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The capstone will be carried out by master's students who will spend a year interviewing local businesses, chambers and city governments to produce recommendations for regional economic development and business succession planning. \"This is their master's project,\" Kelly Brown said; when asked onstage about the student team, board members confirmed there would be three students assigned.

The matter drew brief discussion about the county's role. Brown described the county's action as fiscal sponsorship — a role that would allow the Community Foundation of Jackson County to write a grant check and endorse funds through the county. Supervisor Don Sminker asked whether the county would be asked to contribute money; Brown responded the county would act as a fiscal agent and \"you're just a fiscal agent, so I'm not asking a dime from you.\" County officials said the Community Foundation would serve as the funding provider and the county's obligation would be administrative oversight of the grant funds.

Board members moved two related items onto the record and approved both: agreeing to the fiscal sponsorship arrangement and authorizing signatures on resolution 11 45‑09‑23‑2025 approving the JCEA application to the Community Foundation and the county's role in partnership with the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities. A voice vote was recorded and the motions carried.

Brown also summarized recent JCEA grant activity during her update: completion of a child care grant; completion of a Bellevue downtown assessment (report returned in August, with a follow‑up meeting scheduled for two weeks); a Dakota downtown assessment; receipt of a \"boost\" workforce/succession planning grant and an additional $15,000 DRA (Delta Regional Authority) grant to support that effort; and work to certify the Highway 61 Industrial Park as a state certified site (files submitted, further fine‑tuning requested, expected designation within about 60 days). Brown said certification would place the site in the state's searchable database for site selectors.

Board members expressed general support and asked Brown to proceed with the capstone arrangement with the Community Foundation acting as the funding conduit; the board approved the resolution and authorized signatures during the meeting. There was no formal fiscal appropriation tied to the county in the motions recorded at the meeting; supervisors said the county's role was to accept fiscal sponsorship and provide signature authorization for the resolution.

The project timetable described by Brown is academic‑year length; board members requested periodic updates. Brown said the student team will interview businesses, chambers and municipal officials and then provide recommendations the county and its partners can act on.

Kelly Brown is available to county staff for follow‑up and the board asked that the JCEA keep the supervisors informed as the capstone work proceeds.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Jackson County Iowa Board of Supervisors Meeting 9-23-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Jackson County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to authorize a fiscal sponsorship agreement enabling the Jackson County Economic Alliance to participate in a year‑long capstone project through the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities and to authorize county signatures on the related resolution.","taxTitle","taxId",38127,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},5976242,"Conservation director: Bridgeport access contract awarded; county to review climbing policy and Prairie Creek trail progress",637,1370775,2008000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5841307-e4d1dddf4bf8418ac60e91991c83cddc&start=1370&end=2008","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5841307-e4d1dddf4bf8418ac60e91991c83cddc/thumbnail_1370775.jpg","/articles/5976242/Jackson-County/Iowa/Conservation-director-Bridgeport-access-contract-awarded-county-to-review-climbing-policy-and-Prairie-Creek-trail-progress","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5976242-9371a2eb49775ac110ac5ad7d5dac088/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155049&Signature=mfY5N0y2YumLVRcYCi5KTH4ueNCXNDvZj3jGh7lwIpE6NwdLyPjX0ALFQXA2EgSyipNwCiFP1TYuBTtmKr9qr0T7OzRHRap9yZHwUVobu8tWX6fGr~~683-CDYkNcAeg8MH2pglfEXrAjlIOwDfGruyzQw9bFvrt2trl5Qmp875lowffEc4hw~VZF9BSEOO3og7cJ0t6pYj66YIwcgipOj3JTXyz9fztiUtZG9Avc0ziBvyO0LuwzWg8OQ-AfXeNeTn9YTDZfH7bykcDBmVjRDizU63Wd7MCCrLhsFl~-mIY1dup806DV3PzuP6r8-9HVlrY4dvH0XqYWhhpMtuuqQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Nathan Jones, Jackson County conservation director, told the board Tuesday that four bids were received for a Bridgeport river access project, with bids coming in under the engineer's estimate; the county selected In Line Excavating and will determine whether to cover the remaining cost from the department's reserve fund or seek a budget amendment.

\"Bids came in as good or better than I expected,\" Jones said. He told supervisors the department included several value‑engineering changes that lowered the contractor's price by about $15,000 from the original bid estimate. Jones said a signed contract had not been completed at the time of the meeting but staff were working with the selected contractor and hoped to start construction in the fall.

Jones spent the bulk of his presentation on a request from members of the Iowa Rock Climbers Coalition seeking permission to boulder (free‑climb without ropes) on county lands. Jones said the county's existing ordinance was written to address roped climbing and installations and does not clearly address the bouldering activity supervisors described as \"free solo\" with no ropes.

The board raised liability and species‑protection concerns. Jones said that his staff had observed climbers in highly protected areas and that the conservation department would prefer sites with better emergency access, such as Prairie Creek, if the activity is permitted. \"Our biggest concern...is a liability issue as far as incidents happening,\" Jones told the board. He said the county's insurance requires specific signage at some permitted climbing locations and that the county attorney should be consulted to revise ordinance language and confirm any release or signage will provide legal protection.

Supervisors and conservation staff discussed options including relocation to better‑accessed sites, standardized signage at trailheads, release forms for organized groups, and potential limits on where bouldering is allowed to protect rare or sensitive species. Jones said several other counties have addressed similar issues through ordinance language and formal signage; he recommended consulting the county attorney and the county's insurer before making policy changes.

On other conservation business, Jones said pilings for the Prairie Creek bridge had been installed and the 90‑foot bridge structure was expected to arrive on Friday; trail work and additional rock armoring had progressed and officials anticipated a near‑term completion of the trail. The department has also been seeding the disc‑golf course and plans a project kickoff in October with a formal ribbon cutting next spring.

Supervisors asked Jones to consult the county attorney and insurance provider, then return with recommended ordinance language and a proposed signage/release approach for board consideration. There were no votes on policy changes at the meeting.","Jackson County conservation staff awarded a Bridgeport access contract and were asked to return with a climbing‑use policy after the Iowa Rock Climbers Coalition requested bouldering access to county lands, officials told supervisors Tuesday.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},5976248,"Supervisors direct development of procedure to use opioid‑settlement funds for jail MOUD medications",515,726685,1242000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5841307-e4d1dddf4bf8418ac60e91991c83cddc&start=726&end=1242","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5841307-e4d1dddf4bf8418ac60e91991c83cddc/thumbnail_726685.jpg","/articles/5976248/Jackson-County/Iowa/Supervisors-direct-development-of-procedure-to-use-opioidsettlement-funds-for-jail-MOUD-medications","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5976248-a736843db3c6d60714cf901b6b036a62/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155049&Signature=MUUaPsiOOS791FDh0KO6Jc3cLaya6mmxXyieDadpx8XY51qnNbnLgapzadieDh2YD9-jsdLK6PN8RboTwQJSTRb7W2OvNWq9dHuBoKJv4rK7W49ZZoSldNaQqOOnhxTJcaJNVckC-pKDqbV1KJnh~Ty48jvaK2~SQP3RXJnYfbupvJ9Aq8OjaSiYOyQk6quM0oi9Bf63ResKEF3oY2SmMnFa8J04Hlf2EougRKkaEKJTRHyss-BA5EXpE7rcmTVOJp1qtrWQsLNbZ0F3qLTukoTUG5BxkxAiFsJFTZafDQrrRwsgPvrOp5XJXENp~kGknnZMysKqbJAIaJrghV22Hg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jackson County supervisors asked jail and auditor staff on Tuesday to draft a written procedure for paying medications for incarcerated people with opioid use disorder from opioid‑settlement funds, following a presentation by the jail administrator about an unpaid bill.

\"We received a bill from Osterhaus for one of our inmates that is on MOUD medication. That medication is $150.82,\" Andrew Long, the county jail administrator, told the board. Long said the county had asked whether the Administrative Service Organization (ASO) would cover the bill and had not yet received an answer.

Long described contract language he referenced during the meeting — \"exhibit e, schedule a section f\" — which he said supports providing evidence‑based treatment and recovery support, including medications for opioid use disorder, for incarcerated populations transitioning out of the criminal justice system. He asked the board whether opioid‑settlement funds could be used if the ASO did not cover the medication.

Supervisors and auditor staff discussed audit and HIPAA requirements. Supervisor Don Sminker said the county would need an audit trail that ties opioid funds to eligible opioid‑related treatment, asking \"How do they identify or tagged as an opioid abuser where this qualifies?\" Auditor Lisa Smith and others described a tracking system that would avoid public disclosure of names: assigning a jail identification number (for example, \"patient Alpha123\") for internal auditing so the public claims listing would not publish the individual's name.

Board members asked for a written request form and recordkeeping procedure. \"Why don't you guys figure out a procedure and bring it to us next week, and we can approve a receipt after that,\" Sminker said. The board emphasized that any use of opioid‑settlement money should be coordinated so county taxpayers are not asked to pay where other funds are available.

Long said the jail will meet this week with a consulting firm that advises on implementing such programs and that Dubuque County has been pursuing similar efforts; supervisors encouraged exploring reimbursement models used elsewhere. The board did not approve payment at Tuesday's meeting and did not vote on authorizing an expenditure; instead, supervisors directed staff to prepare a HIPAA‑compliant, auditable procedure for case‑by‑case requests to use opioid funds and to return for formal approval.

The board also asked that each request include documentation and appropriate signatures for auditing. Long said this was the first such bill the jail has received and that staff will track medications and bills while the procedure is developed.

No formal motion or appropriation occurred at the meeting; supervisors issued direction to staff to develop and return with the procedure.","After receiving an unpaid bill for medication prescribed to an incarcerated person, Jackson County supervisors asked jail and auditor staff to draft a HIPAA‑compliant, auditable procedure for paying medication costs from opioid‑settlement funds and to return with the protocol for approval.","actionData","errors"]

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Jackson County approves fiscal sponsorship for JCEA capstone project with Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities

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Supervisors direct development of procedure to use opioid‑settlement funds for jail MOUD medications