Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

Hi Stephanie.

Yeah.

We know.

I'm here. People like Aaron try to call me, and then I get distracted, so I have to put him straight to voice mail.

I just figured you didn't like me.

Well, there's that too some days.

Most days I like you.

This is the packet. What is our claims total? Oh, there it is. I had to scroll through many pages there. $1,009,450.51. Mm-hmm. Yeah, I saw that one, that line item there.

What's in there? 16. I think the sprinklers, too. Oh, yeah. The sprinklers was like 360 for the house.

For the thing?

The building.

Yeah. For secondary roads.

That was graphite.

That might be the retention from graphite.

Mm-hmm.

If the building's done, then we have to pay the remaining amount.

4 o'clock, ready.

Okay, great. Welcome, everyone. Today, Tuesday, March 17th, 2026. St. Patrick's Day is 4 p.m. in the boardroom. Can I get roll call for attendance, please?

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Here. All here. We remind everyone rising for the pledge

flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you.

Agenda deletions? I don't think we have any this evening. Item number one on our agenda is our consent agenda. All items listed under the consent agenda will be enacted by one motion. We had claims in the amount of $1,009,450.51. Minutes to approve. March 3rd, 2026, board meeting. March 10th, 2026, special meeting closed session. March 10th, 2026, work session. C, approved step increase for Casey Dollinson. Sign form in secondary roads. D, approve step increase for Lindsay Heath Cook in nutrition. Item E, approve six month increase for Justice McCoon, assistant to the county engineer. Item F, approve department transfer Amy Martins of Accounts Payable Clerk Auditor's Office. G, approve Department Transfer Abigail Sleeth, General Assistance and Opioid Prevention Program Coordinator. Item G, set public hearing on Tuesday, April 7th, 2026 at 9 a.m. for conveyance of land between Warren County and Stephen K. and Donna J. Crow. Item I, set public hearing date for April 7th, 2026 at 9.01 AM for Craig Hill for a rezoning of land from agricultural to rural residential. And item J, set public hearing date for April 7th, 2026 at 9.02 a.m. for Dan Cruz for a rezoning of land from AG district agricultural to rural residential. That's it for the consent agenda.

I'd like a motion to approve. Second.

Roll call.

Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Motion carries. Item number two, consider Aging Resources Board of Directors community member appointment with possible action. It looks like we have, is it one applicant in the packet?

I'll make a motion to approve Deb Richardson for the Aging Resources Board of Director as the community member.

Second.

Roll call. McIntyre?

Aye. Erickson? Aye. Cook? Aye. Vick? Aye. Sorry. Cook? Aye. Arnold? Aye. Thank you. I just heard D.

Item number three, consider letter of support for Maximilian's Muddy Puddles Children's Memorial Splash Pad with possible action. I think that, I don't think the actual letter made it into the packet, but we were looking at that, so I think we have one that we would read into the record.

I'll go ahead and read that. Okay. Okay. Warren County Board of Supervisors is happily to formally express our letter of support for the Children's Memorial Splash Pad in Indianola, an initiative led by Maximilians Muddy Puddles Foundation, a registered 501c3. The Children's Memorial Splash Pad is working with the City of Indianola to create a free and safe place for children of Warren County and surrounding areas to play, all while honoring the legacy of those who have passed through an aesthetic customizable jetted lights spray feature. This project represents not only significance as a memorial, but a long-term broad community impact, strengthening desirability through access to include outdoor recreation that enhances all family circumstances and demographics, regardless of age, ability, or socioeconomic status. This will add a local gathering space via unique and artistic park amenity the community has desired for several years. Additional benefits extend to local economic and tourism stimulus that all align with Warren County and the Indianola Parks and strategic planning initiatives. The foundation has contributions from diverse sources reflecting broad public endorsement and confidence from a shared commitment to bringing this to life through grassroots momentum. Community members, local businesses, and stakeholder organizations have begun to rally behind this vision as evidenced through fundraising efforts, proactive outreach, and widespread social media engagement. We too are happy to support the Eniola Children's Memorial Splash Pad. We strongly encourage funding partners and grantors to consider investing in this impactful and community-backed project as we have chosen to with our $1,000 contribution.

I'll make a motion to approve the letter of support for Maximillian's Muddy Puddles Children Memorial Splash Pad.

Second. Roll call.

McIntyre? Aye. Aronson?

Aye. Ditko?

Aye. Newman? Aye. Arnold? Aye. Thank you. Item number four, consider resolution approving a financial contribution to the city of Indianola for fuel tank removal costs with possible action. This item is regarding our former secondary roads facility here in Indianola. We have our assistant, are we assisting the county attorney? Is that what we're saying? Yes, Kelly?

Yeah, go ahead.

Yep, that sounds great.

Be it resolved that Warren County Board of Supervisors hereby approve to contribute financially one quarter of the actual bill cost, plus any amounts paid by any applicable grants up to $8,500 for the removal of fuel tanks at 704 North 6th Street in Milwaukee. Be it further resolved that the payment of the funds is entirely voluntary and is not a required obligation

I like it, short, sweet, to the point.

I'll make a motion to approve the financial contribution to Indianola as read in the resolution.

Second. Roll call.

McIntyre?

Aye. Arison? Aye.

McCook? Aye.

DeWitt?

Aye.

Arnold? Aye. Motion carries. Item number six, receive and file reports for a financial assistance.

You skipped five. Oh, sorry.

Oh, I skipped number five?

Oh, Andrea, I'm sorry. Thanks, Jane.

Come on forward. You know what that means?

Sorry, we couldn't get you in this evening. I'm sorry.

Item number five.

Crystal and I. Consider the treasurer's request to post the motor vehicle specialist position with possible action.

Thank you. And now.

All right.

We like that.

Okay, okay. Okay. Joelle is just picking on you, isn't she? Well, she lost someone. No, she's not really picking on you. She just really likes your people. You're picking good ones, I think. Yeah.

Yeah. Class half full version. So you have a resignation, and this is just going to be replacing someone when they're moving to another job. I got you.

Okay.

I'll make a motion to approve the treasurer's request at a new hire.

Second.

Roll call.

Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye.

Aye. Aye. Motion carries. Okay, now we will get to item number six. Receive in file reports for A, General Assistance, B, Humane Society, C, Recorder.

Make a motion to receive and file the reports.

Second. Roll call. McIntyre? Aye. Erickson? Aye. DeCook?

Aye. DeWitt? Aye. Arnold? Aye.

Motion carries.

Item number seven, supervisor's report. Any reporting supervisors this evening?

I have a report here from the VA's office. Would you like to come up and explain what some of these numbers mean? I can't really make out what they mean. I just know that Warren County is doing very well for the veterans in Warren County in taking care of them, making sure that they can apply for their benefits and receive those benefits if they are needed. Thank you.

Anyone else? Just to kind of, I guess, in relation to the veterans, I did want to just make a note that we had, unfortunately, we had lost one of our former employees in the recent... combat in Iran, but a former employee of ours, Jeff O'Brien, who's worked in our IT department for several years, was, as many have seen on the news, Major Jeffrey O'Brien. He lost us in a drone attack. Just underlining the point that it kind of hits home a little closer when it's someone, you know, I was assessor when he was here. So it was, you know, kind of hits home a little harder when it's someone they know, obviously. So, you know, thank our veterans. You know, what they do out there is priceless. Anyone else? Okay. Supervised report. Item eight, public input. Comments will be limited to three minutes per individual. The board will not take any action on the comments due to the requirements of the open meetings laws, but may do so in the future. No public input will be allowed for any of today's agenda items. Do we have anyone from the public? Please.

Yeah, no problem.

And just state your name and address for the record when you begin there.

Bill Bosch, 73-23. . . . threatened me with lawsuits and raising my taxes, and they did follow through with many different abuses of power and even fraud. They raised my taxes by 67%, see the 86, 24 million. I never got the 2026 real estate assessment roll in the mail. And when I went to get one, I was told I was too late to go to the vanguard and get the parcel. I called the vanguard representative to do the measurements, and he stated everything was the same as it has been for the last 25 years. So I was shocked to see that they raised my total living area from 959 square feet to 1,051 square feet. It happens to be over the limit of the 1,000 square feet for the Iowa State Law created . It's actually 920 square feet . They also deducted an acre from my forestry exemption and dockered up two . I called Vanguard to get a copy of the parcel report, and they said I needed to get one from the law and assessor office. I got a parcel report from the office staff. I did state the same thing, 1,052 square feet plus the deduction of the acre. This has a session to it. I then sent to Vanguard asking for an email to Vanguard asking for an explanation for this partial port that didn't match up with what the representative said. they would be kind of changing the original parcel report this would be a hundred mile correct parcel report from her office that my PAAB hearing, Janet Duns, actually produced a third version and it had numerous changes. When I pointed out to them, both Janet Duns and PAAB said that they can change the information however they want. This opens up a very clear opportunity for fraud. and abuse of power times three in my case. If you listen to the supervisor's meeting on 4-1-2025, the Warren County citizens were correct about the abuse of power that took place on them, about their taxes being raised unfairly on some, and that gentrification does seem to be taking place. All Warren County citizens who desire should be able to get their original parcel report from Vanguard Direct and make sure this fraud hasn't happened to them. And I think the only way that can get done is if you guys pressure them or at least let them know that they can do it. That's it.

Thank you. OK, thank you. Any other public input? Seeing none, it looks like next meeting date will be April 7th, 2026, 9 a.m. here in the boardroom.

I'll make a motion to adjourn.

Second. Roll call. McIntyre? Aye.

Erickson? Aye.

McCook?

Aye.

LeWitt?

Aye.

Arnold?

Aye. We are adjourned, thank you.

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