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Johnson County supervisors approve ordinances, contracts and proclamations in routine session
Summary
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved a package of routine items including a codified Unified Development Ordinance, contract and subcontract approvals, a pledge to the state highway safety plan and multiple proclamations during its January 2025 meeting.
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors on a unanimous vote approved several routine agenda items during its January meeting, including a final adoption of a county Unified Development Ordinance and a set of contracts and proclamations.
The board adopted the third and final reading of an ordinance codifying "Volume 2, Unified Development Ordinance" of the Johnson County Code of Ordinances. The board also approved a pledge to support Iowa's five-year Strategic Highway Safety Plan and accepted contract and subcontract agreements including a site-evaluation agreement with OPN Architects Inc. and amendments to a juvenile justice pre-charge diversion subcontract with United Action for Youth. The board approved the consent agenda, which included payment of claims totaling $1,482,717.96, and confirmed an appointment to the county compensation board.
Why it matters: The ordinance codifies local development rules into the county code; the architect agreement and contracting for juvenile diversion services move planned projects and programs forward; the pledge aligns county road-safety priorities with the state plan; and the consent agenda and appointment constitute the county's routine business of paying bills and staffing advisory panels.
Actions and outcomes (at a glance):
- Approve agenda: Moved and seconded; roll call unanimous; outcome: approved.
- Consent agenda, including payment of claims in the amount of $1,482,717.96: Moved by Sullivan, seconded by Fixmer Rais; roll call unanimous (Sullivan; Fixmer Rais; Remington; Green Douglas; John Green) — outcome: approved.
- Proclamation: February 2025 as American Heart Month (Rotary Kerber Heart Safe Community Campaign recognized): Moved by Green Douglas, seconded by Fixmer Rais; roll call unanimous — outcome: adopted.
- Proclamation: February 1, 2025 as World Hijab Day: Moved by Fixmer, seconded by Sullivan; roll call unanimous — outcome: adopted.
- Pledge to support Iowa's five-year Strategic Highway Safety Plan (to be included in the county safety action plan): Moved by Green Douglas, seconded by Fixmer Rais; roll call unanimous — outcome: approved.
- Agreement with OPN Architects Inc. for site evaluation and project feasibility services (not to exceed $51,365): Moved by Fixmer Rais, seconded by Green Douglas; roll call unanimous — outcome: approved.
- Amendments to the amended agreement for juvenile justice pre-charge diversion coordination expansion subcontract with United Action for Youth: Moved by Fixmer Rais, seconded by Remington; roll call unanimous — outcome: approved.
- Third and final consideration of an ordinance codifying the Johnson County Code of Ordinances, Volume 2, Unified Development Ordinance: Moved by Green Douglas, seconded by Fixmer Rais; roll call unanimous — outcome: adopted.
- Appointment to the compensation board: Board consensus to appoint Ben Kaiser to a three-year term beginning on appointment and expiring 2027-06-30; formal motion moved by Sullivan, seconded by Green Douglas; roll call unanimous — outcome: approved.
Board votes recorded in the meeting transcript were consistently unanimous for the above items; roll-call participants listed were Sullivan, Fixmer Rais, Remington, Green Douglas and John Green (chairperson). The meeting record shows no recorded nay or abstain votes on these items.
The board scheduled its next public meeting and an employee-recognition luncheon for 1 p.m. the same day; that event was noted as not expected to be livestreamed.
