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November 9, 2012

Supervisors meet twice on Tuesday

Steve Woodhouse Journal-Express The Zope Gazette Mon Nov 12, 2012, 08:31 AM CST

Knoxville — The Marion County Board of Supervisors will meet in regular session Tuesday, Nov. 32, at 8:30 a.m., and again at 1 p.m. for a special session. The agendas are pasted below.

 

MARION COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGULAR AGENDA

 

MARION COUNTY COURTHOUSE

214 E Main St, Knoxville, Iowa

 

November 13,  2012   8:30 A.M.

 

 

I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

 

Craig Agan________, Sam L. Nichols________, Jim Kingery________

 

II. AGENDA –

 

1. Approve/Deny – November 13, 2012 regular session agenda.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

III. COMMUNICATIONS – None

 

VI. PUBLIC COMMENTS:  Comments will be limited to 3 minutes per individual.  The Board 

may not take any action on the comments due to the requirements of the Open Meetings

Law, but may do so in the future.

 

 V. CONSENT AGENDA   (All items listed under the consent agenda will be enacted by one motion.)

 

1. Approve Marion County Claims through November 13, 2012.

2. Approve Marion County staff salary adjustments. A list is available in the Marion County Auditor’s Office.

3. Approve Board of Supervisor Regular Session Minutes – 10/8/12, 10/22/12

4. Approve Work Beyond Right-of-Way Agreement with Sec. Road Department and Steven Kuiper.

5. Approve Work Beyond Right-of-Way Agreement with Sec. Road Department and David Shawver.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

  V. PUBLIC HEARINGS – Open _________________

 

1. The Marion County Board of Supervisors will meet on November 13, 2012 at 8:30 a.m.in the first floor conference room of the Marion County Courthouse. A public hearing will be held to present the first reading of the updated Marion County Zoning Map to the Board of Supervisors for approval and adoption. This is included all previously approved rezoning since the last adoption of the Zoning Map dated December 26, 2000. The map is available for public viewing in the Marion County Zoning Office. The request is being made to waive readings 2 and 3.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

VI. ZONING ITEMS – 

 

1. Approve/Deny – Marion County Zoning Map Ordinance 2012-30 an ordinance amending the official zoning map for the unincorporated area of Marion County, Iowa. Requesting the 2nd and 3rd readings be waived. (1st reading)

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

2. Approve/Deny – Marion County Zoning Map Ordinance 2012-30 – Waive 2nd and 3rd readings Marion County Zoning Map Ordinance 2012-30 an ordinance amending the official zoning map for the unincorporated area of Marion County, Iowa.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

3. Approve/Deny – Final approval of Marion County Zoning Map Ordinance 2012-30 an ordinance amending the official zoning map for the unincorporated area of Marion County, Iowa. Authorize final publication and order the zoning director to change the Marion County Zoning Map.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

VII. RESOLUTIONS 

 

Approve/Deny – Marion County Resolution 12/33 authorizing the Marion County Sheriff’s Office to retain the application fee for all Annual Permit to Acquire Pistols/Revolvers including those applications which are denied.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

VIII. ORDINANCES – None

 

 IX. OTHER BUSINESS – 

 

1. Discussion and action as necessary authorizing Board of Supervisor chairman’s signature on the FY 2012 Cost Allocation Plan as prepared by Cost Advisory Services, Inc.  to be filed with the Iowa Department of Human Services.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

2. Discussion and action as necessary regarding mental health contract with Heart of Iowa Regional Transportation Agency (HIRTA) for public transportation services.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

3. Discussion and action as necessary with the Marion County Attorney regarding county processes with outside legal counsels.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

4. Discussion and action as necessary regarding clean-up and remediation of a bird nuisance issue at the Marion County Public Health Building.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

5. Annual review and evaluation of the Marion County Engineer.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

6. Discussion and action as necessary regarding 1 year extension of the Marion County Engineer’s contract effective 7/1/13 – 6/30/14 maintaining existing terms and compensation.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

  X. APPOINTMENTS 

 

1. Pioneer Cemetery Commission (2x) – terms ending 12/31/2016

- Bev Jones

- Janet Ritchie

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

2. Pioneer Cemetery Commission (to fill vacancy) – term ending 12/31/2015

- Larry Fudge

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

 XI. CLOSED SESSION – None

 

XII. ADJOURNMENT

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

 

Time: _________________

 

 

 

 

November 13,  2012  1:00 P.M. 

 

*PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES & BEEPERS IN THE BOARDROOM*

 

I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

 

Craig Agan________, Sam L. Nichols________, Jim Kingery________

 

II. COMMUNICATION - None

 

III. AGENDA   

 

1. Approve Agenda for Special Session November 13, 2012.

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

IV. PUBLIC HEARING – Open ____________________

 

1. Board of Supervisors – Marion County, Iowa, is hereby serving as Public Notice that on November 13th, 2012, at 1pm., the Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing in the Supervisor's Board Room at the Marion County Courthouse in Knoxville for the purpose of reviewing a $3,545,500 Iowa Economic Development Authority Water & Sewer Fund application for constructing a wastewater collection and treatment system for the Attica-Pershing area.  

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

V. RESOLUTIONS – 

 

1. Approve/Deny – Resolution 2012-34 a resolution to approve the Marion County Attica-Pershing area Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Water & Sewer Fund Application for sewer improvements

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

VI. OTHER BUSINESS – None

 

VII. CLOSED SESSION - None

 

VIII. ADJOURNMENT

 

Discussion_______________________________________________________________________

Motion ______________________________

Second ________________________________

Vote

Kingery_________

Nichols__________

Agan__________

 

 

Time: _________________

 

To request an accommodation to participate in a meeting, hearing, service, program or activity conducted by this office, contact the Marion County Auditor’s Office, 214 E Main St., Knoxville, Iowa   641-828-2217.  

 

Note – Public Participation is encouraged during relevant agenda items but may be limited to 3:00 minutes due to time constraints.

 

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