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Votes at a glance: Polk County Public Works Committee forwards three resolutions, approves rumble strips and fire warden renewals
Summary
At its recent meeting the Polk County Public Works Committee voted to forward three resolutions to the County Board, approved installation of rumble strips at the County Road I/State Highway 48 intersection, and renewed two DNR emergency fire wardens.
Polk County’s Public Works Committee voted on several items during the meeting, forwarding three resolutions to the County Board, approving rumble strips at a rural intersection, and confirming two DNR emergency fire wardens.
The committee voted unanimously to forward a resolution asking state officials to increase county court funding (referred to in the meeting as resolution 5-25) to the full County Board. It also voted to direct staff to draft amended language for resolution 10-21 (the fuel/park-and-trail fund) to broaden the use of remaining trail development funds to include park and trail improvements, and it forwarded a work-zone safety awareness resolution (8-25) to the County Board for approval.
On a separate, standalone motion, the committee approved installing transverse rumble strips at the County Road I and State Highway 48 intersection after public comment and staff discussion. The committee also approved renewal of two DNR-designated emergency fire wardens listed in the meeting packet.
Votes recorded in the meeting included routine approvals (agenda and minutes) earlier in the session, the committee’s unanimous forwarding of the court-funding resolution, passage of the direction to draft an amended 10-21 resolution, approval to forward the work-zone safety awareness resolution, approval to install rumble strips at I/48, and approval of two fire wardens. Where specific mover/second information was given in the transcript it is noted below; otherwise the transcript records voice votes of “aye.”
Votes (summary): - Approval of meeting agenda — motion by Jeremy Hall; seconded; voice vote “aye.” - Approval of minutes of Jan. 7 — motion by Jeremy Hall; seconded; voice vote “aye.” - Resolution on county court funding (referred to as resolution 5-25) — motion to forward to County Board; moved and seconded; committee vote: unanimous “yes.” - Resolution 10-21 (fuel/tag/trail fund language amendment) — motion to direct staff to draft amended resolution language for committee review and forwarding to County Board; moved and seconded; committee vote: approved. - Resolution 8-25 (National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week proclamation) — motion to forward to County Board; moved and seconded; committee vote: approved. - Motion to install rumble strips on County Road I at State Highway 48 — motion made, seconded, voice vote “aye”; motion approved. - Renewal of two DNR emergency fire wardens (listed in packet) — motion made and seconded; approved by voice vote.
No ordinance adoptions, budget adoptions, or contract awards were finalized at the committee level during the session; several items were motions to forward recommended resolutions to the County Board for final action.
