BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WASHINGTON COUNTY, IOWA
REGULAR MEETING OF TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2024
At 9:00 am Chair Richard Young called the meeting to order in regular session, Courthouse Chambers. Items on the agenda included: Public Hearing re: proposed Washington County FY25 budget; Res. 24-17 re: adoption of FY25 Washington County Budget; Res. 24-16 re: FY25 salaries for Washington County elected officials; Quarterly General Assistance Report; Quarterly Veteran Affairs Report; Quarterly Office of Sheriff Report; personnel change requests-Office of Sheriff. Supervisors Bob Yoder, Jack Seward Jr., Marcus Fedler, and Stan Stoops were also present.
All motions were passed unanimously unless noted otherwise.
The Board voted to approve the agenda as published.
The Board voted to enter into a public hearing regarding the adoption of the proposed Washington County FY25 budget. Budget Director Cyndie Sinn noted that the public hearing was the second public hearing related to the proposed FY25 Washington County budget with the first such public hearing, which addressed valuations and maximum levies, taking place on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Sinn shared that for upcoming FY25 the overall 100% assessed valuation is $2,894,023,440 (exemptions not deducted) which is a 25.62% increase from the $2,303,703,850 total valuation figure for FY24. The valuation total for FY25 is $1,519,428,152 (after application of rollbacks) which is an 8.06% increase over the valuation total of $1,406,063,044 for FY24. The FY25 total county levy rate of 9.42283 per $1,000 of taxable value is a 6.22 % increase from the FY24 general basic levy rate of 8.87143 per $1,000 of taxable value while the total FY25 rural levy rate of 11.33789 per $1,000 of taxable value is a 4.55 % increase from the FY24 rural levy rate of 10.84395 per $1,000 of taxable value. The total property tax asking for FY25 is $15,827.521 which is a 14.18% increase from the FY24 total property tax asking of $13,862,246. Auditor Dan Widmer verified that notice of the meeting had been published as required and added that his office had received no public comment prior to the meeting. There was no public comment from those gathered. The Board voted to close the public hearing.
The Board voted by way of roll call vote to approve Res. 24-17 and authorize the Chair to sign.
The Board voted by way of roll call vote to approve Res. 24-16 and authorize the Chair to sign. The vote on the motion: Aye-Young, Seward, Stoops, Yoder; Nay-Fedler.
Washington County General Assistance Director Sue Rich presented the General Assistance report for the 3rd quarter of FY24. The Board voted to acknowledge receipt of the FY24 3rd Quarter General Assistance report. The complete report is available in the Auditor’s office.
Washington County Veteran Services Officer Sue Rich presented the Veteran Affairs report for the 3rd quarter of FY24. The Board voted to acknowledge receipt of the FY24 3rd Quarter General Assistance report. The complete report is available in the Auditor’s office.
The Board voted to acknowledge receipt of the Washington County Sheriff’s Quarterly Report for the 3rd quarter of FY24. The complete report is available in the office of the Washington County Auditor.
The Board voted to acknowledge, and authorize the Chair to sign, a personnel change request from the Office of Sheriff for FT non-exempt Patrol Deputy Jordan Ulin involving a change in accrual vacation rate to 4.62 hours per pay period eff. April 24, 2024.
The Board voted to acknowledge, and authorize the Chair to sign, a personnel change request from the Office of Sheriff for FT non-exempt Patrol Deputy Andrew Stanley involving a change in accrual vacation rate to 4.62 hours per pay period eff. May 28, 2024.
The Board voted to acknowledge, and authorize the Chair to sign, a personnel change request from the Office of Sheriff for FT non-exempt Patrol Deputy Ethan Hansen involving a change in accrual vacation rate to 4.62 hours per pay period eff. July 15, 2024.
The Board voted to acknowledge, and authorize the Chair to sign, a personnel change request from the Office of Sheriff for FT non-exempt Patrol Deputy Dreyson Robe involving a change in accrual vacation rate to 4.62 hours per pay period eff. April 22, 2024.
At 9:42 am the Board voted to adjourn.
ATTEST: s/DANIEL L. WIDMER, Washington County Auditor
1ST AYD CORPORATION, Supplies 319.00
3-E ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING EQP, Parts 210.23
4 H WOOD PRODUCTS, Wood chips 180.00
ACE N MORE, Supplies 58.12
ACUMEN, Consulting 2,533.00
AGRILAND FS INC, Fuel 963.30
ALLIANT, Utilities 5,296.14
ARIAL HARVEY, Reimb 153.43
ARNOLD MOTOR SUPPLY, Battery 148.40
ASPEN BROMELL, Reimb 190.74
BAKER PAPER, Supplies 902.60
BLACK HAWK CO SHERIFF, Service 38.54
BLACK RAIN COURT REPORTING, Transcript 15.00
BOUND TREE, Supplies 980.62
BUSINESS FORMS &, Supplies 72.45
CARA SORRELLS, Reimb 181.97
CARRIER ACCESS IT, Service 244.00
CENTRAL IOWA DETENTION, Detention 201.01
CHARLES CAPPER AUTO CENTER , Keys 60.36
CJ COOPER, Service 50.00
CJ MOYNA & SONS INC, Chip seal 70,000.00
CJS OIL CO, Fuel 744.29
COBB OIL CO, Fuel 4,899.89
COMPASS MINERALS AMERICA, Salt 47,116.18
CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE, Fuel 621.05
CUMMINS SALES & SERVICE, Inspection 1,131.18
CYPRESS SOLUTIONS INC, Radio 1,078.50
DANIEL WIDMER, Reimb 360.54
DASH MEDICAL GLOVES, Gloves 75.90
DELTA DENTAL OF IOWA, Claims 4,871.79
DES MOINES CO SHERIFF, Service 19.68
DON BAYLISS, Well 282.00
DOUDS STONE LLC, Roadstone 43,429.88
EASTERN IA LIGHT & POWER, Utilities 791.87
FEDERATION BANK, Rent 6,600.00
FIFTH DIST CO AUDITOR, Fees 50.00
FISHER LAW, Fees 405.00
FORCE AMERICA, Parts 257.25
FRANK DUNN CO, Cold patch 1,798.00
GRP & ASSOIATES, Service 52.00
HENRY CO SHERIFF, Service 86.10
HENRY SCHEIN INC, Supplies 187.14
HYGIENIC LABORATORY, Test kits 747.50
IA DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, Service 3,180.00
IA ST ASSN OF CO AUDITOR, Registration 500.00
IA ST CO TREAS ASSN, Registration 150.00
IA ST UNIVERSITY, Registration 180.00
IDEAL READY MIX, Concrete 3,965.00
JACOB THORIUS, Reimb 1,567.33
JAYSE HORNING, Reimb 138.59
JOAN SIEREN, Med exam fee 223.00
JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL, Parts 475.00
JOHNSON CO SHERIFF, Service 41.72
KALONA TIRE, Service 113.41
KALONA VET CLINIC, Vet 284.02
KARLAS KLEANING, Cleaning 270.00
LEETS REFRIGERATION, Service 386.00
LIEBOVICH STEEL & ALUM IA, Parts 815.26
LOGAN HESSER, Reimb 35.30
MCKESSON MEDICAL, Supplies 153.20
MENARDS-IC, Sockets 139.52
MID STATE ORGANIZED CRIME INFO, Dues 150.00
MILLERS METAL SUPPL, Metal 561.16
MOSE LEVY CO, Parts 113.82
NATHAN SCHMUECKER, Reimb 37.44
OREILLY AUTO PARTS, Supplies 6.99
PAUL TOWNER, Med exam fee 525.50
PHOENIX SUPPLY, Mattresses 7,959.00
QUALITY TRAFFIC CONTROL INC, Signs 575.00
QUILL CORP, Supplies 412.22
RACHEL SWAFFER, Reimb 13.42
RMB CO, Service 1,056.18
ROLLING HILLS CONSULTING SERV, Consulting 1,750.00
RONDA STAUFFER SOBASKI, Cleaning 150.00
SANDRA LOVETINSKY, Reimb 287.59
SANOFI PASTEUR, Supplies 93.34
SCOTT CO SHERIFF, Service 36.03
SECTOR LLC, Mobile computers 186,841.60
STEPHENS PECK INC, Book 125.00
STUTSMAN INC, ELDON C, Parts 76.03
SUNSET DIESEL, Parts 62.94
TAMERA STEWART, Reimb 155.44
TERESA MANGOLD, Reimb 408.82
TERESA TODD, Reimb 41.00
THE NEWS, Subscription 52.00
THOMSON REUTER WEST, West law 2,077.15
TONI HUNTER, Reimb 100.38
TOWN & COUNTRY VET CLINIC, Vet 187.74
TRI STATE TOWING, Tow 2,750.00
TRI TECH FORENSICS INC, Supplies 260.88
TRIZETTO PROVIDER SOLUTIONS LLC, Service 160.64
ULINE, Supplies 92.78
UMB BANK, Fees 600.00
UNIV OF NORTHERN IOWA, Poster 200.00
US CELLULAR, Cell phone 3,954.06
US FIRST PORTABLE TOILETS, Service 400.00
VAN METER INC, Service 1,259.06
VANGUARD APPRAISALS, Service 6,300.00
VERIZON WIRELESS, Data 120.03
VISA WASH STATE BANK, Supplies 5,543.54
WASH AUTO CENTER, Parts 798.15
WASH CO AUDITOR, Reimb 400.00
WASH CO HOSPITAL, Supplies 703.96
WASH CO SECONDARY, Service 530.78
WASH CO SHERIFF, Service 44.00
WASH LUMBER & HOME CENTER, Lumber 72.55
WASHINGTON DISCOUNT TIRES, Tires 1,567.68
WELLMARK/WAGEWORKS, Claims 98,626.41
WEMIGA WASTE INC, Service 15,718.56
WHITE POSTS, Signs 1,140.00
WILLIAM FIORDELISE, Reimb 106.89
WILSONS TOWN & COUNTRY, Repair 131.80
WINDSTREAM, Phone 2,284.62
Published in The News, Thursday, July 11, 2024 L-239
