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Board approves consent agenda items, travel requests and personnel actions; sets public hearing dates
Summary
At its April 22 meeting the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors approved the claims and payments resolution, multiple administrative and personnel items, travel requests, equipment purchases and scheduled multiple public hearings for rezoning applications; the board also appointed Joseph Gileman as zoning administrator.
The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors approved its consent agenda and a set of administrative motions on April 22, 2025, including claims and payments, personnel actions, travel authorizations, equipment purchases and setting dates for public hearings.
Key approvals and administrative actions recorded on the consent calendar or by separate motion included: a claims-and-payments resolution authorizing $186,791.38 in disbursements; appointment of Joseph Gileman as zoning administrator effective April 22, 2025; authorization for the county auditor to destroy specified older records; approval of COBRA rates effective July 1, 2025; receipt and publication direction for the 2024 county wage listing; approval to fill a full-time elections technician position (estimated start date June 1, 2025); travel approvals for county staff to attend ESRI and Iowa Public Employment Labor Relations Association conferences; approval to purchase a Ricoh IM Z4510 copier for the human resources office ($6,530); and authorization to advertise multiple rezoning requests with hearings scheduled for the May 6 board meeting.
Motions were typically moved and seconded and carried by roll-call votes; where applicable, staff noted there were no significant items or unusual expenditures. The board also set public hearing dates for three other rezoning requests (advertisements to run for hearings on May 6) and approved suspension of rules and adoption procedures in the separate hearing for Ordinance No. 77-293 (reported in a separate article).
Votes at a glance (selected items): - Claims and payments: approved ($186,791.38). - Appointment: Joseph Gileman appointed zoning administrator (effective 04/22/2025). - Records disposition: authorized destruction of specified documents (various historical records through 2016). - COBRA health insurance rates: approved, effective 07/01/2025. - Personnel: authorized recruitment for full-time elections technician (start approx. 06/01/2025). - Travel: ESRI user conference (Natalie Nunez) and IPERLA spring conference travel authorizations approved. - Copier purchase: approved purchase of Ricoh IM Z4510 for $6,530 from E.O. Johnson (lowest quote). - Public hearing advertisements: set hearings for multiple rezoning petitions for May 6, 2025.
Most consent items had minimal discussion and were approved by unanimous or near-unanimous roll-call votes. The board adjourned at the end of the regular session after brief reports from supervisors.
