Board of Supervisors Minutes

September 1, 2009

The Tama County Board of Supervisors met at 9:30 a.m., September 1,
2009. Present: 1st District Supervisor, Larry Vest; 2nd District
Supervisor, Kendall Jordan; and 3rd District Supervisor, Dan Wilkens.

Motion by Wilkens, seconded by Jordan to approve the minutes of the
August 25th, 2009, regular meeting. All voted aye. Motion carried.

The Board met with Lyle Brehm, Tama County Engineer to get a road
projects report. Mr. Brehm presented an IDOT Agreement to replace a
bridge east of Tama on P Avenue. Motion by Jordan, seconded by Wilkens
to approve IDOT Agreement 1-09-HBRRS-044 for replacement of a bridge on
P Avenue east of Tama. All voted aye. Motion carried.

Motion by Jordan, seconded by Wilkens to approve the summary
modification of the health insurance plan. All voted aye. Motion
carried.

The Board met with a group representing Habitat for Humanity. They
would like to develop a program in Tama County. Their goal is to
provide housing for people who are not able to secure housing due to
some kind of hardship. It also helps provide community betterment by
improving neighborhoods with home improvements and new homes. They need
to have support from the County and cities in Tama County in order to
make this happen. This requires no financial support from the County.
Motion by Wilkens, seconded by Jordan to provide a letter of support for
Habitat for Humanity. All voted aye. Motion carried.

At 10:00, the Board held the Third and Final Reading of the Amendment to
the Tama County Flood Plain Management Ordinance VI.4. The amendment
offers a technical change to the effective date of the flood plain maps
to November 18, 2009, after FEMA issued the Final flood maps for Tama
County. The Board and the EMA/911 Director have received no public
comment on the proposed amendment.

Motion by Jordan, seconded by Wilkens approve the following resolution
to adopt the amendment to Tama County Flood Plain Management Ordinance
No VI.4 and authorize publishing a summary:

RESOLUTION 9-1-2009A

WHEREAS, the Board has held three public readings, one each on August
18, 25, and September 1, 2009, concerning the proposed amendment to
change the effective date of the flood plain maps furnished by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to November 18, 2009;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Tama County Board of Supervisors
hereby adopts said amendment to the Tama County Flood Plain Management
Ordinance No VI.4, Section III, Establishment of Flood Plain (Overlay)
District to change the effective date of the flood plain maps to
November 18, 2009, and publish a summary of the amendment in official
newspapers for Tama County noting the change in the effective date of
the flood plain maps as dated on February 18, 2009, and referred to in
said Section.

Roll Call Vote: Vest, aye. Jordan, aye. Wilkens, aye. Resolution
passed and adopted this 1st day of September, 2009. Larry Vest,
Chairman, Tama County Board of Supervisors. Laura Kopsa, County Auditor

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Fisher were present to ask the board about abating a
portion of their taxes on some property they purchased in November 2008
that is in the Wetlands Program through the federal government. It is
the responsibility of the owner to let the Assessor know the land is in
this program and the value of the property is lowered by 65%. The
previous owner of the property signed up for the program in 1999 and
never informed the Assessor's office. They would like a portion of
their taxes abated due to the lack of communication between the previous
owners. The Board decided not to abate the taxes as it was not an error
on the County's part.

Discussion on the county vehicle use policy and the mileage rate policy.
Comments were heard from various county departments. No action taken.
This will be discussed again in the future.

County Attorney, Brent Heeren, was present and introduced Niki Swank,
Newton, his new Assistant County Attorney. She is replacing Richard
VanderMey. Motion by Wilkens, seconded by Jordan to approve the
appointment of Niki Swank as the new Assistant County Attorney. All
voted aye. Motion Carried.

Motion by Jordan, seconded by Wilkens to approve the claims for payment
as presented. All voted aye. Motion carried.

Chairman Vest adjourned the meeting at 11:10 a.m.