Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

Good morning. We'll come to order. It's 9 a.m. Today is Thursday, October 1st, 2026. This is a formal meeting of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. Roll call, please.

Present, with four supervisors present participating. We have quorum with Supervisor Green-Douglas absent. Next, the Chair would seek unanimous consent to approve the agenda as so presented. Seeing no objection, it's so ordered. Item C this morning is business from the public. Public comment. Is there anyone with public comment this morning? Any public comment? Any public comment? Seeing none, we'll move on to item D, our consent agenda. The chair would seek a motion to approve the consent agenda items, including payment of claims totaling $1,024,229.24. So moved. Second. It's been moved by Su

Motion carries four to zero. The consent agenda items are approved. That brings us to item E, proclamations. We have two proclamations this morning. The first is a proclamation for 4-H week, October 4th through 10th, 2026. Whereas this year's national 4-H week theme, Beyond Ready, reminds us that 4-H is building a ready generation in a world of change and equips young people with skills for the future while meeting them where they are today. And whereas, 4-H is America's largest youth development organization, supporting 6 million youth across the country. And whereas, 4-H programs are deliver

It's been moved by Remington, second by Fix-My-Rise. Discussion? Roll call.

Aye. Motion carries four to zero. The proclamation is adopted. Is there anyone from the public who'd like to address this proclamation?

Okay. Supervisors, comments? Well, I was going to say, you know, the 16 clubs, in case people don't know, are fairly geographically spread out. I think what a lot of people maybe don't realize about 4-H, they say, well, Johnson County is pretty urban, you know, is there really a role for me? But you actually have a lot of urban kids involved. Could you talk about that?

And my understanding is that no child is turned away for an inability to pay, correct? That is correct, yes. That's a wonderful rule, so thank you for doing that. Yes, yes.

I was just going to say when you were talking about how the kids do the whole pancake breakfast, I go to a lot of the pancake breakfasts for a lot of different causes, and there's actually like a real They're teaching them real customer service. They're not just serving you. They actually walk around and check on you while you're eating and take your plates. And that's not something that's very typical of most of those pancake breakfasts. So I always enjoy interacting with them. Thank you. Thank you.

I think we're... Rod will set me straight if I'm wrong here. I think we're far enough out from Seahawk that I can say that. As the proclamation indicates, 4-H is through the Extension Service, and Johnson County has got a long history of working in partnership with ISU, and we're grateful for all of that partnership, but especially 4-H and working with our kiddos. Would you folks be kind enough to join us for a photo? Absolutely. Thank you.

Our next proclamation this morning is for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, October 2026. Whereas domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking affects people of all racial, cultural, and economic backgrounds, causing long-term physical, psychological, and emotional harm, and whereas one in three Americans has witnessed an incident of domestic violence, And whereas children who experience domestic violence are at a higher risk for failure in school, mental illness, substance abuse, suicide, and may choose violence as a way to solve problems later in life. And whereas domestic violence in r

It's been moved by Remington, second by Fixman-Reyes. Discussion? Roll call, please.

Aye. Motion carries four to zero. The proclamation is adopted. Is there anyone here this morning who'd like to address this proclamation? Welcome.

Is there anyone else from the public who'd like to address this proclamation?

Is there anyone else from the public who'd like to address this proclamation?

It's natural to support those who have supported you. And as I will continue every time you're in this room, say thank you for everything your organization has done for Johnson County residents and for me and my family. It has been seven and a half years since I left, and I am still healing. It does not just stop when you go. And I would not be in this seat without DVIP. Thank you.

I spent about 11 years a while ago doing what was then called Batter's Education Program classes and got to be very familiar with this organization and frankly with the efforts of the County Attorney's Office through that. One thing I wanted to mention that I think that DVIP and the Johnson County Attorney's Office were real leaders on. It's been a long time ago, but it's really critical. And that is, oftentimes, back a long time ago, charging decisions were left solely up to the victim, who was in a very difficult position. It's like, well, do you want us to charge or not? I think that kind o

Right. We're taking it away from you so that it's not up to you once again to be responsible. We're responsible.

Rod, thank you very much for that framing. You know, it had never really occurred to me. 18 years ago, an ex-girlfriend of mine was murdered in a murder-suicide in Lone Tree in domestic violence. And, you know, I had never really considered that, you know, I was a collateral victim of that.

that our entire community was I certainly felt that viscerally in the moment but I had never framed it in my own thinking that way so I I greatly appreciate that thank you also you know there's there's a lot of kinds of abuse and there are some times of abuse even physical that the person experiencing it might not even recognize as abuse One of your advocates had to walk me through turning a situation in my mind from he was being an asshole and he was being unsafe to no, that was actually vehicular assault. I was not in the state that I was in and what had been done to my mind. I was not viewi

You mentioned something, too, that I think is worth mentioning. Selfishly, however long ago it was, a decade or whatever, when you got your region, selfishly I was like, oh, man, they're ours, right? They belong to Johnson County. But, God, how good for all the people in those other counties that you've been able to provide your services there as well. you know, and spread across southeast Iowa and bring them that same high level of service because in some cases maybe they had it before, but in some cases they certainly didn't. And so, you know, bravo on you guys for not only continuing to ser

That brings us to item F of the Department's formal meeting business. Item F1 this morning is to consider ground emergency medical transportation GEMT provider participation agreement in the amount of $0 authorizing the ambulance department to participate in the GEMT program. It's been moved by Remington, seconded by Fix-Morais. Discussion? Roll call.

Motion carries 4-0. The Provider Participation Agreement is approved. Item F2 is to consider Intergovernmental Transfer Agreement with the Iowa Department of Human Services in the amount of $0, allowing Johnson County Ambulance Service to receive supplemental payments that cover the difference between actual costs per ground emergency medical transportation and and the Medicaid base payment, mileage, and other sources of reimbursement. Second. Moved by Remington, second by Sullivan. Discussion? Roll call.

Aye. Motion carries four to zero. The transfer agreement is approved. Item F3, consider professional services agreement with I.D. Bailey in an amount not to exceed $4,800 for the preparation of Johnson County Ambulance Service Medicaid Ground Emergency Medical Transportation Cost Report For the year ended June 30th, 2026. Move approval. Moved by Remington, seconded by Fix-Marize. Discussion? Roll call.

Motion carries four to zero. The professional services agreement is approved. Item F4 is to consider resolution allowing the county auditor's election division to use the secondary roads conference room during an emergency. Second. Moved by Remington, seconded by Sullivan. Discussion? Roll call.

Aye. Motion carries 4-0. The resolution is adopted. Item F5, consider property tax refund request for 105 North George Street, North Liberty. Move approval. Moved by Fix Marais, seconded by Remington. Discussion? Roll call.

Motion carries 4-0. That tax refund is approved. Item F6, consider fiscal year 2027, juvenile pre-charge diversion agreement renewal amendment for $43,125 with United Action for Youth. Second. Moved by Remington, seconded by Sullivan. Discussion? Roll call.

Aye. Motion carries three to zero with one abstention. That brings us to supervisor reports. The chair has no report this morning. Supervisor Remington.

Yes. I'm out with our field mediation team. I attended the Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition anniversary and annual meeting. Had a PDS liaison meeting, city of literature meeting. I joined our PDS team in Swisher at the city council meeting to introduce the new financial assistance development program and also attended the Haycap Food Reservoir Hunger Day of Action. There were a lot of representatives there. There was somebody from the executive director of the North Liberty Pantry was up there And it was a good event, good panel. Continued working on the water work. And then I also

Thank you, Mandy. Supervisor Sullivan. Yeah, thanks. Just a few things. I had a liaison with our Veterans Services Director, Mandy Coates. She is going to be coming to the board at some point to talk a little bit about they're getting, I think the legal term is jerked around by the legislature and They're concerned that the money that they've always gotten for training and supplies will not be forthcoming or maybe cut or whatever. So she is going to probably just ask the board for more money in her budget so that if worse comes to worst, she spends it. And then if it is reimbursed, it would be

Thank you, V. Supervisors, we've reached the conclusion of our agenda. Is there anything else for the good of the order this morning? Seeing none, the next meeting of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors is Wednesday, September October 7th at 9 a.m. in the space when we will set for a general business work session. Until such time, we shall stand adjourned.