to Iowa DHS Direc-tor Charles Palmer as presented indicating Ma-haska County’s preference to join South Cen-tral Behavioral Health Region if our appeal is denied. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Doland to adjourn. All present voted aye. Motion carried.

Attest: Susan L. Brown,Mahaska County Auditor

Mark DolandMahaska County Board of Supervisors NS33

Mahaska County Board of SupervisorsJuly 6, 2015

The Mahaska County Board of Supervi-sors met in regular session on the above date at 9:00 a.m. in the third floor conference room of the Mahaska County courthouse. Present were the following board members: Chairman – Mark Doland; Vice chairman – Henry VanWeelden and Member – Mike Vander Molen. Also present were Duane Nollen, Osky Herald; Ken Allsup, Osky News; Shane Moore and Eduardo Zamar-ripa, CRI; Emory Songer, KBOE; Julie Bak and Heather Gross, Mid-Iowa Regional Health; Da-vid Shanahan, Mahaska County Engineer; Troy Bemis, Mahaska County Maintenance Director; RD Keep; Randy Pleima, Mahaska Rural Wa-ter; Jon Sullivan; Darin Hite, IT Coordinator; Lawrence Rouw and Susan Brown, Mahaska County Auditor. This meeting was filmed by Communica-tions Research Institute of William Penn Univer-sity. Chairman Doland opened the meeting at 9:00 a.m. with a moment of silence. It was moved by Vander Molen seconded by VanWeelden to approve the agenda for to-day’s meeting. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Vander Molen to approve the minutes of June 15 & 18. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by Vander Molen second-ed by VanWeelden to approve the bills for the month of June in total $977,964.16. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by Vander Molen seconded by VanWeelden to accept the auditor’s and sheriff’s 4th quarter report. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by Vander Molen seconded by VanWeelden to accept second reading of Ordinance #14 regarding tax increment financ-ing in connection with the NW Urban Renewal Plan. All present voted aye. Motion carried. The board was presented with a petition from property owners in the Lynndana Sanitary Sewer District asking for dissolution of said dis-trict. Jon Sullivan addressed the board reporting that the district needs to meet DNR regulations and Mahaska Rural Water has agreed provide improvements, financing for improvements and maintenance on the system. It was moved by Vander Molen seconded by VanWeelden to ac-cept the petition and set July 20, 2015, during the regular board of supervisors meeting, as date to take action on it. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by Vander Molen seconded by VanWeelden to approve the following resolu-tion appropriating budgeted funds at 100% for FY 15-16. All present voted aye. Motion car-ried.

Resolution #2015-07-20APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, It is desired to make appro-priations for each of the different officers and departments for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 in accordance with Section 331.434 sub-section 6, of the Code of Iowa. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of Mahaska Coun-ty, Iowa as follows: SECTION 1. The amounts itemized by the fund and department or office on the fol-lowing schedule are hereby appropriated from the resources of each fund as itemized, to the department or office listed. SECTION 2. Subject to the provisions of other county procedures and regulations, and applicable state law, the appropriations autho-rized under Section 1 shall constitute authori-zation for the department or officer to make expenditures or incur obligations from the item-ized fund, effective July 1, 2015. SECTION 3. In accordance with section 331.437, Code of Iowa no department or officer shall expend or contract to expend any money or incur any liability, or enter into any contract which by its terms involves the expenditures of money for any purpose in excess of the amounts appropriated pursuant to this resolu-tion. SECTION 4. If at any time during the

abled Veteran’s Homestead Tax Credits for 2014 as recommended by the assessor. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Vander Molen to approve the wellness pro-posal submitted by the Mahaska County Insur-ance Committee. The proposal includes addi-tional tests in comparison to previous years and the cost will be $70 per insurance participant. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Vander Molen to proceed with lighting pro-posal presented by Troy Bemis, Maintenance Director, replacing lights in courthouse with LED bulbs utilizing a rebate currently available. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by Vander Molen second-ed by VanWeelden to approve updates to the county website outlined in proposal from Web Development by Brian McMillin as presented by IT Coordinator, Darin Hite for a total cost of $1,400. All present voted aye. Motion carried. Discussion concerning Mahaska County’s participation in Cedar Creek Watershed project. VanWeelden will have county attorney review the agreement. Action tabled to July 20 meet-ing. It was moved by Vander Molen second-ed by VanWeelden to dispose of resident files currently housed at Country Life Health Care according to county records retention policy (Resolution #2015-01-02) approved January 2, 2015. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by Vander Molen seconded by VanWeelden to direct Supervisor Doland as the Mahaska County Supervisor representative on the stakeholder team for proposed Recre-ation and Early Childhood Facilities. All present voted aye. Motion carried. Discussion with Julie Bak, Mid Iowa Behavioral Health Region, regarding letter re-ceived from state DHS office asking for a plan to be submitted by August 1st in meeting re-quirements of the two county region. A letter in response was sent on July 1st. It was moved by Vander Molen seconded by VanWeelden to approve the following resolu-tion. All present voted aye. Motion carried.

Resolution #2015-07-22Resolution to Modify Project STP-S-CO62(8)—

5E-62 in the Mahaska County 2015/2016 5-Year

Construction Plan WHEREAS, upon request from the Iowa DOT, project STP-S-CO62(88)—5E-62 is being modified to update the map of the project site and to edit the project location description for the project. The project mileage was edited to match the changes. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MA-HASKA COUNTY in accordance with Iowa Code 309.22, initiates and recommends modi-fication of the of the following project STP-S-CO62(88)—5E-62 scheduled for FY2017, for approval by the Iowa Department of Transpor-tation, per Iowa Code section 309.23 and Iowa DOT Instructional Memorandum 2.050. The Board of Supervisors of Mahaska County, in lawful session this 6th day of July, 2015 hereby adopts the project modification resolution. Approved: July 6, 2015Recommended by: David Shanahan,Mahaska County Engineer

s/Mark Doland, Chairmans/Henry VanWeeldens/Mike Vander Molen

Attest: s/Susan L. Brown, Auditor It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Vander Molen to authorize chairman to sign final pay voucher for Project FM0CO62(85)—55-62 as presented by the engineer. All present voted aye. Motion carried. Public comments: None It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Vander Molen to adjourn. All present voted aye. Motion carried.

Attest: Susan L. Brown,Mahaska County Auditor

Mark DolandMahaska County Board of Supervisors NS33

dy Poe-$56,320; Matt McCain-$56,320; Doug McMillan-$56,320; Don DeKock-$56,320; Brent DeRonde-$48,960; Adult Corrections-Jail Administrator-Larry Septer-$53,410; Jailers-Sr. Jailer-Kevin Durian-$45,681; Sr. Jailer-Talisa Voss-$42,462; Jean Bell-$32,000; Robert Draughn Jr.-$41,404; Adam Shores-$35,823; Tara Walters-$32,000; Mark Casey-$35,468; Tricia Matson-$37,078; Christy Brown-$36,000; Mary Ann Grife-$36,000; Alex Sirovy-$32,000; Julie Davis-$28,000; Treasurer’s deputies-Treasurer Management Dept.- Connie VanPo-len-83%; Shauna Hol-66% of the treasurer’s salary; Motor Vehicle License Dept.- Theresa Haworth-77%; Tracey Gilliland-70%; Faith Pow-less-60% of the treasurer’s salary; Driver’s Li-cense Dept.- Sheila MacKaig-70%; Suzy Rich-ards-65% of the Treasurer’s salary; Information Technology- Darin Hite-$51,000; GIS Coordina-tor- Brian Knudtson-$47,757; Veterans Affairs-Director-Karie Foster- $17.28 per hour; Com-mission Board members-Fred Bridges-$585; Joe Durian-$585; Ted Smith-$585; Conserva-tion Department-Conservation Director-David Sedivec-$52,236; Administrative Assistant- Dorothy Wedgewood-$29,120; Naturalist-Lau-ra DeCook-$38,143; Park Technician-Jason Ryan-$32,000; Park Technician-Tommy Van-Renterghem $32,000; Summer Park Ranger-Kyle Soderblom-$11.00 per hour; Building Maintenance Department-Maintenance Cus-todian-Troy Bemis-$20.39 per hour(40% law center and 60% courthouse); Law Center Cus-todian- Les Cubit-part-time- $11.00 per hour; Courthouse Custodian- June Almond-$11.61 per hour; ADA Coordinator-Troy Bemis-$500; Safety Coordinator-Troy Bemis-$1,200; En-vironmental Services- Sanitarian-Eric Dur-sky-$42,873; General Relief Director-Kim Ne-wendorp-$33,946(80% community relief and 20% mental health dept.); Case Management-Case Managers-Christy VanWyk-$44,993; Laura Buch-$44,993; Sharon Watson-$38,466; Amber Denburger-$36,787; Roadside Vegeta-tion Management-Roadside Vegetation Man-ager-Benjamin Hoskinson-$44,405; Roadside Assistant-Barb VanPatten-$13.50 per hour part-time; Engineer Office-County Engineer-David Shanahan-$97,000; Assistant to the En-gineer-Michael Rodwell-$26.01 per hour; Office Manager-Deborah Walling-$17.66 per hour; Secondary Road Department-Road Foreman-Ed Goemaat-$26.01 per hour; Road Mainte-nance-James Smith-$20.55 per hour part time; Dozer Operator-Dan Major-$21.10 per hour; Equipment Operators-Daryl Beach-$20.87 per hour; Truck Driver -Randall Brostrom-$20.55 per hour; Bill Swink, Jr.-$20.55 per hour; Truck Driver/Operator -Scott Gilliland-$21.10 per hour; Timothy Thornbrugh-$21.10 per hour; Shawn Schippers-$21.10 per hour; Nicholas Batterson -$20.87; Brad VanderLinden-$20.87; Mechanic Level II-Don VanDonselaar-$22.67 per hour; Blade Operators-Rick Cady-$21.10 per hour; Kirk Corbin-$21.10 per hour; Doug Rodwell-$21.10 per hour; Donnie Smith-$21.10 per hour; Mike Taylor-$21.10 per hour; Joshua Thornbrugh-$21.10 per hour; Scott VanG-ilst-$21.10 per hour; Bryan Weber-$21.10 per hour; Engineering Technician IV-Scott Schip-pers-$22.16 per hour; Engineering Technician IV-Reid Stevens-$22.16 per hour; Truck Driver/Laborer-Charles Hanson-$20.55 per hour; Jerry Barrickman-$20.55 per hour; Travis John-ston-$20.55 per hour; Sign Manager-Dennis Houser-$21.10 per hour. It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Vander Molen to remove jailer Mark Casey from payroll effective June 25, 2015. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Vander Molen to add Jesse Sanders as full time deputy in sheriff department effective July 6, 2015. Starting wage will be $48,000. All pres-ent voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Vander Molen to add Jordan Redlinger, Ken-dal Sherwood and Janay Pritchett to payroll as part time jailers as requested by the sheriff. Starting wage will be $11.00/hour for each. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by Vander Molen seconded by VanWeeleden to approve 4 additional Dis-

Resolution# 2015-07-21 WHEREAS, IT IS DESIRED TO AU-THORIZE THE AUDITOR TO PERIODICALLY TRANSFER FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL BASIC FUND AND RURAL SERVICES BA-SIC FUND TO THE SECONDARY ROAD FUND DURING the 2015-2016 budget year, and WHEREAS, said transfer must be in ac-cordance with section 331.432 of the Code of Iowa, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MA-HASKA COUNTY, IOWA as follows: Section 1. The total maximum transfer from the General Basic Fund to the Secondary Road Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 shall not exceed the sum of $177,122 and the total maximum transfer from the Rural Ser-vices Basic Fund to the Secondary Road Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 shall not exceed the sum of $1,910,408. Section 2. On the quarterly basis after being notified of the apportionment of current property taxes, state replacement against lev-ied property taxes, mobile home taxes, military services tax credit replacements, or livestock credit replacements to the General Basic or Rural Services Basic Funds, the auditor shall order a transfer from said fund to the Secondary Road Fund. Section 3. The amount of the transfer required by Section 2 shall be equal to the apportionment made under Section 2 to the General Basic or Rural Services Basic Fund, respectively, multiplied by the ratio of said fund total maximum transfer to the Secondary Road Fund, to the sum of said fund’s total current property tax levy, total mobile home taxes, total military service tax credit replacements and to-tal livestock credit replacements. Section 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 2 and 3 of the resolution, total trans-fers shall not exceed the amounts specified in Section 1. Section 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 2 and 3 the amount of any transfer shall not exceed available fund balances in the transferring fund. Section 6. The auditor is directed to cor-rect his/her books when said operating transfers are made and to notify the treasurer and county engineer of the amounts of said transfers. Dated this 6th day of July, 2015

s/Mark Doland,Chairman, Board of Supervisors

Attest: Susan L. Brown, Auditor It was moved by VanWeelden second-ed by Vander Molen to approve the following salaries for fiscal year 2015-2016 as set and approved in the adoption of the county budget for 2015-2016 on March 2nd, 2015. All present voted aye. Motion carried. (At the January 2nd, 2015 board meeting it was moved by Vander Molen seconded by VanWeelden to reduce by 50% the recommendation of the Compensation Board for Mahaska County elected officials in fiscal year 15-16. Recommendation was 4% for Attorney, Auditor, Treasurer, Recorder and Sheriff and 2% for Supervisors. With fifty per-cent reduction Attorney, Auditor, Treasurer, Re-corder and Sheriff will receive a 2% increase and Supervisors a 1% increase for fiscal year 15-16. All present voted aye. Motion carried.) Elected Officials: Attorney-$89,790; Auditor-$56,300; Recorder-$54,580; Sher-iff-$72,480; Supervisors-$31,815; Trea-surer-$55,240; Attorney’s Office –Assistant County Attorney- Bradley Kinkcade -$55,000; Administrative Assistant- Jeannette Ne-wendorp-$44,893; Legal Secretary-Reba Gaughan-$13.01 per hour-part-time; Auditor’s deputies- Jody Van Patten-80%; Lorraine Sin-nott-66% of the auditor’s salary; Elections Ad-ministration-Teresa Paige-75% of the auditor’s salary; Precinct Election Officials-$10.00 per hour; Recorder’s deputy-Amy Molyneux-80% of the recorder’s salary; Sheriff’s Office-Civil Clerk- Renee Steinke-$43,347; Civil Clerks-Dana Lin-derman-$32,600; Kathleen Anderson-$35,977; Reserve Officer-Dennis Dursky-$10.00; Re-serve Officer Transporters-$7.25 per hour; Sheriff’s Deputies-Trevor Wells $58,833; Scott Miller-$58,833; Richard Adams-$56,320; Ran-

2015/2016 budget year the auditor shall ascer-tain that the available resources of a fund for that year will be less than said fund’s total ap-propriations, he/she shall immediately so inform the board and recommend corrective action. SECTION 5. Auditor shall establish sepa-rate accounts for the appropriations authorized in section 1, each of which account shall indi-cate the amount of appropriations, the amounts charged thereon, and the unencumbered bal-ance. The Auditor shall report the status of accounts to the applicable departments and officers quarterly during the 2015/2016 budget year. SECTION 6. The appropriations autho-rized to the resolution lapse at the close of busi-ness on June 30, 2016. APPROPRIATIONS: Non depart-mental-$3,813,194; (General Basic Fund-$810,867; Revolving Loan Fund- $9,490; Rural Services Basic Fund-$2,107,837; Lo-cal Option Sales Tax Fund-$885,000); Board of Supervisors-$151,870; (General Basic Fund-$151,870); Auditor-$417,843; (General Basic Fund-$177,998; General Supplemen-tal-$202,845; Capital Improvement - $37,000); Treasurer-$427,282; (General Basic Fund-$427,282); Attorney-$289,528; (General Basic Fund-$289,528); Sheriff-$1,169,689; (General Basic Fund-$1,017,344; Rural Services Ba-sic-$152,345); Recorder-$164,585; (General Basic Fund-$156,585; Records Management Fund-$8,000); Sheriff’s Forfeiture-$6,600; (General Basic Fund $100; Sheriff Forfeiture Fund-$6,500); Courthouse Annex-$19,980; (General Basic Fund-$19,980); GIS Coordi-nator-$84,639; (General Basic Fund-$64,615; General Supplemental-$20,024); Engi-neer-$5,660,000; (Rural Services Fund-$0; Secondary Road Fund-$5,660,000) Vet Af-fairs-$78,218; (General Basic Fund-$74,947; General Supplemental-$3,271); County Con-servation-$581,102; (General Basic Fund-$440,593; Reap-$40,000; Co Cons Land Acq-$63,000); Public Health Nursing-$236,350 General Basic Fund-$236,350); Roadside Vegetation Management-$193,200; (Rural; ( Services Fund-$144,700; Capital Improvement $20,000); Community Services-$174,546; (General Basic Fund-$165,606; General Sup-plemental Fund-$8,940); County Care Facil-ity-$17,215; (General Basic Fund-$17,215); Medical Examiner-$36,185; (General Ba-sic Fund-$36,185); Correctional Servic-es-$972,324; (General Basic Fund-$759,732; Courthouse Security Fund-$5,000; General Sup-plemental-$207,592); District Court-$154,028; (General Basic Fund-$154,028); Librar-ies-$50,240; (Rural Services Fund-$50,240); Mahaska Building-$34,650; (General Basic Fund-$30,150; Capital Improvement - $4,500); Environmental Services-$123,523; (Rural Services Basic-$123,523); Pioneer Cemeter-ies-$6,000; (Pioneer Cemetery Fund-$6,000); Crime Prevention-$100,958; (General Basic Fund-$2,758; Crime Prevention Fund-$98,200); Law Enforcement Center-$145,323; (Main-tenance/Repair Law Center Fund-$144,573; Maintenance/County & City-$750); Court-house-$150,895; (General Basic Fund-$136,031; General Supplemental-$14,864); Information Technology-$181,053; (General Basic Fund-$137,049; General Supplemental - $14,004; Capital Improvement - $30,000); Driv-er’s License-$117,219; (General Basic Fund-$80,614; General Supplemental-$36,605); Substance Abuse-$27,876; (General Basic Fund-$200; General Supplemental-$27,676); Mental Health- $1,037,174; (Mental Health Services Fund-$761,549; Mental Health Ser-vices-Admin-$275,625); Human Services Ad-ministration-$73,500; (General Basic Fund-$73,500); Operating Transfers-$2,174,530; (General Basic Fund-$260,622; Rural Services Fund-$1,913,908) Dated this 6th day of July, 2015.

s/Mark Doland, Chairman,Board of Supervisors

Attest: Susan L. Brown, Auditor It was moved by Vander Molen seconded by VanWeelden to approve the following reso-lution for operating transfers for FY 15-16. All present voted aye. Motion carried.

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Fremont City Council MinutesCITY OF FREMONT, IOWA

Meeting MinutesAugust 3, 2015

The Fremont City Council met in regular session Monday August 3, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. with Mayor Edd Elder presiding. Council members present were John VanZante, Max Marlin, James Howrey, Yvonne Evans, and Terrie McElroy. Guest present: None Marlin made a motion to approve the con-sent agenda consisting of the Treasurer’s Re-port, Clerk’s Report, and minutes of meetings from July 7, 2015, Community Center reports and Claims list, seconded by Evans. Ayes: Van-Zante, Marlin, Howrey, McElroy, Evans. No discussion or action was taken in re-gards to fees on property at 307 North Cumber-land. VanZante made a motion to approve Res-olution #524 A resolution transferring ownership of equipment owned by the City of Fremont to the Mahaska County Emergency Management Commission pursuant to Iowa Code Section 29C.9 (2). Evans seconded. Roll Call Vote. Ayes; Evans, McElroy, Marlin, Howrey, Van-Zante. Nays; None. Absent; None. Evans made a motion to approve Reso-lution # 525 An ordinance stating that the City Clerk is hereby directed to publish notice that the Council proposes to adopt as a municipal code the printed, loose-leaf volume of ordinanc-es bearing the designation “City Code of Ordi-nances 2015” and that said municipal code is on file for public inspection at the City Clerks of-fice. Said notice shall state that a public hearing will be held at 7: oo p.m. on September 8, 2015 at which time the Council will hear arguments for or against adopting said code of ordinances as proposed. VanZante seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote. Ayes; VanZante, Howrey, Marlin, McElroy, Evans. Nays; None. Absent; None. VanZante made a motion to approve Casey’s liquor license. Howrey seconded. Ayes: VanZante, Howrey, Marlin, McElroy, Evans. Council discussed semi trucks hitting reflectors on property at 341 North Pine. The trucks have hit and destroyed the reflectors several times. The property owners have asked if they could put something at the end of the driveway to prevent the trucks from coming on the property. Bruce Caves with Public Works will talk to them as to what they have in mind and what he needs for clearance during snow

removal. VanZante made a motion to approve a building permit for shed at 328 South Pine. Ev-ans seconded. Ayes; Marlin, VanZante, McEl-roy, Howrey, Evans. Marlin made a motioned to adjourn, sec-onded by Evans. Ayes: VanZante, Howrey, Mar-lin, McElroy, Evans. Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.Attest: Nancy Reed,City Clerk

CITY OF FREMONT, IOWACLAIMS

August 3, 2015 (July)Bruce Caves, Payroll $4,032.28 Nancy Reed, Payroll $1,897.86Bill Loyd, Labor $80.00Alliant Energy, Electricity $1,125.24 Casey’s, Gas $8.14Certified Pest Control, Pest Control $19.50 City of Fremont, Reimburse Petty Cash $6.74 City of Fremont, Petty Cash $44.26 Continental Research, Trafic Lane White $241.00 EBF School, Local Option Sales Distribution $511.37 Fremont Country Store, Supplies $100.24 Heslinga Law, Legal Service $75.00 Iowa Dept of Revenue, Quarterly Sales Tax $75.00 Iowa Dept of Revenue, Quarterly Tax Withholding $808.00 Iowa One Call, we have credit of 6.30 --------Ipers, Retirement $840.59 IRS, Federal Deposit $1,448.29 IRS, Federal Deposit / Quarterly $201.96 J.C. Curry Construction, Patch/ Ditch Basin $1,000.00 Keystone, Lab Work $208.00 Mahaska Rural Water, Local Option Sales Distribution $2,301.16 Mahaska Rural Water, Water bill $20.00 McKim Tractor, Tire for mower $108.00 McKim Tractor, Belts $100.18 Mid-American Energy, Gas $24.57 Mid-America Publishing, Council Minutes/Claims $66.71 Midwest Sanitation, city hall/shop/park $300.00 Postmaster, Stamps $49.00 The Office Center, Supplies $125.10 The Oskaloosa Herald, Garage sale $25.75 Windstream, Telephone/Internet $207.31 NS33

Mahaska County Board of Supervisorstablished in order to administer this agreement or the Project. MRWS is hereby designated as administrator for the joint and cooperative un-dertaking as required by Section 28E.6, Code of Iowa. Section 3: OWNERSHIP AND OPERA-TION OF SYSTEM. Unless otherwise agreed, plants and systems for providing sanitary sewer services, any and all easements and real es-tate, and all improvements thereto which as acquired, constructed, or installed for the Proj-ect shall become and remain the property of MRWS. Once constructed, it shall be the duty of MRWS to operate and maintain the entire sanitary sewer system, including the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage and liquid waste. Section 4: USE OF SYSTEM. The County agrees to adopt and enforce such ordinances as may be required to regulate the use of the entire sanitary sewer system, including but not limited to the installation and connection of building sewers, the discharge of water and waste into the system, mandatory connections to the system and provide penalties for violation thereof. Section 5: FEES AND CHARGES. As long as this agreement is in effect, MRWS shall establish rates or charges to consumers of the services of the sanitary sewer system sufficient in each year for the payment of the proper and reasonable expenses of the operation and maintenance of the sanitary sewer system and for the payment of principal and interest on any bonds or other obligations issued to pay for ini-tial construction and subsequent improvements to the sanitary sewer system as the same fall due and to provide for the creation of reserves as required by said obligations. Net revenues shall be maintained at a level sufficient to sat-isfy sound operations and borrowing practices.Section 6: NONPAYMENT. The county agrees and authorizes the County Auditor to collect all member charges not paid within sixty days af-ter the due date when submitted by MRWS to the Auditor and shall be collectible in the same manner as taxes. Section 7: DURATION. This agreement shall become effective from and after the date on which it is recorded with the Iowa Secretary of State and County Recorder, and shall con-tinue in effect until terminated in the manner hereinafter provided. Section 8: TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. Time is of the essence in this contract. Section 9: SEVERABILITY. If any one or more of the provisions of this agreement are declared unconstitutional or contrary to law, the validity of the remainder thereof shall not be thereby affected.

July 20, 2015 The Mahaska County Board of Supervi-sors met in regular session on the above date at 9:00 a.m. in the third floor conference room of the Mahaska County courthouse. Present were the following board members: Chairman – Mark Doland; Vice chairman – Henry Van-Weelden; Member – Mike Vander Molen. Also present were Duane Nollen, Osky Herald; Gin-ger Allsup, Osky News; Emery Songer, KBOE; Jason Madison, Eduardo Zamarripa, Shane Moore, CRI; R.D. Keep, The Sun; Dave Sedi-vec, Mahaska County Conservation Director; John Hansen, Midwest Construction; Kathleen Hennings, Amie Davidson, DNR; Dave Shana-han, County Engineer; Randy Pleima, Mahaska Rural Water; Jon Sullivan; Heather Gross, Julie Bak, Mid-Iowa Behavioral Health; Eric Dursky, Mahaska Co Sanitarian; Ben Hoskinson, Ma-haska Co IRVM; Darin Hite, IT Coordinator; Alven Meppelink; and Susan Brown, Mahaska County Auditor. This meeting was filmed by Communica-tions Research Institute of William Penn Univer-sity. Chairman Doland opened the meeting at 9:00 a.m. with a moment of silence. It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Vander Molen to approve the agenda for today’s meeting. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by Vander Molen seconded by VanWeelden to approve minutes from July 6th meeting. All present voted aye. Motion car-ried. Dave Sedivec, Conservation Director, presented monthly report and it was placed on file. Sedivec and John Hansen of Midwest Con-struction also updated the board on the Envi-ronmental Learning Center project cost updates and plans for funding. Kathleen Hennings, Iowa DNR, gave a presentation on establishing a Regional Collec-tion Center in Mahaska County for household hazardous waste materials. There is grant as-sistance available. Action was tabled to next meeting. It was moved by Vander Molen seconded by VanWeelden to approve the following resolu-tion. All present voted aye. Motion carried.

Resolution #2015-07-23A Resolution to Approve Agreement with Iowa DOT for a Living Roadway Trust Fund Grant

for Counties BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAHASKA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS to: Section 1. Approve the agreement with the Iowa DOT for a Living Roadway Trust Fund Grant for a spading machine; and Section 2. Authorize the Chairperson of

the Board of Supervisors to execute the agree-ment on behalf of the County. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of July, 2015.

s/Mark Doland, Chairman,Mahaska County Board of Supervisors

Attest: s/Susan L. Brown, Auditor It was moved by Vander Molen seconded by VanWeelden that dissolution of Lynndana Sanitary Sewer District is warranted for the best interest of the public. All present voted aye. Mo-tion carried. It was moved by Vander Molen seconded by VanWeelden to approve the following 28E agreement as presented with Mahaska Rural Water for administration of sewer district. All present voted aye. Motion carried.

Joint Agreement for theErection, Maintenance and Operation ofPlants and Systems for Sanitary Sewer

Service THIS AGREEMENT made and excuted on the 20th of July, 2015 by and between Ma-haska Rural Water System (hereinafter referred to as “MRWS”) and the Board of Supervisors of Mahaska County, Iowa (hereinafter referred to as “County”).

WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, MRWS is organized and es-tablished under the provisions of Chapter 331, Code of Iowa, is authorized to erect, maintain and operate plants and systems for sanitary sewer services; and WHEREAS, the County desires to enter into an agreement with MRWS to provide sani-tary services for the residents of the unincorpo-rated area call Lynndana Acres Sewer District.WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into a joint agreement as authorized by Chapter 28E, Code of Iowa, with respect to the financing, construction, operation and maintenance of such services facilities; and WHEREAS, by Resolutions adopted by the parties hereto, the provisions of this agree-ment have been approved by the members of the Board of Supervisors of the County and the Board of Directors of MRWS, and the execution of this agreement duly authorized. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED: Section 1: PURPOSE. The purpose of the agreement is to set forth the terms and con-ditions under which the parties will obtain the necessary funding and do any and all things necessary for the erection, maintenance and operation of plants and systems necessary for sanitary sewer services including the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage and liquid waste (the “Project”). Section 2: ADMINISTRATOR. No sepa-rate legal or administrative entity shall be es-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the day and year first above written.

s/MRWS President & Secretarys/Mark Doland, Chairman,Mahaska Co Supervisors It was moved by Vander Molen seconded by VanWeelden to accept 4th quarter reports of Veterans Affairs and Recorder along with Treasurer’s semi-annual and annual reports. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Vander Molen to change Jordan Redlinger’s payroll status to full time jailer effective July 22, 2015. Starting wage will be $26,000/yr. All pres-ent voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by Vander Molen seconded by VanWeelden to cancel outstanding disburse-ments for fiscal year 13/14 in the amount of $85.46. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by Vander Molen seconded by VanWeelden to accept third reading of Ordi-nance #14 regarding tax increment financing in connection with the NW Urban Renewal Plan. The ordinance will be in effect after publishing. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by VanWeelden that Ma-haska County be a part of the 28E agreement for the Cedar Creek Watershed that is in the process of being formed. Motion died for lack of second. A request for proposal has been drafted concerning use of Mahaska County’s residen-tial care facility on Ford Ave. The county attor-ney will review and it will be considered at next meeting. Board will not waive March 15 union ne-gotiation deadline for SEIU Local 199. State DHS office has not responded to letter sent to them in early July regarding Ma-haska and Marion County needing to submit a plan to join an existing contiguous mental health region by August 1. The board scheduled a spe-cial meeting for Wednesday afternoon (7/22) at 1:30 to discuss options. Short term office space for Adult Proba-tion will not be needed. Committee reports: A request will be made to the Board of Health for meeting minutes. Public comments: Alven Meppelink asked questions about the Hazardous Waste disposal item. It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Vander Molen to adjourn. All present voted aye. Motion carried.

Attest: Susan L. BrownMahaska County Auditor

Mark DolandMahaska County Board of Supervisors NS33

Mahaska CountyBoard of Supervisors

July 22, 2015 The Mahaska County Board of Supervi-sors met in special session on the above date at 9:00 a.m. in the third floor conference room of the Mahaska County courthouse. Present were the following board members: Chairman – Mark Doland; Vice chairman – Henry Van-Weelden. and Member – Mike Vander Molen. Also present were Duane Nollen, Osky Herald; Ken Allsup, Osky News; Emery Songer, KBOE; Eduardo Zamarripa, CRI; R.D. Keep, The Sun; Heather Gross, Julie Bak, Mid-Iowa Behavioral Health; Jan LaBahn, Mahaska Health Partner-ship; Sharon Watson and Susan Brown, Ma-haska County Auditor. This meeting was filmed by Communica-tions Research of William Penn University. Chairman Doland opened the meeting at 1:30 p.m. with a moment of silence. It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Vander Molen to approve the agenda for today’s meeting. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Vander Molen To approve fireworks applica-tion from Flashing Thunder to be displayed on August 1, 2015 at 1041 Cordova Ave, Lynnville, IA. All present voted aye. Motion carried. It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Vander Molen to approve use of courthouse restrooms on July 25, 2015 for Rollin Oldies Car Show. All present voted aye. Motion carried. Public comments: Jan LaBahn and Heather Gross both encouraged the board to consider membership in the mental health re-gion contiguous to the south – (Wapello, Da-vis, Appanoose) if the decision was made to realign. Chairman Doland outlined options due to Iowa Department of Human Services direction for Mahaska and Marion County to prepare and submit a plan by August 1, 2015 to align with a contiguous mental health region. DHS Direc-tor Charles Palmer did not grant authorization to continue as a two county Mid-Iowa Behav-ioral Health Region. 1. Appeal; 2. Merge with 10 county region to the north; 3. Merge with 3 coun-ty region to the south. It was moved by Vander Molen seconded by Doland to appeal. Vander Molen – aye. Doland – aye. VanWeelden – nay. Motion carried. No action was taken on consid-ering appointment to new region. It was moved by VanWeelden seconded by Vander Molen to adjourn. All present voted aye. Motion carried.

Attest: Susan L. Brown,Mahaska County Auditor

Mark DolandMahaska County Board of Supervisors NS33

TREPPFR Semi-Annual Report

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Sone Scott Treasurer Mahaska County Treasurer Oskaloosa , IA

Certification Date July 1, 2015 For the period from January 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015 , Inclusive

Statement of Account By Fund

Fund Balance Revenues Total To be Disbursements Fund Balance Auditor's Warrants

January 1, 2015 Accounted For June 30, 2015 Outstanding

01 General Basic 3,182,329.91 2,416,089.99 5,598,419.90 2,472,785.16 3,125,634.74 98,853.22

02 General Supplemental 849,135.63 30,390.07 879,525.70 193,621.34 685,904.36 18,650.44

03 Rural Services Basic 818,477.97 1,129,213.99 1,947,691.96 1,181,323.46 766,368.50 7,112.55

05 Secondary Road 1,044,228.89 2,896,907.63 3,941,136.52 1,892,304.97 2,048,831.55 68,018.19

06 Pioneer Cemetery Fund 12,485.57 2,297.31 14,782.88 1,724.83 13,058.05 56.32

07 Revolving Loan Fund 403,559.10 21,189.28 424,748.38 143,490.00 281,258.38 1,000.00

08 Crime Prevention 66,050.72 49,895.50 115,946.22 39,688.85 76,257.37 2,443.51

10 MH/MI/MR/DD Services Fund 1,014,064.63 172,423.27 1,186,487.90 324,159.49 862,328.41 21,714.36

12 Capital Projects-Osk TIF Fund 1,422.25 57,203.54 58,625.79 57,782.11 843.68 .00

13 Debt Service .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

16 Clearing Fund .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

18 Brucellosis/TB Eradication 52.84 1,558.62 1,611.46 1,581.20 30.26 .00

20 Township Control 6,689.23 162,773.03 169,462.26 166,006.14 3,456.12 .00

21 Corporation Control 58,332.27 2,526,720.83 2,585,053.10 2,540,907.08 44,146.02 .00

22 School Control 223,570.40 6,660,002.52 6,883,572.92 6,757,009.21 126,563.71 .00

23 Area School Control 14,943.53 433,147.23 448,090.76 439,702.20 8,388.56 .00

29 Co. Ag. Extension 3,417.77 100,571.27 103,989.04 102,036.71 1,952.33 .00

30 Co. Cons. Land Acquisition Tr. 617,043.61 73,083.40 690,127.01 94,304.86 595,822.15 1,148.40

31 Co. Assessor 112,152.11 176,913.31 289,065.42 110,213.18 178,852.24 3,229.32

32 Motor Vehicle Trust 325,483.00 2,090,606.00 2,416,089.00 2,137,122.50 278,966.50 .00

33 Use Tax Trust 114,245.21 1,165,390.12 1,279,635.33 1,107,565.60 172,069.73 .00

34 City Spec Assess Proj Control 382.00 15,575.00 15,957.00 12,237.00 3,720.00 .00

35 Tax Sale Redemption Trust .00 82,013.18 82,013.18 82,013.18 .00 .00

36 Bankruptcy Trust Acct Fund .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

39 Motor Vehicle Surcharge Title 2,135.00 18,105.00 20,240.00 17,175.00 3,065.00 .00

46 Lincoln-Osk-Osk Lyndanna Sewer .00 607.89 607.89 607.89 .00 .00

47 Law Enforcement Center Improv. 859,467.40 .00 859,467.40 .00 859,467.40 .00

48 Motor Vehicle Misc. Trust 22.00 108.50 130.50 104.00 26.50 .00

49 Drivers License Trust .00 60,818.00 60,818.00 60,818.00 .00 .00

51 Local Law Enforcement Grant .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

53 Maintenance/County & City 30,931.15 6,000.00 36,931.15 .00 36,931.15 .00

54 Mah.Co. Sheriff (forfeiture) 16,230.89 .00 16,230.89 .00 16,230.89 .00

55 Maintenance/Repair Law Center 71,285.98 65,075.00 136,360.98 49,807.38 86,553.60 543.61

56 Courthouse Security Fund 125,716.65 10,633.09 136,349.74 .00 136,349.74 .00

60 Mahaska County Hospital 29,838.53 878,036.74 907,875.27 890,829.77 17,045.50 .00

65 Stephens Mem. Animal Shelter 421,375.69 111,134.65 532,510.34 129,329.75 403,180.59 2,416.52

66 Partial Pmt./Adv. Pmt. Fund .00 593.00 593.00 .00 593.00 .00

68 Emergency Management 54,234.09 77,484.43 131,718.52 87,530.24 44,188.28 6,436.96

70 Unclaimed Property 162.63 93.00 255.63 77.00 178.63 .00

76 REAP Fund 167,753.97 .00 167,753.97 .00 167,753.97 .00

77 E 911 Surcharge 102,509.41 191,616.77 294,126.18 108,959.25 185,166.93 103,207.45

78 Recorders Management Fund 24,088.80 1,825.00 25,913.80 .00 25,913.80 .00

79 E 911 Service Fund 10,187.19- 241,517.50 231,330.31 161,097.99 70,232.32 9,136.57

80 Special Appraisers .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

81 Local Option sales tax 9-25-01 1,899.80 402,258.42 404,158.22 403,265.40 892.82 892.82

82 Recorders Electronic Fee Fund 264.00 1,897.63 2,161.63 1,764.00 397.63 .00

83 Recorder Electronic Trans Fund .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

84 Capital Improvements 437,967.51 .00 437,967.51 45,234.97 392,732.54 21,933.00

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Tales of the Ancient SportsmanBy Burdell HensleyI’m going through withdrawal

again. It happens every year about this time. There are no high school games to go to and I am climbing the walls. In fact I am bored enough already that I started another 1000 piece puzzle. It is a beautiful moun-tain scene and since we have recent-ly been to Colorado, it seemed to be fitting.

With a little extra time, I have been able to hit the golf course twice in the past week and I hope to be there a little more often this week. I actually played quite well for being a little rusty.

Football practice is underway and it has to be a tough situation for the North Mahaska Warhawks. What a devastating accident that claimed the lives of three Singletary broth-ers. One was a high school football player, another was on the junior high team and the other was still in grade school. The Warhawks will be playing with a heavy heart this season and I hurt for the team, the coaches and especially the family. I just can’t imagine the pain of the loss.

The North Mahaska community

has rallied around the Singletary family and that is no surprise. I know that community and I know that when one hurts they all hurt. There will be an outpouring of mega-size from the community and most likely from neighboring communities as well.

The accident has awakened me to the danger of country roads in the summer. I drive those roads occa-sionally and I will approach those blind intersections with no stop signs with renewed caution.

I was also saddened this week by the passing of Ken Van Hulzen. Ken was a great sportsman and an Oska-loosa Indian through and through. He was a great booster and his pres-ence was appreciated at Oskaloosa events.

The Ancient-ess and I spent three days last week at the Going on Faith travel conference in South Bend, IN. It was a good conference and I picked up a few neat ideas for tours. It was nice to see old friends again and to meet some new friends.

Any time you go to South Bend, you can expect Notre Dame to be a part of the program. This time we had one of our evening meals in the

banquet hall on campus. I was not greatly excited, but I went along.

I must admit that I have two favor-ite football teams. One is the Iowa Hawkeyes and the other is who-ever is playing Notre Dame. I am still hacked off by what happened in 1954. Iowa was playing at No. 1 ranked Notre Dame and Evy’s up and coming Hawkeyes had the Irish down 14-7 late in the game with time running out.

Twice the Irish faked injuries to stop the clock. And the Fainting Irish (that is what Maury White of the Des Moines Register called them) scored in the final minute to tie the game. Evy was livid, Jim Zabel went into orbit and the entire Hawkeye Nation was incensed. “We was robbed”, was the cry of the Hawkeye faithful.

The Iowa State Fair opens this week and I will probably make an appearance. The first thing I do is head to the dairy barn to check out the dairy show. Most of the dairy cattle come from the northeast part of the state and I particularly enjoy seeing the Brown Swiss, Jersey and Guernsey breeds.

I had a beautiful Brown Swiss heifer in my early 4-H years. I nev-

er showed her at the State Fair, but she won everything in the smaller shows. The judges always raved about what a great producer she would be. When she had her first calf, she didn’t have enough milk to feed the calf. I could never get more that a cup of milk from her. Dad said that we couldn’t afford to keep her, so off to market she went. McDon-ald’s had just opened in our area, and I suspect that she may have been a part of the first million burgers.

I will probably stroll through the grounds looking for old friends. I will check out a few of the exhibits and call it a day. It is amazing how quickly the fair can wear me out anymore. It doesn’t take long before I am looking for a bench. The food stands will be off limits. I am still battling blood sugar issues and there is nothing in those stands that I can use.

Once again it is time to see what happened in our yesterdays and I must admit that it was very little. It seemed as if everyone was waiting for football even in the yesterdays.

75 years ago: Aug. 12, 1940: There will be a new champion in the Jallopy Derby this year. Last

year’s champion, Chuck Barnhouse, has decided not to enter. Aug. 14- Barnes City upset Hayesville 5-4 in the Keokuk County Baseball League. Lester pitched the win and fanned 12 batters. Aug. 17- Oska-loosa’s Bill Hedlund and Melcher’s Andy Bubon have been selected to play on the East team in the inaugu-ral East-West High School All-Star game on Aug. 30.

50 years ago: Aug. 12, 1965- The Osky Connie Mack team was elimi-nated by the Illinois champion, Rock Island team 12-3. A three run home run by Steve Smith accounted for all the Oskaloosa runs. Aug. 16- Win-ners in the Keokuk County Fair Tractor Pull were; Lawrence Hus-band of What Cheer (Class C), Paul Greiner of Keota (Class B) and Fred Charboneau of What Cheer (Class A). Aug. 16- Steve White beat Tim Quarton in a two hole playoff to win the Oskaloosa City Golf title. Aug. 16- Oskaloosa’s Brent Slay won the 440 dash at the National Junior Track Championships in Houston, TX. His time was a personal best of 49.3.

25 years ago: Aug. 13, 1990- Jerry Smith edged Jeff Smith in a one hole playoff to win the Herman Sani In-vitational in Des Moines. Aug. 19- Ruth Stanley won her eighth Elm-hurst Ladies Golf title.

Have a great week and enjoy the green of the countryside. Usually August is brown, but not this year. The crops look as good as I can re-member, but it is not in the bin yet.