[0:04] Good morning everybody. It's Tuesday,

[0:06] September 1st. My name is Don Smiker.

[0:08] I'm gonna call the Jackson County Board

[0:09] of Supervisors meeting to order. To my

[0:11] left I have Mike Steinus. Good morning.

[0:13] >> To my right I have Fuego Bejorns from

[0:15] IT. Lisa from the auditors. Mike.

[0:18] >> Uh online we have Michael Miller again

[0:20] and we got Brittany from the virtual

[0:22] press box. So first up is uh visitors

[0:26] and citizens. Is there anybody online or

[0:27] in the gallery today who'd like to

[0:29] address the board?

[0:33] » Hearing none, we'll move on. First up is

[0:35] Becky Chapen with human resources.

[0:37] >> Good morning.

[0:38] >> Come on in.

[0:40] >> So, last time I was in front of the

[0:42] board, I asked you to um accept a

[0:44] resignation from one of our corrections

[0:45] officers. I had a little typo in my

[0:46] date. So I am here today to ask for a

[0:48] motion to correct the resignation from

[0:50] corrections officer Brandt Beaston from

[0:52] August 17, 2026 to August 7th, 2026.

[0:56] >> So do do we need to resend the former

[0:59] auction or motion or can we just do this

[1:01] all in one?

[1:02] >> Just make this motion.

[1:03] >> I would make a motion to do that.

[1:05] >> I would second that. We got a motion by

[1:07] Mike, second by N for a motion to

[1:10] correct the resignation date from

[1:12] corrections officer Brandt Beaston from

[1:14] August 17, 2026 to August 7th, 2026. Any

[1:18] other discussion?

[1:20] All those in favor say I. I.

[1:22] >> I. Opposed. Motion carries.

[1:24] >> And we did have a full-time um park

[1:26] ranger with our conservation department

[1:28] um resign as well. I would ask for a

[1:30] motion to accept the notice of

[1:31] resignation from park ranger Caitlyn

[1:33] Kicks effective August 21st, 2026.

[1:36] >> I would make that motion.

[1:38] >> I would second.

[1:39] >> Got a motion by n second by Mike to

[1:41] approve or accept the res notice of

[1:43] resignation from park ranger Caitlyn

[1:46] Hicks effective 21 August 2026. Any

[1:49] other discussion?

[1:51] All those in favor say I.

[1:53] >> I. Opposed. Motion carries

[1:56] >> and the conservation board is accepting

[1:58] applications for a certified officer

[2:00] through September 13th. So if that's of

[2:01] any interest to anybody,

[2:03] >> that information [clears throat] is out

[2:04] there. Um next, um back in 2018, we

[2:07] implemented a master policy manual um as

[2:10] required under HIPPO regulations. There

[2:12] have been several individual policy

[2:14] revisions as we've went through updating

[2:16] language, confidentiality, um those kind

[2:17] of things throughout the years. For the

[2:19] advice of our consultant, Croach, we

[2:21] felt it was appropriate time to adopt a

[2:22] new manual just in its entirety.

[2:25] So today I would ask for a motion to

[2:26] approve the 2018 Jackson County Master

[2:29] Manual of HIPPA policies and procedures

[2:30] effective September 1st, 2026 as

[2:33] amended. So moved.

[2:35] >> I would second that.

[2:36] >> Got a motion by Mike, second by N to

[2:38] approve the 2018 Jackson County Master

[2:42] Manual of HIPPA policies and procedures

[2:44] effective September 1st, 2026 as

[2:47] amended. Any other discussion?

[2:49] All those in favor say I. I.

[2:52] >> Opposed? Motion carries.

[2:55] >> Anything else going on?

[2:56] >> No.

[2:57] >> All right. [clears throat] We appreciate

[2:58] your time.

[3:02] » Next up, we have Jaden Shekele from the

[3:04] county engineers office. Good morning,

[3:06] sir.

[3:06] >> Good morning.

[3:09] >> First thing on our agenda is an entrance

[3:12] permit for Phil Deninger. It's a

[3:14] residential entrance on 19th 4th Avenue,

[3:17] uh, section one of Otter Creek Township.

[3:20] Uh, check site distance. That's all

[3:22] there on the call where it is required

[3:24] and is noted on the permits. So, uh, our

[3:27] department recommends approval.

[3:29] >> I would make that motion.

[3:31] >> I have a second.

[3:32] >> We got a motion by N, second by Mike to

[3:34] approve a residential permit for Phil

[3:37] Dener on Outer Creek in Outer Creek

[3:40] Township section one on 194th Avenue.

[3:43] Any other discussion?

[3:45] All those in favor say I. I.

[3:47] >> I. Oppos. Motion carries.

[3:51] Um and next is discussion on potential

[3:55] joint county purchase on a soil

[3:57] stabilizer. Um so machine if you recall

[4:02] it's probably been a couple years ago up

[4:04] on 243rd

[4:06] Avenue up by the debut county line um

[4:09] where our department rented a soil

[4:12] stabilizing machine that injected base

[4:14] one. It milled up the existing pavement,

[4:15] mixed milled to a sufficient depth that

[4:18] got through the pavement and existing

[4:20] rock, mixed it, made it one homogeneous

[4:22] material, injected base one to stabilize

[4:24] it, and then reput an asphalt surface on

[4:26] top. Um, it's that same machine. Um,

[4:31] there's sounds like there's a potential

[4:32] for eight counties should step back.

[4:35] That machine at that time was just

[4:36] rented. Um, other counties were renting

[4:39] it. It was a machine from Oklahoma. um

[4:42] and just rented it at a I think it used

[4:44] it for a week and a half. Um

[4:48] other counties that rented it at that

[4:50] time, they continually rent it year

[4:51] after year after year. So there was

[4:53] enough discussion that they look are

[4:55] looking at joint purchasing one where

[4:58] the counties collectively would own it.

[5:01] Um so right now it's about eight

[5:05] counties that would including we would

[5:07] be included in that eight pending

[5:08] today's discussion I should say um to

[5:10] jointly purchase a 2019 Wiler soil

[5:14] stabilizer so we can have reliable

[5:17] access for its use because I would have

[5:20] I do have other roads in mind that could

[5:21] do this same application. Um,

[5:25] and rather than there it's not just one

[5:28] road, there's multiple. And with that,

[5:30] like

[5:32] uh to have a contractor mill one mile of

[5:35] road is approximately around $90,000.

[5:39] If this machine with eight counties

[5:41] would cost us as Jackson County about

[5:43] $24,000. Well, obviously that's

[5:45] significantly less than 90,000. Um, our

[5:48] crews would be doing that work. And then

[5:50] also we would have it for future use. So

[5:53] instead instead of spending 90,000 for a

[5:55] one to have a contractor perform a

[5:56] one-time service on one road 24 would be

[6:00] for our use yearly. Um

[6:05] >> couple of questions.

[6:08] >> Where's it going to be stored if eight

[6:09] counties are owning it?

[6:11] >> So right now it's planned that Debuke

[6:13] County would actually be the one truly

[6:15] owning it or be the it'd be insured

[6:18] under Clinton County. So it' be stored

[6:20] in Clinton County for majority of time

[6:22] unless did first.

[6:23] >> Yeah.

[6:23] >> Did I?

[6:24] >> Yeah.

[6:24] >> Sorry, Clinton.

[6:26] >> Okay.

[6:26] >> So, I had the opportunity to

[6:28] >> Were we we used it up by the debut

[6:29] county line or did I say

[6:33] » Clinton?

[6:34] >> Yeah. And

[6:34] >> apologize.

[6:35] >> I just with eight counties going for it.

[6:38] Is there going to be like a sign up on

[6:40] when we have access to it or is there

[6:42] going to be certain timelines or how

[6:43] does it work?

[6:44] >> Yep. It'd be we'd have to coordinate

[6:46] with them just like um out of those

[6:48] eight counties. I think six of those

[6:50] counties also collectively own a

[6:52] shouldering machine. So it' be set up to

[6:54] the same use that that is where they

[6:56] coordinate with all the counties as far

[6:57] as uh who's getting it for how long and

[7:01] basically schedule the work accordingly.

[7:03] >> So the biggest question to me would be

[7:05] the maintenance schedule on it. So, I

[7:08] mean, obviously, if we're going to do a

[7:09] mile, you either set this up by the hour

[7:13] agreement to say, I use it for an hour

[7:16] or I use it for 50 yards or 100 yards or

[7:20] whatever it may be. I mean, I'm sure

[7:22] there's different applications to where

[7:23] it sounds a little tougher. So, this

[7:25] kind of machine to me takes a fair

[7:27] amount of maintenance.

[7:28] >> Yeah. And as far as like repairs, I

[7:29] don't have the details on that yet

[7:31] because the counties are still working

[7:32] on a 28 agreement for it. But as far as

[7:36] the purchase, they would split

[7:39] >> the total cost evenly amongst each

[7:41] county for the purchase of it. And yes,

[7:43] to answer the question for maintenance,

[7:44] I'm not 100% sure how that um would go

[7:47] yet.

[7:47] >> Yeah, if we're only doing a mile of road

[7:50] and wherever, say you I don't know what

[7:53] other counties are going in it. St.

[7:54] Jones County is doing 20 miles a year.

[7:58] You know, it's not quite fair that

[8:00] >> See, I think the SC or most counties

[8:03] typically do about a mile or two at most

[8:05] a year. Um, just because it takes I mean

[8:09] their crews got just like all the

[8:10] departments or every county road

[8:11] department, they have other tasks and

[8:13] stuff. Okay.

[8:14] >> So, when eight counties you I think they

[8:16] did the math assuming

[8:19] basically it amounts each county would

[8:20] be able to use about two weeks out of

[8:21] the year which would be about the right

[8:23] amounts cuz they don't want to have any

[8:25] other count. The talk was it was

[8:28] originally seven. There was one more

[8:29] that made it eight but then there was

[8:31] discussion we should probably end it

[8:32] there because then how to facilitate any

[8:34] more use for it wouldn't all lot enough

[8:36] time for the summer time of the year for

[8:38] its use.

[8:41] So when we use it

[8:44] >> you our guys can do this they have the

[8:46] knowledge or there's is there going to

[8:47] need to be training involved or

[8:49] >> um they'd be able to do it probably be a

[8:52] learning curve just like because it was

[8:53] our crews that did it up on 243rd Avenue

[8:55] um a couple years ago but yeah that's

[8:57] been a couple years ago so it' be a

[8:59] rejogging

[9:00] >> so we go through and do it then we have

[9:01] somebody come back through and and put

[9:03] overlay on top

[9:04] >> correct yeah so my plan for this is to

[9:06] be used in applications where we have

[9:08] some local veiling pavements

[9:11] Like

[9:12] >> pavements or black top?

[9:14] >> Uh well, black top asphalt pavements.

[9:17] >> Yeah.

[9:17] >> Like for example, like green

[9:19] >> won't chew up to concrete. Correct.

[9:22] >> No, I probably would not want to. No,

[9:24] that would take a toll on the teeth.

[9:26] >> Yeah. No, that's what

[9:27] >> So it' be limited to asphalt pavements,

[9:29] which that's what was up at 240 32 years

[9:31] ago.

[9:32] >> I was up there and watched that process

[9:33] for one day or part of a day.

[9:36] Um cuz like for example like Green like

[9:38] Green Allen Road especially as you go

[9:40] through the actual unincorporated town

[9:42] of Green like that is just falling apart

[9:44] and that would be one stretch that I

[9:46] would have in my mind would be a perfect

[9:48] application for this all the way from 52

[9:50] going to the end of pavement uh by the

[9:53] railroad tracks which is about a mile.

[9:55] >> Okay.

[9:55] >> Well, we can save 70,000 on one

[9:57] application. This makes sense. Listen,

[10:00] this is one of those things like you

[10:01] look at our our grinder and stuff, you

[10:03] know, the the trackco with the the the

[10:05] mulching head and things like that. You

[10:07] can rent we we were contracting all that

[10:10] stuff. Then you buy one and all of a

[10:12] sudden we're using it. We're saving a

[10:13] lot of money because we're doing what we

[10:15] want. Is there a larger application?

[10:17] What I don't want to do is we go in for

[10:19] 25,000 which is cheap and then it works

[10:22] really good. We get good at it. All of a

[10:23] sudden, we're wishing we had our own

[10:25] because we can use it here and here and here and all that kind

[10:28] of stuff to the point where what happens

[10:30] when okay, Todd's Todd's going to own

[10:33] this over in Clinton County when he's

[10:34] gone. How do we we going to be able to

[10:36] get our money out of it someday or is it

[10:38] just going to disappear and we just let

[10:40] it off as rent or so?

[10:42] >> Are you going to want your own someday?

[10:44] >> I don't know about that because it's

[10:45] probably I mean the machine itself is

[10:46] like 193,000. This is a used machine

[10:49] too, you know, it's not brand new. So,

[10:51] um I don't think there'd be enough use

[10:53] of that each year to cuz not only do you

[10:56] have the cost of that, but then I mean

[10:58] it costs money to resurface or to put

[10:59] the actual asphalt surface over top,

[11:01] too. So, I I don't think it ever makes

[11:04] sense for a machine like this to for a

[11:06] county to sold.

[11:07] >> Okay.

[11:08] >> I I would see it's minimal use in

[11:10] certain areas. Like you say, there's a

[11:12] couple roads that are completely falling

[11:13] apart. Most of our major ones are longer

[11:16] than that. I would say get attention

[11:18] before that.

[11:19] >> Yeah. Yeah, because you know even like

[11:20] 395th, you know, that's a mile again

[11:23] there, too. If you weren't changing the

[11:24] whole road, I would think that would be

[11:26] a possibility.

[11:27] >> Yeah. And and that one, you know, for

[11:29] the extent of that roadway project,

[11:31] since that's an FM road, that uses FM

[11:33] funds. I think Green Island is Green

[11:35] Island Road is as well. But where to fit

[11:37] that in if we can do some minimal work

[11:39] like this to where we don't have to have

[11:42] full contract contractor come in and

[11:46] fully reconstruct the thing. Well, and

[11:47] not only that, you're taking your guys

[11:49] to do this. So, that's going to take

[11:51] them away from our other projects we're

[11:54] trying to get done and they don't, you

[11:58] know, they're doing a lot of stuff right

[11:59] now that maybe some things are

[12:03] getting shifted and not and we would not

[12:06] use it this year anymore. I mean, we

[12:07] wouldn't I don't foresee us using it at

[12:10] best next year because we'd have to plan

[12:12] this stuff out. And I guess I would like

[12:14] to believe by time that this would fully

[12:17] come to fruition and use for everybody

[12:20] that we would at least have our first

[12:21] cycle of reclaim done because for the

[12:24] most part the crews have been really

[12:25] good about maintaining that crown. So I

[12:28] it's my hope that when we get to the

[12:30] second cycle that it's not as labor

[12:33] intensive for our heart like it maybe

[12:35] some of them don't even need the

[12:36] retriever. Maybe it's just taking their

[12:37] mold board in the early parts of the

[12:38] year just bringing that material in

[12:40] because they've been really good. We've

[12:41] been stressing them that there's reasons

[12:43] for maintaining the crown, but um

[12:45] ultimately if it's not if the reclaim

[12:48] isn't as labor intensive, that should

[12:50] free up some guys to do stuff like this.

[12:52] Um I'll probably sign the guys up for a

[12:55] lot of stuff. But

[12:57] >> I had the opportunity to talk to some of

[12:58] your counterpart engineers out at last

[13:00] week and uh they were kind of filling me

[13:03] in about this machine and stuff and I

[13:04] thought, well, you know, sounds like a

[13:06] good deal. when when the information you

[13:08] sent us, it showed the machine and maybe

[13:11] a tow machine. Does that tow machine

[13:12] come with it or is this something we

[13:14] have to pull with one of

[13:15] >> that picture was a water truck and um we

[13:18] rented that with that machine that time

[13:19] from Washington County and Clinton

[13:21] County own water trucks because they

[13:24] apply brine on their Yeah. So they have

[13:26] the water tanks on the back of their

[13:27] dump trucks. We rented that and that's

[13:29] what the other counties do. They rent

[13:30] those two trucks, one from Clinton

[13:32] County, one from Washington for their

[13:34] week use rather than having a whole dump

[13:36] truck set up for each each county does

[13:39] not have their own dump truck set up

[13:40] with the water.

[13:40] >> So I assume this is a self propel

[13:42] machine. Yep.

[13:43] >> And is it hauled on our low boy or do we

[13:46] are able to haul it on our

[13:48] >> because that's how we um brought it up

[13:49] here. The time we used it two years ago

[13:52] we went to I think it was Marian County

[13:54] got it and brought it up here. Um, so I

[13:57] guess the counties that are interested

[13:58] in using it, I should have mentioned are

[14:00] Washington obviously Clinton County,

[14:03] Washington County, uh, Mahaska and

[14:05] Kikak, Marian, Henry, and Lee counties

[14:10] and us.

[14:12] >> That's a pretty good spread of counties.

[14:13] >> Yeah, it's all kind of this eastern

[14:15] southeast part of the county. And that's

[14:18] where most of these counties have that

[14:19] shouldering machine set up or a lot of

[14:22] these counties except for I don't know

[14:24] which one us and one other do not have

[14:27] or share that shouldering machine. So

[14:29] >> we can get in on that too yet.

[14:33] » No, I don't see any issues there other

[14:35] than like I said obviously this is a

[14:39] machine does some rough work if you

[14:41] will. So 10 years I mean so it's

[14:43] obviously there's going to be

[14:44] maintenance to it and I think that

[14:46] should be allocated either hourly or

[14:48] number of feet or whatever it may be you

[14:51] know we don't use it for one year for

[14:52] something and somebody [clears throat]

[14:53] else uses it seven counties use it well

[14:57] >> our maintenance cost should be minimal.

[14:59] >> Yeah.

[14:59] And I guess I [clears throat]

[15:00] should mention that this today is not to

[15:02] like

[15:03] >> this is not 2080 agreement. says

[15:05] basically uh just yeah permission to

[15:08] pursue this and

[15:10] >> till a 28 agreement can be worked out.

[15:14] >> I think it's a good deal. I would make

[15:15] that motion to go ahead and pursue them.

[15:20] >> Um is it to pursue the purchase or to

[15:23] pursue moving forward?

[15:26] >> Pursue moving forward and because

[15:27] >> joint joint purchase.

[15:29] >> Yes. Yep.

[15:30] You're going to be entering into an

[15:32] intergovernmental agreement for the

[15:34] joint p purchase.

[15:36] >> Yes.

[15:37] >> I'm what I'm thinking I guess what I'm

[15:39] thinking is um is to approve entering

[15:42] into an intergovernmental agreement for

[15:44] a joint purchase and ownership with

[15:45] eight counties including Jackson County

[15:47] for 2019 soil stabilizer with the

[15:50] approximate cost to each county of

[15:52] 24,000.

[15:53] >> Yes. Because the 2080 will be pending

[15:56] our full signing of a 280 will be later

[15:59] and then pending final recommendations

[16:01] to enter into this agreement. Y to

[16:03] proceed.

[16:04] >> Is that your motion?

[16:05] >> Yes, that's what I said.

[16:07] >> I would second that motion.

[16:09] >> You want to repeat that? Uh, I think the

[16:11] motion is to approve entering into an

[16:13] intergovernmental agreement for a joint

[16:15] purchase and ownership with eight

[16:17] counties including Jackson County for a

[16:19] 2019 Wiler soil stabilizer with the

[16:22] approximate cost to each county of

[16:25] $24,000.

[16:27] >> Any other discussion?

[16:28] >> I have a question. So, this is coming

[16:31] out of current year budget, correct?

[16:33] >> Potentially or next year's. I don't know

[16:35] cuz I don't have everything sorted out

[16:37] but it' be either this year's or next

[16:38] year's which either case it would be

[16:41] covered.

[16:42] >> Okay.

[16:44] >> Any other discussion?

[16:48] All those in favor say I.

[16:50] >> I opposed. Motion carried.

[16:53] [clears throat]

[16:54] >> Uh quick update on construction

[16:56] projects. Bernard Road. We're nearing

[16:57] the end. Bernard Road over. We're

[16:59] nearing the end of that. Um, just

[17:01] working on some final things to the

[17:03] contractor as far as sealing the center

[17:05] line cracks. Uh, they got to have their

[17:07] smoothness test done on it to know if

[17:09] there's any grind areas or panels of

[17:11] replacement. There's maybe one spot that

[17:13] does, but we're work through the final

[17:15] steps of that. So, we're nearing the

[17:16] end. Um,

[17:19] Chennorth Bridge, they are planning to

[17:22] tentatively right now to pour the deck

[17:23] either Thursday or Friday of next week.

[17:26] So

[17:29] it'll be for as long as that bridge is,

[17:31] they're going to plan to do it as one

[17:32] floor. So it'll probably be two hump

[17:34] trucks on each end of the bridge. And um

[17:38] >> so one more did you say? Mhm.

[17:40] [clears throat] Is that 300 ft? Yeah.

[17:43] The weird part is it's not or shouldn't

[17:45] say weird but uh

[17:48] so our Z-15 bridge um has just a little

[17:52] more concrete on its deck than what the

[17:54] channel earth does simply do that

[17:57] because the channel bridge is a beam

[17:59] bridge. So the beams are act as you know

[18:03] a super structure itself. So it's just

[18:04] an 8 inch deck on it. Our Z-15 bridge

[18:07] has no beams because it's considered a

[18:08] slat bridge. So, it's a lot thicker deck

[18:10] cuz the deck is also acting as the super

[18:12] structure. So, I think the deck on the

[18:14] Z15 rig is close to 2 ft thick. So, and

[18:17] that was 110 ft long. So, um it is

[18:20] table, but they're going to have to have

[18:22] it would be allowed if they wanted to do

[18:23] it two different pores, but I mean they

[18:26] have the crews there and equipment. It

[18:27] seems they're going to try to do it as

[18:28] one pour, but I most likely would mean

[18:31] pump trucks on each side of the bridge

[18:33] unless they get a pump truck to where

[18:34] they hold the beams and where they had a

[18:36] crane set towards the river. um set the

[18:38] pump truck down there where where it can

[18:39] reach essentially both from end end of

[18:41] the bridge. But yes, we're planning a

[18:43] one pour uh either Thursday or Friday of

[18:45] next week.

[18:46] >> Wow.

[18:46] >> So, um it'll be exciting to see that get

[18:50] open back up.

[18:51] >> Yes. Um

[18:54] our last bridge of the year to be built

[18:56] will be the one on 17th Street over uh

[18:58] east of Miles. Um our contractor is

[19:01] currently slated to come in around the

[19:03] end of September to start that one. So

[19:05] well actually by the week of the 21st

[19:07] tentatively right now. So only a few

[19:09] weeks away from beginning that one and

[19:12] that'll be our last bridge for this

[19:13] construction season.

[19:15] >> Any idea [clears throat] when you might

[19:16] hear back from the federal government on

[19:17] those two bridges that joint application

[19:20] >> hopefully sometime the plan or in the

[19:22] notice of funding agreement it was

[19:23] stated that uh in by the end of

[19:26] September is when they were expected to

[19:28] have an announcement on our

[19:29] determination. So I'm very hopeful

[19:31] sometime this month unless they delay

[19:34] things but in their no foss by the end

[19:36] of this month we would have a

[19:38] determination whether or not on the

[19:40] awards or who was award and who wasn't.

[19:41] So uh fingers crossed

[19:44] >> because that'll really get things uh

[19:45] clicking.

[19:46] >> I just don't want everybody get all

[19:47] wound up here even if the deck is poured

[19:49] on China to understand we got guard rail

[19:51] and approaches and all that kind of

[19:52] stuff. It's got to be open in

[19:56] >> it's not open in two weeks.

[19:57] >> Yeah. There's the all the barrier rail

[19:59] on each side of the bridge with it being

[20:01] 300 foot long. It's 300 some feet on one

[20:03] side. So, they got to pour all the

[20:04] barrier rail on each side of the bridge.

[20:06] Um there is guard rail on that bridge

[20:08] also. As you come off on the approach,

[20:10] gravel approaches, there's guardrail. Um

[20:12] there's final earth work and rip wrap to

[20:14] be placed yet. Um and then all the

[20:17] restoration work. So, and then rocking

[20:19] of the gravel road of 82nd on both

[20:20] sides. So yes, there is fair amount of

[20:23] work, but I'd like to believe the bulk

[20:25] of it will be taken care of after this

[20:27] deck pour. But yes, there are some

[20:29] remaining steps yet before that project

[20:31] will be open.

[20:31] >> What's the estimated completion date?

[20:34] >> Uh I would as it sits right now, the way

[20:37] things are moving, I would like to

[20:38] believe by the end of October things

[20:40] should be open for that because they're

[20:43] out of the river now. So with river

[20:44] rises and whatnot shouldn't play that

[20:46] much of a factor anymore. But if it

[20:48] rains, obviously it delays things with

[20:49] earth moving yet. But shaping, but kind

[20:52] of where I would estimate is end of

[20:54] October.

[20:55] >> Cool.

[20:56] >> Question was street bridge going to be

[20:58] closed and I know that the heavily

[21:01] travel road

[21:03] for kids and stuff like that.

[21:05] >> Do are we putting up any signs like say

[21:08] now that

[21:09] >> this road will be closed?

[21:12] >> We haven't. Um, what I can do is I can

[21:16] put our on our road notification tool

[21:18] that we send out that includes all the

[21:20] schools. Um, and I can include uh city

[21:22] of miles on that. That includes all you

[21:25] three as well when we do that. But I can

[21:27] send that out now to at least give them

[21:30] advanced warning assuming that the word

[21:33] would spread thereafter

[21:36] or I can put it on our county's uh our

[21:39] department's uh Facebook page as well.

[21:42] for any of those that are subscribed or

[21:44] [clears throat] maybe it'll get shared.

[21:45] I don't know how the Facebook world

[21:46] works, but I can put it on there

[21:48] nonetheless, too.

[21:52] » Okay. Any other questions for Jane?

[21:54] >> Appreciate it.

[21:55] >> Thank you very much, sir.

[21:56] >> Yep. Have a good day. You as well.

[22:00] >> All right. Next up, we have Elizabeth

[22:02] Townsen, Environmental Health and

[22:03] Rebecca Fuat from zoning to come up and

[22:06] talk to us about Govwell Technologies.

[22:09] >> Good morning.

[22:13] Jaden's going to stay for that.

[22:22] » Back down.

[22:23] >> Yeah,

[22:25] >> next time everyone.

[22:27] >> Good morning.

[22:32] » Who's up? I'm all talking at once.

[22:35] >> Okay, so

[22:38] start. Okay. So, it's um been several

[22:41] months. We've been looking um at moving

[22:43] away from our geo permitting system. Um

[22:46] we met with them earlier this spring to

[22:49] kind of talk about the issues that we

[22:51] were having. Um

[22:53] and nothing was really done since then.

[22:55] Um I mean, they did go in and kind of

[22:57] try to rework some of our applications,

[23:00] but we're still just not seeing some of

[23:02] the things that they had promised us

[23:04] previously, like some upgrades and

[23:06] things like that.

[23:08] um even with the rework on the

[23:09] applications that they've done, we don't

[23:11] we still don't see an improvement. Um

[23:15] and they were supposed to follow up with

[23:16] us at one point but shortly after our

[23:19] meeting within like a week or two and

[23:21] that never happened.

[23:23] So anyway, um we're just kind of getting

[23:25] to that point where it's just not

[23:27] working for us. It's not working for us.

[23:29] It's not working for the residents.

[23:31] We're still getting complaints from the

[23:32] residents of the county um on the

[23:34] application processes. So, nothing

[23:37] against GIO, it's just not working for

[23:39] us. Um, Govwell is a company that we've

[23:42] been talking to for over a year now. Um,

[23:46] they are a company that was actually

[23:50] created by um, a county employee and

[23:52] their um, and son who's a contractor.

[23:56] Um, it's a very userfriendly program um,

[24:00] unlike our geo permitting system. So, it

[24:03] allows for paper applications,

[24:05] electronic application. It can all kind

[24:07] of go into one. It's got some really

[24:10] good AI tools that are useful not only

[24:13] for the residents doing applications,

[24:15] but also for our offices being one

[24:18] person departments. Um, so people can go

[24:20] on and do like a presubmitt of their

[24:23] application and use their tool to see if

[24:25] what they're submitting is actually

[24:27] going to be approved. Um, so it's just

[24:30] got a lot of really great things. And

[24:32] Becca, I don't know if you want to say

[24:34] anything more than that.

[24:36] >> Um, one of the features that I really

[24:38] like about it is you can go in and see

[24:41] what has what permits have been taken

[24:43] out on your property. Even after you've

[24:46] bought the property, you can see what

[24:48] has been done. So, it's the tracking

[24:51] features are really nice.

[24:52] >> Yeah. So, there's a lot of flagging and

[24:54] tracking features. Um like currently we

[24:58] have an issue where people are going in

[24:59] and for one application they might have

[25:01] like seven or eight applications going

[25:04] because they go they can't find their

[25:05] application that they started. Um it's

[25:08] just difficult for them to submit

[25:10] documents. Um it's difficult for us to

[25:13] help somebody that maybe doesn't have

[25:15] you know email or internet. It's

[25:17] difficult for us to put that all in

[25:19] there. So this is just going to be

[25:20] better for everybody I think all around.

[25:22] Um, so the gov well it would cover my it

[25:26] could cover any department potentially.

[25:28] Um, but currently it would just be my

[25:31] office, environmental health, Becca's

[25:33] office zoning and then our county

[25:34] engineers department.

[25:37] Um, they are talking about three months

[25:40] per application to build out. So we

[25:42] would be looking at sometime in March or

[25:44] April to be able to roll the

[25:46] applications out. Um, they said we could

[25:48] roll them out individually, but we

[25:50] decided that it's best to do them all at

[25:52] once instead of having two different

[25:54] types of companies out there with

[25:56] applications on the web. Be too

[25:58] confusing for people. Um, our contract

[26:01] with GEO goes until July of next year.

[26:04] We have not talked to them yet about

[26:06] what we're planning on doing, but

[26:10] um, we did talk to the county, excuse

[26:12] me, county attorney's office to see, you

[26:14] know, about ending contracts and things

[26:16] like that. Um, so we do have some

[26:18] options, but I would say personally that

[26:20] I think we should just leave our

[26:22] contract with GIO because we don't know

[26:24] for sure when these applications will be

[26:26] completed. So I don't feel comfortable

[26:28] at this point setting a date saying that

[26:30] yes, we'll end go on, you know, April

[26:34] 1st because we don't know for sure that

[26:36] our applications with Gov Well will be

[26:38] completed yet.

[26:41] Um, price-wise, it's very similar in

[26:44] price. um we get locked in for two years

[26:46] if we sign this contract, so there will

[26:48] be no increase. Um I do know that GIO

[26:51] has been doing an annual increase. Um

[26:53] and we're just not seeing any changes in

[26:56] the product. So I'm not sure why they're giving that increase to us, but

[27:01] um so we'd be locked in and then see

[27:05] >> Can you say similar? How how similar are

[27:08] we? Can you give me a number? Um, so I

[27:11] believe the geo was 24,000

[27:15] >> a year.

[27:16] >> Yes.

[27:18] >> And I think I seen your email that said

[27:21] this was 47.

[27:23] >> So that's just year. Yeah.

[27:25] >> So yeah. So that's just the first year.

[27:27] Ends up being around 29

[27:29] >> 29 per year. 46 includes the build.

[27:33] >> Yeah.

[27:34] >> 17,000 in build out per.

[27:36] >> So ends up being about $6,000 more. Five

[27:38] or six thousand more. um per year. And

[27:41] that's a two-year contract.

[27:45] » So, I do know that like some of the

[27:47] other um county offices did build

[27:50] applications within GIO, but they're not

[27:52] using them because they're not user

[27:54] friendly. So, like I know our assessor's

[27:56] office built applications, spent that

[27:59] time not using it.

[28:01] >> So, is there any Iowa counties or local

[28:05] counties or anybody that's using this

[28:06] that we could refer to?

[28:08] >> There are not. Um, and to me that

[28:11] doesn't matter because I

[28:12] >> there are counties. They're not Iowa

[28:14] counties.

[28:15] >> We would be the first one. We would be

[28:16] the first ones. Um, which is fine by me

[28:19] because I just think that we we're a

[28:21] little more progressive in Jackson

[28:23] County and we're doing things that

[28:24] nobody else in the state of Iowa and

[28:27] even across the country are doing right

[28:29] now, which is to me like amazing. Um, so

[28:33] that makes me feel okay doing this. But

[28:36] yeah, there's um some another company in

[28:38] or sorry, another county in Indiana that

[28:40] did switch from geopermitting to Govwell

[28:43] and they're very happy with that and I'm

[28:44] happy to send you guys the contact

[28:46] information for that.

[28:47] >> That would be great.

[28:48] >> Okay.

[28:49] >> Um I I guess you know a couple things. I

[28:51] know you mentioned AI applications

[28:53] within their program.

[28:54] >> Yes. We were warned to be very careful

[28:56] with AI applications like there's only

[28:59] two sites that are recommended by

[29:03] government authority to

[29:04] >> so this is AI that will just assist with

[29:07] so if they have a question on what

[29:09] applications they're going to need how

[29:11] to fill out those applications that AI

[29:13] tool is going to assist them.

[29:15] >> Yeah.

[29:15] >> Um so it's a 247 tool that they can use.

[29:19] Um, but the other thing it's going to do

[29:20] is it's going to pull all of our

[29:22] ordinances and it's going to have a tool

[29:25] that's going to help them figure out if

[29:28] the information they're submitting to

[29:30] the county prior to paying for the

[29:32] application is something that would be

[29:33] approved. So, it's going to say, "Oh,

[29:35] wait. You submit you're planning on

[29:37] submitting this, but it's not going to

[29:39] meet the setback." So, it's going to

[29:41] just be a tool for people to use because

[29:42] like right now one of the biggest things

[29:44] that we're running across is we have a

[29:46] huge amount of people coming into our

[29:48] offices multiple times like one

[29:50] individual multiple times saying will

[29:53] you approve this will you approve that

[29:56] and the reason they're doing that

[29:57] because they don't want to pay for the

[29:59] application without knowing if it's

[30:01] something we're going to approve but

[30:02] it's extremely time consuming for us. I

[30:05] think maybe the zoning office gets the

[30:07] brunt of it, but um this is a great tool

[30:10] because they can use that instead of

[30:12] coming into Becca's office, you know,

[30:15] eight, nine, 10 times within a year

[30:17] before submitting an application. So,

[30:19] it's just going to save us a lot of time

[30:22] and money in the long run.

[30:23] >> Well, I would agree. And, you know,

[30:25] somehow I'm going to go back to Beorn

[30:26] maybe, you know, with some of this AI

[30:28] stuff that uh it's just you have to be

[30:30] really careful about information that

[30:33] you're putting in there.

[30:34] >> Yeah. So, like I said, it just it's

[30:35] pulling from our ordinances. So, it's

[30:37] just taking that information and then

[30:39] giving it back to them.

[30:41] >> Um, and then, you know, again, just

[30:44] assisting with, you know, what

[30:45] applications they're going to need. So,

[30:46] if somebody wants to build, you know,

[30:48] they're I want to they put into the AI,

[30:51] I'm building a new house, what

[30:52] applications do I need? It's going to

[30:54] tell them right away like these are the

[30:56] things you're going to want to apply

[30:57] for. So, it's more just like a help AI

[30:59] tool more than anything.

[31:03] >> Yeah. I I can see that. I think it would

[31:05] have to be somewhat regulated

[31:06] [clears throat]

[31:07] to be safe and we can look

[31:09] >> as far as

[31:11] budget. I mean, when you plan on

[31:13] implementing such a thing if some if we

[31:16] do decide to

[31:17] >> So, it would come out of this year's

[31:19] budget. So, we would pay now

[31:21] >> 2727.

[31:23] >> Yeah. that we would do an amendment um

[31:25] later on, but we did talk with um the

[31:27] auditor's office and they talked about,

[31:30] you know, pulling out a two years

[31:31] budget, but we decided it was cleaner

[31:34] just to do it out of the one.

[31:37] >> Okay.

[31:40] » Um

[31:41] >> I mean, the only thing that makes me

[31:42] nervous, and I said this when we had our

[31:44] meeting before, you know, there's how

[31:47] many other counties using the geo

[31:50] permitting and it's working? one, why

[31:53] isn't it working for our county?

[31:56] And yeah, why are we having

[31:59] >> Because you got two really smart uh

[32:02] administrators here that are probably

[32:05] [clears throat] more techsavvy than a

[32:06] lot of other administrators across the

[32:08] state of Iowa. And so we have a higher

[32:10] equity title in there, Elizabeth,

[32:12] because I don't know all the other

[32:15] administrators. So I'm not dissing

[32:17] anybody that way. All I got to say,

[32:19] >> it makes me very nervous this being

[32:22] >> the only one in Iowa.

[32:25] >> I mean, I and I realize somebody's

[32:27] always got to be the first person,

[32:29] >> but

[32:31] you know, and

[32:33] >> and if I'm not mistaken,

[32:35] >> you were part of the big push for the

[32:37] geo permitting that that was better than

[32:39] sliced bread. Now we're coming in that

[32:41] this is going to be better than

[32:43] >> So just to clarify, I knew that we

[32:45] needed something, but it was actually

[32:46] our previous zoning administrator that

[32:48] was the one that pushed for go. So want

[32:51] to be clear on that. Um we did not sit

[32:53] down at that point and look at any other

[32:55] options. She felt confident in the

[32:57] product and I did stand behind her on

[33:00] that cuz I do know that we needed

[33:02] something.

[33:04] Um, but yeah, I mean to answer your

[33:06] question, I don't know why it has not

[33:08] been working for us, but we did sit back

[33:11] and try to be very hard working with Gio

[33:14] to make it work. I mean, otherwise when

[33:16] we had had that meeting with them back

[33:17] in the spring, you know, we would have

[33:19] just said, "No, we're not going to do

[33:20] it." But I I don't know if Bujorn can

[33:23] testify to the fact that like I have

[33:25] worked really hard with them on our

[33:27] applications trying to just, you know,

[33:29] boost them up and make them better. He's

[33:31] been copied on every single email. So, I

[33:34] mean, there has been that we're not we

[33:36] haven't just sat back and just done

[33:38] nothing and said, "Oh, it's not

[33:39] working." Like, we've really tried to

[33:41] do.

[33:42] >> The only thing I have left is the fact

[33:44] that um all things are changing. Let's

[33:46] not get that.

[33:48] >> Couple years ago, we went geo

[33:50] permitting, trying to get things on the

[33:51] line, being user friendly, people that

[33:53] didn't always have to come in. Seemed

[33:56] like it's not working.

[33:58] County engineers not using it. Zoning's

[34:01] have a problem. You guys have problem.

[34:02] We tried working. That's fine. This

[34:06] I don't want to go through this every

[34:08] two years.

[34:08] >> Mhm.

[34:09] >> You know, as much as change is

[34:12] inevitable, change is frustrating,

[34:14] especially for our demographic of people

[34:16] in the county. And so, we can't

[34:19] continually keep changing over. So, we

[34:22] need to make sure this is the right

[34:23] answer.

[34:24] And if you guys are saying it's the

[34:26] right answer, we need to go with it and

[34:28] stick with it for a while because two

[34:30] years is very hard to kind of grasp

[34:33] software especially when most of your

[34:34] users look at it once every decade.

[34:37] >> Yeah.

[34:38] >> So

[34:39] >> would you see it's it's affect us too.

[34:42] >> That's my big concern is okay if we if

[34:45] we I I personally don't care what

[34:46] software you use. I'm not an expert on

[34:49] knowing what it does or what's wrong

[34:50] with geo geo permitting and what's so

[34:52] great about this or vice versa. I leave

[34:55] it to you guys because you're that that

[34:57] this your full-time job. But I know we

[35:00] don't want to

[35:02] keep changing all the time and I don't

[35:04] want to pay any more we have to. So

[35:07] correct.

[35:09] >> Couple things I will say this in being

[35:12] out in De Moines and listening to all

[35:13] the conferences and other uh question

[35:16] and answer and hot topic stuff. Jackson

[35:19] County is ahead of the ball game in a

[35:21] lot of areas and that's just not you

[35:23] guys by the way.

[35:24] >> I know

[35:24] >> but that in a lot of areas and a lot of

[35:26] complaints and a lot of question and

[35:28] answer hot topics out there are the fact

[35:30] that this and this and this and we've

[35:32] already got that done.

[35:33] >> So I feel really good about that. not

[35:35] batting myself or anybody else on the

[35:36] shoulder, but that is true. We are ahead

[35:39] of the ball game in a lot of that areas.

[35:41] The other concern I have is I I I looked

[35:44] over what was on your agenda and I had

[35:47] some questions and I did have a brief

[35:49] conversation with the county attorney's

[35:50] assistant county attorney this morning

[35:52] and I think there's some conversation to

[35:54] be had.

[35:54] >> Yes. So, we know that the contract um we

[35:58] had sent it off to um their office and

[36:00] they kind of looked over. There were

[36:02] some concerns. So, we're not asking a

[36:03] signature on a contract today. Um, so we

[36:07] are planning on meeting with um the

[36:10] assistant county attorney and going

[36:11] over, you know, what those changes would

[36:13] need to look like and then sit down with

[36:15] Govwell and see if we can work something

[36:18] out. So,

[36:19] >> I have the opportunity to review his

[36:21] email to you this morning and there's a

[36:22] couple um things in there that are

[36:25] concerning.

[36:25] >> Yeah. So, are we just talking about it

[36:29] today or do you need something to say to

[36:31] move forward with conversation? Just

[36:34] talking about it

[36:34] >> if we could maybe if we could move

[36:36] forward as long as the county attorney

[36:39] approves the contract. So, whatever

[36:41] changes we make or we would be happy to

[36:43] come back next week or something like

[36:46] that.

[36:46] >> How about how about we approve trying to

[36:49] we look at something like uh trying to

[36:50] come up a final verbiage or pursue a

[36:53] final contract and see what they say. Or

[36:55] is it just as easy to say, "Hey, come

[36:56] back with come back with something and

[36:58] then we'll approve it." You know, I

[36:59] mean, we had good conversation here

[37:01] today. Um, and we had a conversation

[37:03] with the Brian.

[37:05] >> Yeah.

[37:05] >> And he's wanted to have them.

[37:07] >> And I think that's fine. Um, because

[37:08] like I said before, we're not in like a

[37:10] huge hurry because we will still have

[37:12] geo until July one. So we this gets

[37:14] pushed out a few weeks. It's not going

[37:16] to impact,

[37:16] >> right? Can we have them look at what the

[37:18] terms of cancellation with geo

[37:20] permitting is? So we did um there was a

[37:23] few different options. I mean we could

[37:25] just continue with the contract and let

[37:28] it kind of ex you know [clears throat]

[37:30] um yeah the other option would be to

[37:31] just approach them and say hey you know

[37:34] we sat down with you we had these

[37:36] expectations it's not happening we're

[37:38] going with another company as of you

[37:40] know this date can we ask for a refund

[37:42] for you know from like March one until

[37:46] July one of next year just ask them. Um

[37:49] the other option would be to pursue it

[37:51] at a guess higher level. Um which would

[37:54] take some time and effort on our end

[37:56] because it seems like there would be a

[37:58] lot of documentation we would have to

[37:59] pull. So I personally don't feel that we

[38:01] need to go that route just with not

[38:04] knowing an exact date when go well would

[38:06] >> I'm more notice of termination. Usually

[38:09] if you're going to terminate a

[38:10] contractor's room job we need to know 90

[38:12] days out you know 6 months out all that

[38:14] kind of stuff. What are the terms if we

[38:17] decide to go with goat? Well, um ordeal

[38:20] permitting,

[38:21] >> we would just let them know. I do know

[38:23] it was kind of discussed that, you know,

[38:25] we we did have some concerns about

[38:27] letting them know right away, but um I

[38:29] think, you know, again, that's something

[38:30] that we can talk to our county

[38:32] attorney's office with to

[38:34] >> you have to look at your current

[38:35] contract with them and see if there is a date that has to be, you know, like a

[38:39] twoe notice. But anyway, it's it's

[38:41] something that if we're going to

[38:44] obviously we're not getting what we need

[38:45] right now anyway. So, it's not like

[38:47] we're losing anything,

[38:48] >> right?

[38:49] >> I just don't want to pay an extra year

[38:50] just because

[38:52] I think I think the fear was paying for

[38:54] GEO and then giving or sorry, give

[38:57] giving them notice and then because the

[39:00] what we're paying for is for them to

[39:02] come in and assist us. So, we didn't

[39:04] want an issue to occur where like all of

[39:06] a sudden they weren't helping us because

[39:08] they knew that we were going to be

[39:09] ending the contract at the end of the

[39:11] next year. So, um I don't foresee that

[39:14] because they still have to follow

[39:15] through on their contract.

[39:17] >> But when I'm here, they're not helping

[39:18] us anyway. So,

[39:20] >> so I mean the other side of it is it's

[39:22] to me it's as simple as not renewing.

[39:24] >> Yeah.

[39:26] >> I don't know. I just I would like to

[39:28] make sure those questions are asked and

[39:30] answered too. So we do

[39:31] >> is it agreeable that we can just you

[39:33] come back with more information and uh

[39:35] maybe a agreement that we can read over

[39:37] and in a couple days ahead before take a

[39:40] >> vote can do that.

[39:43] >> Appreciate your time. I think it's a

[39:45] good again another good improvement if

[39:47] it's we need something that works and

[39:50] >> I don't mind being ahead of the ball

[39:52] game as long as you know we get what we

[39:54] ask for.

[39:55] >> Mhm.

[39:56] >> Okay.

[39:57] >> Anything else?

[39:58] >> All right. having day.

[40:06] » Next up is Alisa Smith, the auditor with

[40:08] her Good morning, tidbits.

[40:10] >> Good morning. This morning, I need a

[40:11] motion to approve the minutes of the

[40:12] August 25th, 2026 meeting as written by

[40:15] Auditor Smith and authorized publication

[40:16] of the official newspapers. I'd make

[40:18] that motion.

[40:19] >> I have a second.

[40:20] >> Got a motion by N, second by Mike to

[40:22] approve the minutes of the August 25th,

[40:23] 2026 meeting as written by Auditor Smith

[40:26] and authorized publication of official

[40:28] newspapers. Any other discussion?

[40:30] All those in favor say I.

[40:32] >> I.

[40:32] Opposed. Motion carries.

[40:36] >> I need a motion to approve the renewal

[40:37] of a class B retail alcohol license to

[40:40] the Corny Beer Store LLC at 2600300

[40:44] Street Sweet B Lamont effective April

[40:46] 19th, 2026 through April 18th, 2027.

[40:50] The reason for the odd date of April is

[40:54] that it was not sent to Jackson County.

[40:56] it was sent to a municipality and it sat

[40:59] on someone's desk. [clears throat]

[41:01] >> So, I did call out I did clarify with um

[41:05] the um alcohol beverage division and

[41:09] that's what they told me. So, I mean

[41:11] they're considered legal everything, but

[41:13] we just need to approve the light.

[41:14] >> So, this seems to be something that was

[41:18] >> ongoing issue. Is there a disconnect

[41:20] with the state to the

[41:21] >> part of the problem is what I was told

[41:23] is that they switched over to a new

[41:25] computer system and they're looking at

[41:28] algorithms and we had the same issue

[41:30] happen with the out of creek uh gas

[41:33] station that that um license actually

[41:37] went to Zingle instead of to the county

[41:40] and it sat there and they've had some

[41:43] change over of personnel and they didn't

[41:45] know what to do with it. So that was

[41:47] another one that was affected and this

[41:49] is another one. So

[41:50] >> in that area.

[41:50] >> Yeah.

[41:51] >> So I was I I've been around here a long

[41:55] time but I wasn't familiar with corn

[41:57] beer store. So I did some phone calls

[42:00] yesterday and figured out where we're at

[42:01] and what what was happening and I talked

[42:03] to looked at law enforcement and um they

[42:06] didn't have an issue with

[42:08] >> you know I mean there's always a few

[42:10] issues here and there but they didn't

[42:11] have issue with it. So right

[42:12] >> I would make the motion to approve.

[42:15] >> I would second that. Got a motion by

[42:16] Mike, second by N to approve of the

[42:18] renewal of a class B retail alcohol

[42:20] license to Corny Beer Store LLC at

[42:24] 2600300

[42:26] Street Sweet B Lamont effective April

[42:29] 19, 2026 through April 18, 2027. Any

[42:34] other discussion?

[42:36] All those in favor say I.

[42:37] >> I. I.

[42:38] >> Opposed? Motion carries. I need a motion

[42:41] to approve a five-day special class C

[42:44] native retail wine license to Barrelhead

[42:47] Barrel Head Winery, Inc. doing business

[42:49] as Inspiration Stables at 21177317th

[42:54] Street, Lamont, effective September

[42:56] 29th, 2026 through October 3rd, 2026.

[43:02] >> Make that motion.

[43:03] >> I would second. Motion by n second by

[43:05] Mike to approve a 5-day special class C

[43:08] re native retail wine license to

[43:11] Barrelhead Winery Incorporated doing

[43:14] business as Inspiration Stables at 21177

[43:18] 117th Street Lamont effective 29th

[43:20] September 2026 through October 3rd 2026.

[43:25] Any other discussion?

[43:27] >> 317 Street.

[43:29] >> Huh?

[43:30] 3733.

[43:32] Correct.

[43:33] >> 317. Yeah. Any other discussion?

[43:38] All those in favor say I.

[43:39] >> I. Opposed. Motion carries.

[43:42] >> We did receive from Growth Services LLC

[43:46] a contract and a invoice for this coming

[43:50] year. Um, just for clarity, last year

[43:53] the invoice was for $1,581.

[43:57] I did visit with Jeff concerning this.

[44:00] Um, I wanted to know if there was

[44:02] anybody else in the area that was

[44:04] certified that could do the work because

[44:06] this is the Orenco system and he had

[44:09] checked into it and growth is the

[44:12] closest one around um that is certified

[44:15] to um to be to take care of the

[44:18] wastewater treatment facility at Andrew

[44:20] Jackson Care. So, I do need a motion to

[44:23] approve an authorized chair signature on

[44:25] the contract with Growth Services LLC

[44:28] effective September 4th, 2026 through

[44:30] September 3rd, 2027 for the wastewater

[44:33] treatment facility at the Andrew Jackson

[44:35] Care Facility for $1,628.

[44:39] >> I'll make a motion to approve.

[44:41] >> I would second. Got a motion by Nin,

[44:44] second by Mike to approve

[44:47] an authorized chair signature on a

[44:49] contract with Gross Services LLC

[44:51] effective September 4th, 2026 through

[44:54] September 3rd, 2027 for wastewater

[44:56] treatment facility at the Ender Jackson

[44:58] care facility for $1,628.

[45:01] Any other discussion?

[45:05] And your what you thought your minutes

[45:07] will say 20 because your agenda says

[45:09] through September 3rd, 2026. So, I just

[45:12] want to make sure that

[45:14] >> Yeah, my minutes do say September 2027.

[45:17] >> Okay.

[45:17] >> Yep.

[45:18] >> Any other discussion? All those in favor

[45:20] say I.

[45:21] >> I.

[45:22] Post.

[45:24] >> Motion carries.

[45:25] >> All that I have for the board today.

[45:27] >> All right. Anything boards or commission

[45:30] reports?

[45:33] » Um, no, not necessarily.

[45:36] >> We did [clears throat] have an RPA

[45:37] meeting last Thursday. Um, and the only

[45:40] thing really discussed is there was a

[45:42] study that the RPA approved for Dwit and

[45:45] Manchester to look at some

[45:46] intersections. One of those was looking

[45:48] at a round out roundabout in Dwit on the

[45:51] west side on the east side of town over

[45:53] by the school. Um, it was recommended to

[45:56] do so. So, it was brought to the RPA to

[45:59] proceed with actually acting on the

[46:01] recommendation of the study and

[46:03] proceeding with it. So, that was that

[46:05] was brought to the table and they went

[46:07] ahead with that. So, um, we had our

[46:10] first

[46:11] >> was that

[46:11] >> was a busy intersection.

[46:12] >> Yeah, [laughter] they're hoping with

[46:14] expanded growth on the east side that that'll help out. So, they're doing

[46:18] that. Um, we did have our first WMA

[46:21] meeting with the new our new

[46:23] coordinator, Judy Joyce, and uh, she's

[46:26] really kind of hit the ground running.

[46:28] She has a lot of background knowledge

[46:30] and she's able to pick up the grant

[46:31] programs that we're currently running

[46:33] with our former uh uh coordinator and

[46:37] she got them kind of running. It appears

[46:39] to be seamless and she has a lot of

[46:41] other ideas that she's going to run

[46:43] with. So, uh it'll be interesting to see

[46:45] where we go, but uh it seems like we're

[46:47] off to a good start with our new

[46:49] coordinator. So, that's a that's a good

[46:51] thing.

[46:53] Other than that, that's all I got. Oh,

[46:55] we do have a hopefully wrapping up our

[46:58] final CEO meeting for the Mississippi

[47:01] Valley Workforce Development Board. We

[47:04] have to clear up an invoice thing and

[47:06] then we will be completely transitioning

[47:08] to the Eastern Iowa Workforce

[47:10] Development Board, which is now the 21

[47:14] extra counties involved. So that

[47:16] >> So I guess yeah, too, one of the boards

[47:18] that is been eliminated on my on my list

[47:22] is DECAT. It's no longer in effect

[47:25] through the through the state. So,

[47:28] >> contracts are all eliminated and

[47:32] >> great. Anything else for the good?

[47:35] >> No further business. I make a motion we

[47:37] adjourn.

[47:38] >> That's second.

[47:39] >> Got a motion by Mike, second by N to

[47:41] adjurnn. Any other discussion?

[47:43] All those in favor say I. I.

[47:47] >> Motion carries. Have a great day

[47:48] everybody.

Jackson County Iowa Board of Supervisors Meeting 9-1-2026

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