[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.