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Supervisors accept petition, set Oct. 29 public hearing on proposed benefited EMS district in rural Linn County
Summary
Petitioners submitted signatures seeking creation of a benefited emergency medical services district covering parts of Bertram, Franklin, Lynn and Putnam townships; the board set a public hearing for Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. while the auditor will verify petition signatures and assessed‑valuation thresholds under Iowa procedures.
Members representing Southeast Linn County presented a petition asking the board to establish a benefited emergency medical services district to provide long‑term, locally controlled funding for EMS in Franklin, Bertram, Putnam and Lynn townships (and Cedar Township in Johnson County, per the petition).
Unidentified Speaker 3 read the petition into the record, saying it requests a taxing district governed by a local EMS board and that the funding would be used for operations, personnel, equipment and facilities for the Lisbon–Mount Vernon ambulance service. The petition text included an estimate of approximately 901 families in the listed Linn County townships.
Supervisors asked county staff and the auditor’s office about the sequence and legal requirements. County staff and the auditor explained that the auditor must verify signatures and assessed valuation before a hearing can proceed; publication requirements for this petition call for notice in two consecutive issues or weeks depending on the paper. Auditor staff recommended the board may pass a resolution setting the hearing date while the auditor completes verification; if the petition fails verification, the hearing would not be held and petitioners would be notified.
The board voted to adopt a resolution setting the public hearing on Oct. 29 at 10 a.m. for the proposed EMS district. No final establishment, levy or trustee appointments were made at this meeting; those steps would follow the public hearing and any required special election.
