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Muscatine County supervisors approve $969,828.99 in claims, authorize settlement and contracts
Summary
At its Nov. 24 meeting the Muscatine County Board of Supervisors approved $969,828.99 in claims, authorized a settlement and release agreement involving County Attorney Jim Berry, approved the FY2025 urban renewal report, and authorized a copier lease and a website development contract.
The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 24 approved claims totaling $969,828.99 and took a series of administrative actions, including authorizing a settlement and release agreement involving County Attorney Jim Berry, approving the county’s fiscal year 2025 urban renewal report, and authorizing contracts for two jail copiers and for a county website redesign.
The board voted, by voice, to amend the agenda and correct the claims amount before approving the claims. Unidentified Speaker 2 moved the amendment and the subsequent claims approval; Unidentified Speaker 3 and Unidentified Speaker 4 seconded or supported motions during the package of routine approvals. No opposition was voiced in the meeting transcript.
Tyvi Vanderlinden, the county auditor (introduced by the presiding official during the urban renewal item), said the FY2025 urban renewal report "is in your package" and that it "looks like it is all in order." The board approved the report by voice vote; the transcript does not provide additional detail about the report’s entries or the urban renewal areas beyond noting that one area is sunsetting.
The board also authorized a settlement and release agreement that the chair is empowered to sign. County Attorney Jim Berry was not present at the meeting; the transcript contains no terms or dollar amounts for the settlement.
Under information technology items, Information Services Director Bill Riley presented two contracts. The first authorizes a lease with Advanced Business Systems for two high-volume jail copiers; the contract is listed in the meeting materials as $465 per month for 60 months for the two units combined and includes maintenance and overage charges under the vendor agreement (the transcript briefly referenced "$4.65" in one place, which appears to be a transcription error in the record). Riley said the current arrangement combined a monthly lease and a separate usage charge and that the vendor will consolidate payments into a single monthly charge. The board approved the lease by voice vote.
Riley also presented a website development agreement with Neapolitan Labs. The transcript lists $32,000 for development and annual hosting and support fees of $4,000. Riley said staff had a kickoff call with the vendor and expects on-site work to begin in late January to meet a March 31 go‑live target. The board approved that contract by voice vote.
The board approved minutes from the Nov. 17 regular meeting and the Nov. 18 special meeting. Several routine correspondence and committee reports were given during the meeting.
What’s next: the transcript does not list detailed implementation schedules, settlement terms, or specific budget line items tied to the approved claims; staff indicated they would follow up on vendor scheduling and report back to the board as needed.
