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THE JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FORMAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 2, 2024
Resolutions adopted by the Board of Supervisors are only summarized in the published minutes; the full text may be inspected at the Office of the County Auditor, 913 S. Dubuque Street, Iowa City, Mon. thru Fri., between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and at www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov.
Chairperson Green-Douglass called the Johnson County Board of Supervisors to order in the Johnson County Health and Human Services Boardroom at 9:01 a.m. Members present: V Fixmer-Oraiz, Jon Green, Lisa Green-Douglass, Royceann Porter, and Rod Sullivan.
Unless otherwise noted, all actions were taken unanimously.
Motion by Green, second by Fixmer-Oraiz, to appoint Rod Sullivan as Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors for a term ending December 31, 2024.
Motion by Sullivan, second by Fixmer-Oraiz, to appoint Jon Green as Vice Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors for a term ending December 31, 2024. Aye: Fixmer-Oraiz, Green, Green-Douglass, and Sullivan; Nay: Porter.
Motion by Fixmer-Oraiz second by Green, to approve the 2024 Board Planning Schedule designating days and times for weekly Board of Supervisors’ meetings and official County holidays, as contained in the agenda packet of this meeting.
Motion by Sullivan, second by Fixmer-Oraiz, to designate the Iowa City Press-Citizen, The News, the Solon Economist, and The Gazette as official newspapers of Johnson County for calendar year 2024.
Motion by Sullivan, second by Green, to approve the 2024 Board of Supervisors assignments, including alternates, to various boards, committees, and commissions, as contained in the agenda packet of this meeting, with the exception of removing the Mental Health/Disability Services Financial and Analytical Coordinator from the Systems of Care assignment.
Motion by Fixmer-Oraiz, second by Green, to designate the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson to authorize election recounts.
Motion by Green, second by Fixmer-Oraiz, to authorize the Grants Manager, Grants Specialist, Chairperson, or Vice Chairperson to sign grant applications.
Motion by Fixmer-Oraiz, second by Green, to authorize the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson to sign letters of support, letters or certificates of appreciation, and letters of sympathy.
Motion by Sullivan, second by Fixmer-Oraiz, to authorize, during 2024, when the Board of Supervisors has duly approved a contract, agreement, ordinance, resolution, conveyance, proclamation, fireworks permit, or other instrument constituting an act by the Board of Supervisors on behalf of Johnson County, the Chairperson of the Board of Supervisors, or the substitute presiding Chairperson in the event of the Chairperson’s absence or incapacity, is authorized and directed to execute such contract, agreement or other document so approved.
Motion by Green, second by Sullivan, to authorize the Board Office Executive Director, on behalf of the Board of Supervisors, as signatory to the Iowa Department of Public Health County Substance Abuse Prevention grant documents.
Motion by Sullivan, second by Fixmer-Oraiz, to authorize the Chairperson, the Board Office Executive Director, and the Social Services Director as signatories for the 2024 Community Foundation of Johnson County accounts for the Livable Community for Successful Aging Charitable Giving Fund and Endowment Fund.
Motion by Fixmer-Oraiz, second by Green, to authorize the Chairperson, the Board Office Executive Director, and the Veterans Affairs Director as signatories to the 2024 Community Foundation of Johnson County account for the Johnson County Armory and Veterans Memorial Fund.
Motion by Green, second by Sullivan, to authorize the Chairperson or, in the event of the Chairperson’s absence or incapacity, the Vice Chairperson, to issue Orders of Mandatory Evacuations and Mandatory Curfews in cases where the Governor of the State of Iowa has proclaimed a state of disaster emergency in, and for any portion of, unincorporated Johnson County.
RESOLUTION NO. 01-02-24-01
CONSTRUCTION EVALUATION RESOLUTION
Summary: Counties that have adopted a construction evaluation resolution can submit a recommendation to, and contest the decision of, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for construction permit applications for proposed confinement feeding operation structures. The Board agrees to evaluate these construction permit applications for proposed confinement feeding operation structures received between February 1, 2024 and January 31, 2025 and submit a recommendation to the DNR. Board Action: Resolved that the Board of Supervisors hereby adopts this construction evaluation resolution pursuant to Iowa Code Section 459.304(3). Motion by Green, second by Sullivan, to approve Resolution No. 01-02-24-01 effective January 2, 2024.
Motion by Fixmer-Oraiz, second by Sullivan, to approve the Title VI Non-Discrimination Agreement with Iowa Department of Transportation, as contained in the agenda packet of this meeting.
Motion by Sullivan, second by Green, to approve the United States Department of Transportation Standard Title VI / Non-Discrimination Assurances DOT Order No. 1050.2A, as contained in the agenda packet of this meeting.
Motion by Green, second by Fixmer-Oraiz, to approve the 2024 Pre-Approved Proclamations list, as contained in the agenda packet of this meeting.
Motion by Fixmer-Oraiz, second by Green, to authorize the Chairperson or, in the event of the absence or incapacity of the Chairperson, the Vice Chairperson or Board Office Executive Director, to designate flag protocols for Johnson County buildings and grounds.
Adjourned at 9:11 a.m.
/s/ Rod Sullivan, Chair, Board of Supervisors
/s/ Attest: Travis Weipert, Auditor
On the 4th day of January, 2024
Recorded by Auditor’s Office: Marly Melsh, Executive Clerk to the Board
These minutes were sent for formal approval and publication on January 4, 2024.
Published in The News, Thursday, January 11, 2024 L-173
