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Benton County supervisors approve routine motions, set maximum‑levy hearing and sign deputy appointment certificates
Summary
Supervisors approved the agenda and minutes, authorized out‑of‑state training reimbursements, approved a contract signature, authorized the board chair to sign deputy appointment certificates, and set the maximum‑levy public hearing for 9 a.m. March 26; all actions were approved by voice vote.
Benton County supervisors approved a series of routine items, authorized employee travel to national conferences, and set a separate public hearing for the county’s maximum levy during their meeting.
Votes at a glance - Approve agenda as presented — outcome: approved by voice vote (all aye). - Approve minutes with three small changes — outcome: approved by voice vote (all aye). - Approve out‑of‑state training (Mona) — event: National Council for Behavioral Health (NatCon), Philadelphia, travel May 4–7; registration paid by the region; county pays flight, hotel and meals up front and will be reimbursed by the region — outcome: approved by voice vote (all aye). - Approve out‑of‑state training (Mark) — event: Iowa Public Transportation Association (IPTA) meetings in Washington, D.C., March 20–22; travel paid up front and reimbursed by DOT grants — outcome: approved by voice vote (all aye). - Approve and sign the Shelburne contract (24‑25 contract referenced) — motion to approve and sign the existing contract at old rates; outcome: approved by voice vote (Tippett and other supervisors recorded as aye). - Authorize board chair to sign certificates of appointment for deputies in the auditor’s office and sheriff’s office — named appointees were listed in the meeting record (auditor designees: Gina Edler, Nancy Jorgensen, Alicia Burmeister; sheriff designees listed by name); outcome: approved by voice vote (all aye). - Set separate public hearing for the maximum levy — date/time set for 9:00 a.m. on March 26; outcome: approved by voice vote (all aye). - Adjourn and reconvene at 10:00 a.m. for a budget work session — outcome: approved by voice vote (all aye).
What the board approved: The travel approvals included assurances in the record that registration costs were already covered by regional partners and that airfare, hotel and meals would be paid by the county and reimbursed. The Shelburne contract item was presented as the current year contract on file (the board requested signing the copy the auditor could not locate). The chair was authorized to sign certificates formalizing deputies who were sworn in previously by a judge; the meeting record lists the auditor and sheriff designees by name.
How it happened: Each action was made by motion and approved by voice vote. Where specific supervisors were named in the roll calls recorded in the transcript, those names are included in the meeting record; otherwise approvals were recorded as unanimous voice votes.
The board scheduled the maximum‑levy public hearing as a separate meeting on Wednesday, March 26 at 9:00 a.m. (county staff said the separate meeting is required for the published maximum‑levy notice and that budget hearings to set actual levies would follow in April).
