[0:22] I mean.

[0:25] Yeah, yeah.

[0:26] So we getting rid of those?

[0:31] Morning, Ryan.

[0:32] The market size

[0:35] yesterday, right?

[0:37] Yeah. So.

[0:47] People will tell you that.

[0:54] Yeah.

[1:05] Just.

[1:06] Yeah.

[1:07] It was so weird that we're.

[1:14] Because it was.

[1:19] So. Boring. Oh.

[1:33] All right.

[1:38] Know.

[1:47] Very.

[1:58] Sorry at all for that.

[2:05] You. Said

[2:12] it's.

[2:13] It's more.

[2:17] You know,

[2:19] it's commiserating.

[2:20] I wish I had a better go.

[2:23] I'm so. Apparently.

[2:25] I mean, it's just.

[2:26] I think, you know.

[2:31] The morning.

[3:01] You know,

[3:03] I'll say.

[3:13] Yeah.

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[3:56] Welcome.

[3:57] Good morning.

[3:58] Will come to order. It's 9 a.m..

[3:59] Today is Thursday, September 18th, 2025.

[4:02] This is a formal meeting of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors.

[4:05] Roll call please.

[4:08] Sullivan here.

[4:10] Thanks. Morris. Present.

[4:11] Green. Present.

[4:12] Remington here.

[4:13] Green. Douglas.

[4:14] With five supervisors, we have quorum.

[4:17] The chair would seek a motion to approve the agenda as presented.

[4:20] So moved.

[4:20] Second, moved by Sullivan.

[4:22] Second by six. Morris. Discussion.

[4:24] Roll call.

[4:25] Six. Morris nine. Green.

[4:27] All right.

[4:28] Remington.

[4:28] Green. Douglas.

[4:30] Sullivan. Motion carries 5 to 0.

[4:32] The agenda is approved.

[4:33] Item B is business from the public.

[4:36] Public comment.

[4:36] Is there anyone with public comment for an item not on today's agenda?

[4:44] Yes. Good morning.

[4:53] Good morning.

[4:55] I'm Daniel McFarland, the long time resident of Johnson County,

[4:58] to the address of 624

[5:01] Summit Street in Iowa City.

[5:05] Charlie Cook, welcome to his most

[5:08] vociferous opponents on college campuses

[5:12] and gave them a microphone because of this.

[5:15] So the clock is not yet and I

[5:18] and tens of millions more on this policy,

[5:22] this board,

[5:23] this county actively and insultingly constructed,

[5:27] this will is dead because an individual that is on the express

[5:33] wishes of a few inflammatory people,

[5:37] as an example, here in Johnson County, we

[5:41] we actually do need hard

[5:44] core knuckle busting partizanship

[5:47] with the stated goal of breaking the political

[5:50] and institutional power of the Republican Party.

[5:55] What is the party burning down?

[5:58] And so the actually, this is from a post dated September the 10th.

[6:03] This is the day that,

[6:06] Charlie Cook was short of 2025,

[6:09] but it's attributed to a John Green,

[6:14] modest holdings.com.

[6:17] Now, I am a longtime Republican.

[6:20] We Republicans are not powerless to be on.

[6:24] We got rid of critical race theory with intellectual construct

[6:29] skillfully establishing what actions are

[6:32] inherently and irredeemably racist and

[6:37] we got rid of

[6:38] diversity, equity and inclusion a racist movement.

[6:42] This specifically tied to discomfort and destroyed any successful leadership.

[6:48] And we are now getting rid of work from not all governments and institutions

[6:53] shall encourage personal success

[6:56] rather than rewarding those who fail.

[6:59] Encourage the growth of families rather than protecting individuals

[7:04] that recognize the true value of Western Christian societies.

[7:09] Stimulating robust intellectual discourse

[7:13] rather than policing speech.

[7:16] Increase self-reliance, not expand dependency,

[7:20] except that criminality is not equally distributed within our society,

[7:25] and recognize the value of policing and criminal justice.

[7:29] Enforce the law with respect to immigration,

[7:32] and seek excellence in education not only with the opposite.

[7:38] Johnson County does not live in a vacuum.

[7:40] This state is the problem with an overwhelming majority

[7:44] of the fathers of our schools and colleges.

[7:48] This federal, the federal president,

[7:51] House and Senate Republicans,

[7:53] we have a governor, the House and the Senate.

[7:56] Also Republicans, the Iowa Board of Regents.

[7:59] Its concern to us all, the state and federal support

[8:04] in this

[8:04] uncomfortable reality of current supervisors.

[8:08] We have to face the fact that thousands of new students

[8:12] will be members of some point USA next year,

[8:16] and they will vote

[8:18] in supervisors, will have to buy a lawsuit.

[8:22] We, on the other hand, will continue

[8:25] to have microphones for those who oppose.

[8:28] And I call on Joe Green for the trial.

[8:33] Thank you.

[8:35] Thank you.

[8:37] Any additional public comment?

[8:46] I I'm president number.

[8:48] My solemn

[8:52] and I just want to say a few things

[8:55] first.

[8:57] I find it rather embarrassing that,

[8:59] the supervisors chose not to play by themselves.

[9:04] This in private, don't have the authority to overrule the governor

[9:07] or the president of the United States of America.

[9:10] Yes. This was done.

[9:11] The vast majority of Johnson County, the residence assistant

[9:16] counties, the vast majority of them to their wives, announced that

[9:19] whether they were liberal or conservative,

[9:22] when Jack Nash that I was driving around and I noticed this.

[9:27] So this was not represent the vast majority of the Johnson County,

[9:32] and it certainly

[9:33] was an embarrassment that they promised not.

[9:38] For the colors.

[9:39] I think they need to come down.

[9:40] They need to be taken down and apology for who we should not need to

[9:45] as a place of voluntarily speaking,

[9:49] very needs.

[9:52] Would continue to apply, but

[9:56] that's a fair question

[9:59] because we need to work to gap.

[10:03] There was a great divide in our nation

[10:05] and everybody.

[10:08] Conversation.

[10:09] The conversation.

[10:13] When he was assassinated, he was on

[10:17] the call of the tour

[10:19] was that he would sit with commentators or with others.

[10:22] I saw some of your man come and they would bring their ideas.

[10:27] The opposing, and people often didn't want to be opposed to them.

[10:31] Think about this and have a conversation

[10:36] that is like,

[10:37] welcome on America and it is powerful for.

[10:43] It is respectful of the.

[10:47] He was this was opportunity for people to be

[10:51] told not to.

[10:55] The entire city was oftentimes it was a.

[11:00] It was shaken.

[11:03] That was how we should you know.

[11:05] And that is a wonderful moment for

[11:08] or should never be met with by

[11:11] and his at the time

[11:14] were to go by.

[11:15] We should never in this country

[11:17] and it should never have been met with approval by not the one.

[11:22] That's why we approved our candidate for that.

[11:27] And that should never, ever happen.

[11:33] Because we could be down in politicians.

[11:39] Thank you.

[11:41] Additional public comment this morning.

[11:57] My name is William Ketel.

[11:59] I'm a Iowa City native and resident.

[12:03] For the last 25 years.

[12:07] And, I'm a past

[12:09] chairman of the Johnson County Republican Central Committee.

[12:13] I wonder

[12:16] when, Johnson County seceded from the Union

[12:20] and seceded from Iowa

[12:23] in the matter of flags,

[12:25] the flag business was

[12:28] a matter of custom.

[12:30] The president declares, the governor declares, and the rest,

[12:35] of government,

[12:39] cooperates.

[12:41] The Apparently there is no statute

[12:45] requiring the county to cooperate.

[12:49] This is something which we will try to remedy

[12:52] in the next session of the legislature.

[12:56] I, to have read,

[12:59] the email that Don McFarland,

[13:04] recited,

[13:07] and I'm appalled,

[13:09] the idea of,

[13:12] destroying the Republican Party

[13:15] and, pouring salt into

[13:18] the ashes is an allusion to the way the Romans treated the Carthaginians,

[13:25] and in our own history harks back to the way

[13:28] the Southerners, after the Civil War treated the Republican Party.

[13:35] This is

[13:36] an attempt to introduce

[13:39] the morals of the Ku Klux

[13:41] Klan into Johnson County politics.

[13:44] We won't stand for it. Thank you, thank you.

[13:48] Additional public comment.

[13:51] Is there any additional public comment this morning?

[13:55] Any additional public comment?

[13:57] Seeing none.

[13:59] Item B2 in business from the public acknowledgment of correspondence.

[14:04] Item A email September 4th, 2025

[14:07] from Angela Stein regarding Lake Ridge Estates rent increase.

[14:11] Seek unanimous consent from the members to accept that into the record.

[14:16] Yes. Next is our consent agenda.

[14:18] The chair would seek a motion for approval of the consent agenda items including

[14:23] payment of claims against Johnson County in the amount of $2,271,790.31.

[14:28] So moved.

[14:29] Second moved by Sullivan.

[14:30] Second by six. Marriage discussion.

[14:33] Roll call.

[14:34] Grant I Remington a green Douglas Sullivan.

[14:38] All right. Thanks, Morris.

[14:40] Motion carries 5 to 0. The,

[14:44] consent agenda is approved.

[14:46] Item D this morning is proclamations.

[14:48] Our first proclamation is for welcoming week September 12th through 21, 2025.

[14:54] Whereas Johnson County has long been home to people of many backgrounds, cultures,

[14:59] languages and traditions, and our strength as a community comes

[15:03] from the diversity, kindness and contributions of all who live here.

[15:08] And whereas, during Welcoming week, our community will come together

[15:11] to find common ground with our neighbors, seek similarities

[15:15] within our different cultures and perspectives, and deepen

[15:18] our commitments to building a stronger and more resilient Johnson County.

[15:21] And whereas, fostering a spirit of inclusivity helps

[15:26] to create opportunities for greater understanding, belonging and collaboration

[15:31] among all residents and Whereas, Johnson County will continue to choose connection,

[15:37] courage and love over divisions,

[15:40] fear and hate and whereas

[15:44] this year's Welcoming Week theme is Stories we Share

[15:48] and reminds us that the experiences, traditions

[15:50] and journeys of our neighbors enrich Johnson County.

[15:54] And by listening and learning from one another,

[15:56] we are supporting each other as people, friends and neighbors.

[16:01] Now, therefore, be it resolved that we, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors,

[16:05] do hereby proclaim the week of September 12th through 21st, 2025

[16:10] as Welcoming Week in Johnson County, Iowa, and call upon residents

[16:15] to join together to build stronger communities across Iowa.

[16:19] Signed this 18th December 2025, in Johnson County, Iowa.

[16:22] John Green, chairperson, Johnson County Board of Supervisors

[16:26] approval second

[16:27] moved by six members, second by Green Douglas discussion

[16:31] roll call.

[16:32] Remington I.

[16:34] Green, Douglas. Sullivan I fix my rose. Hi.

[16:37] Great.

[16:38] Motion carries 5 to 0.

[16:39] The proclamation is a doc adopted?

[16:41] Is there anyone here to speak to this proclamation this morning?

[16:52] He has props.

[16:53] I do thank you.

[16:55] Chairperson of board staff,

[16:58] greater Iowa City and Better Together 2030 are proud

[17:01] to continually support our immigrant populations,

[17:04] organizations and businesses and as important recognition each year.

[17:08] My name is Evan Doyle.

[17:09] I'm here on behalf of Greater Iowa City and Better Together 2030.

[17:12] This year marks the third consecutive year of Johnson County Communities

[17:16] collective efforts, and celebrating a welcoming week

[17:19] and welcoming week is an over a week long celebration of immigrants.

[17:23] And it started last Friday and officially ends this coming Sunday.

[17:28] Officially launched

[17:28] by the organization Welcoming America in 2012,

[17:31] it's an annual campaign that celebrates the work in our communities

[17:35] to become welcoming places for all, including immigrants.

[17:38] Through Welcoming Week, organizations and communities bring together

[17:41] neighbors of all backgrounds to build strong connections

[17:44] and affirm the importance of welcoming and inclusive places

[17:48] and achieving collective prosperity

[17:51] locally.

[17:51] Our cities and organizations are leaning into welcoming more than ever in the past.

[17:56] Each additional year celebration attracts more people and community groups

[17:59] that want to get involved and show their support to

[18:03] the growing local support for welcoming.

[18:04] We exemplifies powerful collaboration to embrace the shared prosperity

[18:08] for everyone.

[18:10] This year, there's over 15 events scheduled during Welcoming Week, all

[18:13] put on by local organizations throughout Johnson County

[18:16] ready to embrace Johnson County's welcoming status.

[18:19] These events are free and

[18:20] open to the public, and we encourage everyone to attend one of these events.

[18:24] There are still multiple events between now and this Sunday.

[18:28] This welcoming week, let's declare that belonging begins with us,

[18:31] that each and every one of us has the power to help others,

[18:34] regardless of background, so that everyone is seen, embraced,

[18:37] welcomed, and included in our communities.

[18:40] To learn more about welcoming We, there's a local welcome

[18:43] I c area.org website that has a list of all of the events

[18:47] that have taken place throughout Welcoming Week, and there's multiple

[18:50] Johnson County resources for new residents to the area.

[18:55] Lastly, we do have these props.

[18:57] These are Welcoming Week signs.

[18:59] They were the same sign as last year.

[19:01] This is an annual campaign, not a year by year separate thing.

[19:05] So having these up each year will really,

[19:08] embrace the welcoming status for Johnson County long term.

[19:11] Thank you board, and I'll leave it open for anyone else.

[19:21] Good day.

[19:21] Board and staff.

[19:22] No, I do appreciate the time and accepting the proclamation for Johnson County.

[19:26] This is a big deal for for Johnson County.

[19:28] I feel this is last year's signs.

[19:31] We have this held up very well. Had outside all year.

[19:33] So I want to show you that this a good where.

[19:35] And I think this is a symbol of how well

[19:38] the citizens of the county, and I am also a board

[19:42] member of the Icy Compassion who held their welcoming welcome weekend,

[19:46] a three day, event we just had,

[19:49] Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 12 to 14.

[19:52] And, we had, great attendance with that, including,

[19:56] I have to commend the mayor of Iowa City, Bruce Teague, who came, attended

[20:01] the events and also even on Sunday, at the, Welcome festival,

[20:05] sang a couple of songs and to big rejoice to the crowd.

[20:09] That was there, was there?

[20:11] I also am a counselor at the city by,

[20:14] Lone Tree and accepted the proclamation for the city of Lone Tree.

[20:17] And I think, this speaks very,

[20:21] voluminous Lee

[20:22] for the for Jackson County having, housing the city of Iowa City,

[20:26] who is a city of Unesco, City of literature.

[20:29] And I think this is a great extension and next step towards

[20:32] the greatness of what Jackson County is and could become.

[20:35] I have to say a big thank you to, Greater Iowa City,

[20:39] city of Iowa City, Johnson County, and, you said neighborhood association,

[20:44] amongst many others who had come and attended into their in person or had

[20:48] booths or help support the, persons

[20:51] that we're, endeavoring to, to connect with.

[20:55] And the point and purpose of Welcome Weekend is to accept all

[20:58] we are all immigrants and ultimately we are all human beings

[21:01] that we should accept each other, regardless of background race situation.

[21:06] And I think this year being the third year for us

[21:09] doing the, welcome festival, really exemplified,

[21:14] what we needed to do. And,

[21:17] we learned once again that we're always better together.

[21:21] So thank you all.

[21:22] Thank you.

[21:23] Well done.

[21:26] Anyone else like to speak

[21:28] to this proclamation?

[21:36] Good morning.

[21:37] It's a pleasure for me to be here.

[21:39] My name is Marsha Martin, and I was born and raised in Iowa City.

[21:42] I consider Johnson County my home.

[21:45] And if it were up to me everywhere in Johnson County shirt.

[21:47] I love the image.

[21:48] But Iowa City today,

[21:50] a couple things I want to say, and it's a pleasure to be a part of.

[21:54] The welcome weekend that, Roger just talked about,

[21:57] that we began three years ago as a symbol

[22:00] of how wonderful it is in this community that we welcome people.

[22:04] It's a celebration of all the people who are here.

[22:07] And given what is happening around our world,

[22:11] it is so important for us to step out and say, you're welcome here.

[22:14] Two things I really want to tell you.

[22:15] One is I've been involved in international programs, and one of the things that

[22:20] I was able to do was to write about Johnson County's

[22:23] welcome weekend, welcome America's work here.

[22:26] And quite frankly, it's written up in a U.N.

[22:28] report.

[22:29] And I will forward that report to the chairperson.

[22:32] Iowa City is in a UN report,

[22:34] part of the Welcome America efforts.

[22:37] We're just a little town in the middle of it.

[22:39] Some people say no word.

[22:41] So it is a pleasure to be a part of this and to continue the message

[22:44] because people will say, Iowa, Iowa.

[22:45] I once again, Iowa, this is happening in Iowa, where we welcome people.

[22:50] The second thing I want to tell you is I was born and raised in this town,

[22:53] and I think as the only African-American in this room,

[22:56] I want to say there's a lot of conversation going on

[22:59] about who's been welcome and who has not been welcome,

[23:02] and kind of the legacy of past experiences.

[23:07] I was born here

[23:09] and my father moved here from

[23:10] South, and when my family moved here,

[23:14] there was all kinds of resistance

[23:16] to my family being.

[23:19] And the mothers and fathers

[23:21] of Iowa City approached my mother and father

[23:24] and they said, if you can get

[23:26] the people in the neighborhood where you want to live

[23:30] to agree and sign that it is

[23:32] all right for you to live here,

[23:35] then it'll be all right for you.

[23:37] Now that's the story I grew up with.

[23:39] And some people say, wow, wow, and I say, but you know what?

[23:44] The neighbors signed.

[23:45] And the neighbors agreed.

[23:47] And that is Iowa City.

[23:48] That is. And beyond.

[23:50] We can talk the story, but the reality is the outcome from

[23:53] my family was absolutely what we needed.

[23:57] People said yes.

[23:59] So I just want to say to Johnson County

[24:01] and to all the cities in Johnson County, thank you for saying yes.

[24:05] Thank you for being welcoming.

[24:07] And I would just say to continue this open expression

[24:11] of who we are as Americans, but mostly as Iowans.

[24:15] And then I have to say, go Hawks.

[24:19] Thank you.

[24:23] Anyone additional

[24:24] to speak to this proclamation?

[24:27] All right, let's get a photo, folks.

[24:34] Anybody is out here to the right.

[24:38] So phone photo.

[24:44] Yeah. And

[24:47] so, for example, people say.

[24:51] Yeah.

[24:52] I mean,

[24:54] right now because.

[24:59] Everybody is in there, right?

[25:03] Yeah.

[25:04] I was you.

[25:08] Okay. 123.

[25:14] And I want you to make sure you.

[25:20] Know everybody.

[25:37] Go. You you.

[25:43] You I think so.

[25:47] So. Chair, if it's all right.

[26:00] I did have something I wanted to say. Yes.

[26:02] I want to thank everybody for coming for the proclamation.

[26:06] It is incredible important in this moment to have welcome Week.

[26:11] And, particularly for our immigrant population.

[26:15] My mom and family are from the Philippines.

[26:17] And I just wanted to say that today I'm wearing a barong Tagalog, and I wanted to.

[26:22] It's not just trying to be fancy.

[26:23] Obviously, it's cultural pride.

[26:25] But this cultural pride

[26:27] comes out of something that I think is incredibly salient right now.

[26:30] The Philippines were colonized by the Spanish for 400 years.

[26:34] And, it was not very welcoming.

[26:36] Let's just say that this, attire, barong

[26:40] Tagalog, actually was imposed upon, indigenous Filipinos,

[26:45] because of the ruling class of Spanish

[26:49] that came wanted to indicate, several things.

[26:53] One, they didn't they wanted all the shirts to be untucked.

[26:56] And I'll stand up so you can see this.

[26:58] But it is it is untucked at the bottom.

[27:03] Because they

[27:03] didn't, they wanted to mark class and status.

[27:07] They wanted, subservience to be marked by untucked shirts, transparent fabric.

[27:13] This is actually made out of pineapple because they didn't

[27:15] want Filipinos to have weapons.

[27:18] And then lastly, no pockets because they wanted to prevent

[27:23] what they saw as stealing, which was really survival.

[27:27] And what ended up

[27:29] happening was these garments were reclaimed as a point of pride

[27:34] because Filipinos said, okay, you want to do that?

[27:37] We'll do that, and we will make them fancy, because that's what Filipinos do.

[27:41] They're extra, and to this day,

[27:45] you know, the the resistance

[27:47] that happened, the revolution that happened after 400 years,

[27:50] all of a sudden you started seeing the the uprising.

[27:53] Clothing was a marker of that.

[27:55] We reclaimed these garments that we were forced to make to

[27:59] a to wear and started turning them into beautiful points of pride.

[28:03] And now it is, Filipino presidential declaration

[28:07] that this is the formal attire, for the Philippines.

[28:10] And I think it's just really salient in this moment

[28:13] that we recognize, you know, our histories and our cultures

[28:16] and the things that we can we can share, you know, food stories.

[28:20] I love talking about my Filipino heritage because it honors

[28:24] my ancestors and my grandmother who passed away.

[28:28] But it is also in

[28:30] this moment, a reminder of where we've come from.

[28:33] Right?

[28:34] And what we have faced before and what we are facing right now, quite frankly.

[28:39] And so I want to honor all of our immigrants

[28:42] and all of the people who are welcoming.

[28:44] Thank you.

[28:45] Particularly in this moment in our country,

[28:47] I think it is very appropriate that we have welcome, Rick, right now.

[28:51] And I'm so proud of our county and how welcoming we are.

[28:56] So thank you.

[28:58] Thank you.

[28:59] Any other supervisors wish to address the welcoming proclamation?

[29:04] I would like to, I think, we are stronger

[29:08] through diversity

[29:12] in the, through diversity.

[29:14] And, I know this on a very personal level.

[29:18] I have a very large family, and I

[29:21] have people in my family who

[29:25] first generation are here as immigrants,

[29:29] and most of them have left for us

[29:32] to associate degrees.

[29:35] There's a virtuous right there and cultural,

[29:38] awareness that our family has gained from that person.

[29:43] So friends

[29:45] have expanded our language skills in another language.

[29:50] They also learn French, and they're, from Germany

[29:55] and, from Vietnam.

[29:58] And the richness that has been added to our family

[30:04] through this city has been wonderful.

[30:07] And something that I feel proud of

[30:11] and just very much, enamored of.

[30:16] And so I think that we all

[30:19] should be proud of being a member of the community.

[30:23] And that's our diversity that we allow and

[30:28] and share and seek to embrace.

[30:32] Yeah.

[30:34] Thank you Lisa.

[30:36] Just keep sharing those food recipes.

[30:40] Talk a lot about food.

[30:43] I just as somebody who moved every 2 to 3 years

[30:46] from the time I was born until I was 15,

[30:50] across the country to other countries

[30:54] and back over and over again.

[30:57] I know how much of a difference it can make to have a community

[31:01] that has a very clear, welcoming environment

[31:04] as opposed to one that does not when you are new to a place.

[31:08] And I just want to thank you all for everything that you've done to help

[31:11] make sure that Johnson County is one.

[31:17] I guess

[31:17] since I've been thrown in there two sense.

[31:21] I had an interesting thing happen to me this summer where I realized,

[31:25] unbeknownst to me, that I had,

[31:28] a number of relatives who, distant relatives

[31:33] who were killed in the Troubles in Belfast.

[31:38] And, I was not even aware of that.

[31:41] And to be completely honest, my response bothered me

[31:46] because it's because I started to be bothered by that.

[31:49] And I thought

[31:51] I didn't even know that this was the case

[31:53] a few weeks ago, and now it bothers me.

[31:56] And, you know, why don't I have the same

[32:00] feeling for the folks all over planet Earth

[32:02] who are going through the same thing? I mean, obviously

[32:05] you can look at Palestine right now or any number of places.

[32:09] And,

[32:10] I think that's the challenge to all of us, right?

[32:13] Is like, it doesn't matter that those people

[32:18] who were murdered were my relatives.

[32:21] It doesn't matter at all.

[32:22] I mean, nobody deserves to be murdered.

[32:24] And, we've got to do better.

[32:26] We've got to have more compassion for the other human beings, regardless of their

[32:31] whatever background that is.

[32:33] And, I fear that we're moving in the wrong direction.

[32:37] I hope we can turn it around and, get back to a place

[32:41] where really, we're talking about welcoming.

[32:43] And so I think the timing of this couldn't come at a better time.

[32:47] And I really appreciate all you folks for coming out and reminding us.

[32:51] Thank you.

[32:52] Supervisors.

[32:54] Our second proclamation this morning is a proclamation

[32:57] for Constitution Week, September 17th through 23rd, 2025.

[33:03] Whereas September 17th, 2025

[33:06] marks the 238th anniversary of the drafting of the Constitution

[33:10] of the United States of America by the Constitutional Convention.

[33:15] And Whereas the Constitution stands

[33:18] as the cornerstone of our nation's legal and political framework,

[33:22] securing the blessings of liberty, establishing justice

[33:27] and ensuring the principles of representative government.

[33:30] And whereas the Constitution affirms the principles of representative government,

[33:35] separation of powers and individual rights that continue to guide our democracy,

[33:41] and whereas, by strengthening our understanding of the Constitution,

[33:45] we reaffirm our commitment to the rights and freedoms it guarantees

[33:49] and the responsibilities it entrusts to each generation.

[33:54] And whereas, in celebration of the Constitution

[33:57] was started by daughters of the American Revolution in 1955

[34:01] to our petition Congress to set aside September 17th through 23rd annually

[34:06] to be dedicated for the observance of Constitution Week.

[34:10] Now, therefore, be it resolved, that we, the Jones

[34:13] County Board of Supervisors, do hereby proclaim the week of September 17th

[34:17] through 23rd, 2025 as Constitution Week in Johnson County, Iowa,

[34:23] and urges residents to join in celebrating the ideals of freedom

[34:27] and democracy guaranteed to us through this foundational document,

[34:33] sign this 18th day of September 2025, in Johnson County, Iowa.

[34:38] John Green, chairperson, Johns County Board of Supervisors, move

[34:41] approval second moved by Greene Douglass, second by Sullivan.

[34:44] Discussion

[34:46] roll call.

[34:47] Greene, Douglas.

[34:49] Sullivan. All right. Thanks, Marisa.

[34:51] All right.

[34:51] Great. Remington.

[34:53] Motion carries 5 to 0.

[34:54] The proclamation is adopted.

[34:57] Is there anyone who would like to speak to the proclamation?

[35:03] Of course.

[35:07] Theresa Hart and Bumgardner.

[35:09] Rose Solon and also chair of the Johnson County Republican.

[35:12] Sorry, I forgot to.

[35:12] That was, I just want to thank you for doing that.

[35:15] I think that, a wonderful thing.

[35:17] I think that the Constitution is one of the things that unites us,

[35:20] whether we're conservative or liberal.

[35:22] And I think it's wonderful that we as Americans

[35:24] should come together and celebrate that.

[35:26] I also think that that is the reason that,

[35:28] you know, people immigrate here is because of our wonderful Constitution.

[35:31] So thank you very much. Thank you.

[35:36] Anyone else like to speak

[35:37] to this proclamation?

[35:42] Are we drawing straws?

[35:44] Okay. Let's going.

[35:45] Oh, yeah.

[35:45] Yeah.

[35:53] The painter, Johnson County recorder.

[35:56] I did not time this.

[35:58] It may be more than three minutes.

[35:59] I don't know if that applies.

[36:01] I'm willing to sit right back down if I can't say

[36:04] what I came to say.

[36:08] If anyone, any one person in this room

[36:10] objects, I'd be happy to sit down.

[36:14] For me, you know me.

[36:15] Right and right up to the end.

[36:19] Well, isn't this the height of irony?

[36:22] Constitution day during Constitution Week?

[36:25] And wait for it.

[36:27] American Founders Month.

[36:29] I thought about bringing in a tiny scroll and a tiny coffin

[36:34] and having a burial ceremony

[36:35] for our Constitution right here at the start of this meeting.

[36:39] But then I got a hold of myself and realized that would be too on the nose

[36:43] for Johnson County.

[36:46] As we are presented with this proclamation,

[36:48] we've seen a weekend of unrestrained fury over the fact

[36:52] that our board chair chose not to follow the governor's proclamation

[36:57] to lower our flag after 911,

[37:00] in memory of Charlie Kirk,

[37:03] a thought leader who was assassinated

[37:06] on the university campus while engaging in Q&A

[37:10] and debate with a crowd of students.

[37:13] Threats have been made of fines against the county.

[37:16] Calls have come for the removal of the board, chair and so on.

[37:20] Yesterday, the Board of Regents here in the state of Iowa chose to call

[37:24] for the initiation of what amounts to an electronic search and seizure

[37:29] of regents university employees social media accounts.

[37:32] Removal from these jobs at these institutions is blatantly on the table.

[37:38] If they in any way said anything insensitive in the wake of Mr.

[37:42] Kirk's murder.

[37:44] Also yesterday, in the

[37:45] entertainment realm, no less, Jimmy Kimmel,

[37:48] a much loved late night host, was sidelined indefinitely.

[37:53] Later in the day, it came out that Sinclair Media,

[37:56] the Pravda of the US right now, will run a tribute to Mr.

[38:00] Kirk during Mr.

[38:02] Kimmel's customary timeslot this Friday on ABC stations.

[38:07] So for now, our constitution and its guarantees of freedom of speech

[38:12] is in danger of becoming little more than a lapel pin

[38:16] for our current state and federal administrations as well as Congress.

[38:22] Now, you know, I've stood up countless times in front of people

[38:25] to say that life in America is the hardest bargain there is.

[38:30] You have to put everyone else's

[38:32] opinions, bumper stickers, put up with everyone else's opinions,

[38:37] bumper stickers, t shirts, and of course, hats.

[38:41] But when the chips are down, you forget about what

[38:43] they have in their yard or on their bumpers or chests,

[38:47] and you reach out to ask if they need anything.

[38:50] After a family member passes, you offer to help them

[38:53] clear their walks when you know they're sick.

[38:57] In short, you don't declare them thought criminals and try to get them or fired.

[39:02] Or as in some countries, have them slaughtered

[39:06] by roving bands of opposing our military forces.

[39:11] We've provided one another

[39:13] with some semblance of safety, respect and security.

[39:17] We do that in return for our own safety, respect and security.

[39:22] Under the egis of our founding documents.

[39:25] Never perfect by any means.

[39:27] Ours has always been a country that tried to live up to those strict

[39:31] ideals of civic respect, even during the hardest of disagreements.

[39:36] It was a hard bargain, but I've never found a better one,

[39:40] and I've cherished it and tried to live up to it

[39:43] all that seems to be fraying now more rapidly

[39:46] than any of us would have imagined possible two weeks ago.

[39:51] Whatever we do in this moment, whether we rise to meet it

[39:55] or stoop to do the worst we can in our anger, only this matters.

[40:00] The Constitution is all we have.

[40:04] The Constitution is all Charlie had.

[40:07] His faith was massive and bedrock

[40:10] for him, but the Constitution was his rock.

[40:13] As a citizen, I believe he knew that.

[40:16] I believe he lived by that.

[40:18] And I pray that whether we

[40:21] memorialize him or raise objections to his legacy,

[40:25] we all remember the Constitution is our shield and sword.

[40:30] Thank you, thank you.

[40:32] I guess I was more nervous than I thought.

[40:41] I don't know

[40:42] anybody want to try and follow that?

[40:47] Supervisors.

[40:49] Yeah, I did, I did I mean, I, I wrote this down, I hope,

[40:53] I hope I got it right because I was kind of writing contemporaneous.

[40:57] But, you know, earlier today, Mr.

[40:59] McFarland, stood up and said, you know, we will continue

[41:02] to give a microphone to those with whom we disagree.

[41:05] And I think this morning, hopefully you have seen

[41:09] that that's exactly what we're doing here.

[41:12] Because it's safe to say, after you spoke, that I think at least

[41:16] you and I disagree on a lot of things, but, I'm glad you're here.

[41:20] I'm glad you spoke.

[41:22] I'm glad that anybody in this room has the opportunity to come up here

[41:25] and give their three minutes.

[41:27] Many times, I'm really relieved when the three minutes passes.

[41:31] In the case of, our reporter, I'd love to hear her go longer, but,

[41:37] we try to.

[41:38] We try to live this.

[41:39] We try to live this the best we can.

[41:42] And, you know that that Constitution, it's been amended a few times.

[41:47] It's a, not a perfect document.

[41:51] That's pretty goddamn good. First try.

[41:53] And, it's kept us together for almost 250 years.

[41:58] And, I pray that'll keep us together

[42:00] longer.

[42:04] And your supervisors.

[42:09] Well, we would be happy to invite anyone

[42:13] in the audience to join us for a photo.

[42:25] But we have such.

[42:28] People sitting in.

[42:33] With you.

[42:40] But there are.

[42:43] We have

[42:44] some.

[42:45] I don't know.

[42:48] If anybody else can come up here.

[42:50] Yeah.

[42:53] I thought you were.

[43:10] So thanks for

[43:12] that.

[43:12] I know that, yeah, yeah.

[43:15] Those.

[43:21] Thank you.

[43:22] Was overplaying or,

[43:28] Someone that we just got to.

[43:30] Yeah, I know I spent my last year.

[43:37] Thank you,

[43:37] everyone, for your attendance participation this morning

[43:40] and for your comments.

[43:44] Moving on to item e, office Department business

[43:47] item E1 this morning, third and final consideration of the proposed ordinance

[43:51] associated with zoning application PCC

[43:54] 2528740 of Larry Barnes move.

[43:59] Second move by Greene Douglas.

[44:00] Second by Remington.

[44:02] Discussion roll call. Sullivan.

[44:05] All right.

[44:05] Thanks, Marisa.

[44:06] All right.

[44:06] Green. Remington. Green. Douglas.

[44:10] Motion carries 5 to 0.

[44:11] The ordinance is adopted.

[44:13] Item E to third and final consideration of the proposed ordinance associated

[44:17] with zoning application PCC dash 252874.

[44:22] One of John and Carol Schneider move approval so moved by green Douglas.

[44:27] Second by six summarize discussion roll call six more.

[44:32] Rise.

[44:32] Hi, green.

[44:33] Hi Remington I green. Douglas Sullivan.

[44:37] All right.

[44:37] Motion carries 5 to 0.

[44:39] The ordinance is adopted.

[44:41] Item e3 third and final consideration of the proposed ordinance associated

[44:45] with zoning application PCC Dash 2528746

[44:50] of Matt Slava move approval second moved by Remington, second by six.

[44:54] Marisa discussion.

[44:56] Mark.

[44:56] Just yeah.

[44:57] It's Mark.

[44:58] I thought you said man. Thank you.

[45:01] May the minutes reflect.

[45:05] Discussion.

[45:07] Roll call.

[45:08] Grant. Guy.

[45:09] Remington. Green. Douglas. Sullivan.

[45:11] All right, that's Marisa.

[45:13] All right.

[45:13] Motion carries 5 to 0.

[45:15] The ordinance is adopted.

[45:16] Item four, consider resolution setting a public hearing

[45:19] on platting application for October 9th, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

[45:24] in the third floor board room 301 of the Health and Human Services Building

[45:28] and authorize the auditor to publish the notice of approval

[45:32] moved by Remington, second by green, Douglas.

[45:33] Discussion.

[45:35] Roll call. Remington I.

[45:37] Green, Douglas.

[45:38] Sullivan. All right. Thanks, Marisa.

[45:40] All right. Great.

[45:41] All right.

[45:42] Motion carries 5 to 0. The resolution is adopted.

[45:44] Item five.

[45:45] Consider appointments to the Juvenile Justice

[45:47] and Youth Development Policy Board. Good morning.

[45:50] Good morning.

[45:50] Push average communications assistant

[45:54] board consensus is to reappoint Zachary Slocum

[45:58] and Susan Valetta and appoint Michelle Bacon Curry to three year

[46:02] terms beginning October 1st, 2025 and expiring September 30th, 2028.

[46:08] This leaves two vacancies and we will re advertise.

[46:13] Chair with seek a motion.

[46:15] So moved.

[46:16] Second moved by Remington second by six.

[46:18] Morris. Discussion.

[46:20] Roll call. Green. Douglas.

[46:22] Sullivan. All right. Right.

[46:24] All right. Green.

[46:25] Hi, Remington.

[46:26] A motion carries 5 to 0.

[46:28] The appointments are confirmed. Item six.

[46:30] Consider awarding Iowa Bridge and Culvert, LLC a contract

[46:34] for Bear Town Road South West Bridge replacement, known as project FM.

[46:38] Dash Q, dash 237--7-5 to move approval.

[46:43] Second moved by six Morales.

[46:45] Second by green. Douglas. Discussion.

[46:47] Roll call.

[46:48] Sullivan.

[46:49] All right, that's my rise. All right. Green.

[46:52] Hi, Remington. Hi, green. Douglas.

[46:55] Motion carries 5 to 0.

[46:56] The contract is approved. Item seven. Consider awarding.

[46:58] Peterson Contractors Incorporated a contract for the Greencastle Avenue

[47:02] South West Bridge replacement, known as project L, dash cam.

[47:05] Dash 18, dash one, dash dash 735 to move approval.

[47:10] Second moved by six rise second by Remington.

[47:13] Discussion

[47:14] roll call six more rise.

[47:16] Green. Hi.

[47:17] Remington and green. Douglas Sullivan.

[47:20] All right.

[47:21] Motion carries 5 to 0.

[47:22] The contract is awarded.

[47:24] Item E consider resolution condemning the Trump administration's

[47:27] executive orders and affirming commitment to resilience.

[47:31] Unity and justice.

[47:33] Move approval second moved by six Monroe second by Remington.

[47:37] Discussion.

[47:39] Thank you to everyone who made this happen.

[47:42] Roll call green I Remington I green Douglas Sullivan.

[47:47] All right. That's my right.

[47:48] All right.

[47:48] Motion carries 5 to 0. The resolution is adopted.

[47:51] We have no business under item F this morning.

[47:54] Item G supervisor reports supervisor Green Douglas.

[47:58] Well,

[48:00] thank you so,

[48:02] last week, we had a meeting of the JCC.

[48:06] I also had a special out of sequence meeting

[48:10] of, conservation Board liaison.

[48:14] Just because of conference, that it's important

[48:18] they're trying to get things done before the board.

[48:23] So, it was

[48:25] just addressing these claims that support groups.

[48:29] Thank you.

[48:30] System of Care met that

[48:33] that group has been,

[48:36] has agreed to get some subcommittees working on

[48:41] some of the things that we would like to see as our initiatives.

[48:46] DCO had a meeting this month, which I attended.

[48:50] The city assessor, Brad Comber, was reappointed.

[48:54] And then I would like to address that.

[48:57] I learned that, my address, the address

[49:02] of all elected officials in

[49:05] the county were removed from the website.

[49:11] I was not asked,

[49:13] about this being removed before it was removed.

[49:16] It was just done.

[49:19] Well, there's,

[49:22] certain amount of,

[49:27] risk having your address there to tell you.

[49:31] It's kind of hard to find.

[49:32] You have to seek it out.

[49:34] There's that.

[49:36] But the other thing is for elected officials, and we're elected,

[49:42] assuming that we live in the county that we say we live in.

[49:47] We we've seen abuses of this.

[49:49] We're hearing of a potential upcoming abuse of this for an election

[49:54] coming up of my own property there.

[49:57] I don't reside there.

[49:59] I'm just saying that I think that especially

[50:02] given that we all are going to be put into districts,

[50:06] it is the right of the public to be able to seek

[50:09] that information, and, and find it readily,

[50:16] to, to know what districts we live in when those are, out there.

[50:21] They're not yet and they won't be for several months.

[50:25] But I personally would like my address put back on there.

[50:29] It is the right of refusal to have that there.

[50:32] So that concludes my comments.

[50:35] Thank you. Lisa.

[50:36] Supervisor Remington. Yes.

[50:39] I attended a couple of meetings, with

[50:45] city councilors, with Jeff Fruin and Genevieve,

[50:49] as we continue to work through the mediation application.

[50:54] I did my work day training that was really well done,

[50:59] really smoothly, thanks to the auditor's office and everyone else

[51:02] who has been involved in getting those training set up and being done.

[51:06] I attended the Welcome Week event at Mercer Park this last weekend.

[51:13] Continues to be a great event every year.

[51:17] Also, Food Policy Council

[51:19] met Brad and I had our liaison meeting

[51:23] with our social service director at Jacoby.

[51:27] We have the DGO meeting.

[51:30] City of literature met with new board members.

[51:33] The university the other day and,

[51:38] working on trying to see if some of the university programing

[51:43] that were university related programing that's been lost.

[51:47] That's within the the realm of literature.

[51:50] Can potentially be re brought back at some point through community partnerships.

[51:55] And then also had the Board of Health meeting last night.

[51:59] And just want to also shout out our public health team

[52:02] for how amazingly

[52:05] well we had site visit went for that accreditation and that

[52:10] that is really great job with that and that can of thank you Mandy.

[52:15] Supervisor six for raising.

[52:17] Yeah.

[52:18] The attended several of the meetings that have been mentioned.

[52:21] The ATO Iowa City assessors, ended up teaching a class,

[52:25] a seminar on networking for the School of Planning and Public Affairs.

[52:28] My order, which is always a joy to be with students.

[52:32] And, the networking class is always interesting

[52:36] because, you know, you're just basically teaching them

[52:38] how to have an elevator pitch, and they're very nervous.

[52:41] But, always, always wonderful to continue, that collaboration with the

[52:45] with the University, historic Port Farm had a meeting there.

[52:50] Just trying to get a handle on,

[52:52] you know, how we're kind of interacting with the city for some of the things that,

[52:56] you know, we're proposing some of the things that we've done, events

[52:59] and things like that.

[53:00] So we'll, I think continue down that pathway, working with staff with the city.

[53:05] But then also potentially doing some sort of joint meeting.

[53:08] And we'll be bringing that information.

[53:11] I say we John and I attended that meeting.

[53:13] It was requested by scheduled.

[53:16] And I think in that meeting we also had Josh Bouchard

[53:19] and, the building inspector, Neil.

[53:22] So it was good actually to to have some concrete conversations about,

[53:26] you know, what is it that the city will look

[53:27] for in terms of requirements for events and things like that?

[53:30] So we'll have more to bring back?

[53:32] They're going to meet with the city staff and then we'll bring that back

[53:36] to the full board.

[53:38] Also met with, some concerned

[53:40] citizens, including our former mayor, Jim Throgmorton, who are really trying

[53:46] to look at ways in which, just engaged citizenry can,

[53:51] in our current state of the world, address what's going on locally?

[53:57] Address what's going on in the world locally?

[54:00] And it was very it's just a very interesting conversation

[54:04] to have, elders from generations.

[54:08] I felt like I was talking across generations asking, you know, what?

[54:11] What worked in Selma, what worked in Vietnam or resistance,

[54:14] you know, all of these things.

[54:15] And how can we apply that to this moment?

[54:18] So it was really I just really appreciated kind of being a fly on the wall,

[54:21] quite honestly.

[54:22] And we do have to look to history to see how

[54:26] we are responding to authoritarianism.

[54:29] And I'll be attending a responder program webinar this afternoon.

[54:35] I also wanted to give a shout out to the wings of Hope, Iowa

[54:38] Welcome Network of Johnson County Gala that's happening this Saturday.

[54:41] Check that out if you want to have, you know, a good time.

[54:44] And, I, I wanted to just note something,

[54:49] based on what I was just talking about authoritarianism and address.

[54:54] I know we had some folks from the Republican Party here locally,

[54:57] and, I just wanted to say, you know,

[55:00] my response to the lowering or not lowering of a flag, which

[55:06] I'm not going to go into

[55:07] all of that and how, you know, politics continue to politic.

[55:10] And it is interesting.

[55:13] But I do want to note that there's a book, called On Tyranny

[55:17] by Timothy Snyder, and I just want to recommend that folks read it.

[55:21] It's talking about America's turn towards authoritarianism.

[55:24] One story that struck struck me, which really, informed

[55:30] kind of my response to Chair Greene defying the governor's orders

[55:34] to lower the flag was, you know, during

[55:37] the Nazi regime, there were shopkeepers.

[55:42] There was a requirement that you put swastikas in your in your storefronts.

[55:46] So that would indicate whether or not you were with Nazis or if you were Jewish.

[55:51] And there were other things that went on.

[55:52] But so what you saw was whether or not shopkeepers were aligned

[55:56] with the Nazi regime, they put swastikas on their storefronts

[56:00] because the alternative was obviously, you know, death or whatever.

[56:04] It was very terrifying.

[56:06] And in this moment, while we may not be,

[56:09] in that level of authoritarianism,

[56:13] the effect of having swastikas in every storefront, is the is

[56:18] the condoning of that Nazi regime, whether or not you believed in it.

[56:23] And I think that as we unfortunately, I agree with rod,

[56:28] I think that we're headed in the wrong direction.

[56:30] And I hope that we can turn it around.

[56:32] And I'm very proud of the fact that,

[56:33] you know, we are sticking to what is legal and what is not legal.

[56:37] But we when you look around and see all of these flags that are half mast,

[56:43] it gives the impression that,

[56:47] you know, what is happening in our country is okay and it's not okay.

[56:50] You can not agree with the way that somebody

[56:54] was murdered or assassinated. And

[56:58] I mean, you can you can

[56:59] say I, I, I definitely am not, in, in favor

[57:04] or condoning assassination of anybody.

[57:06] And at the same time, I cannot ignore how that person lives their life.

[57:10] It doesn't absolve you of that.

[57:13] So I just wanted to say that that was one of the things that really struck me

[57:18] was, yeah, you did look around and you did see flags at half mast.

[57:23] And I was very proud of the fact that ours wasn't, because we need to signify that

[57:28] this is authoritarianism is what is happening.

[57:31] You cannot have a private citizen.

[57:35] You know, I don't know.

[57:37] So I'm going to stop there.

[57:38] I don't want to get too far down that road, but also just to address

[57:42] the taking down of our, our addresses.

[57:45] And I appreciate what Chair Greene had said. Dr.

[57:48] Greene, Douglas had said, about her opinion on that.

[57:51] I, I was one of the ones that requested having mine taken down, because I also had

[57:55] to put a security system in my house over the weekend.

[57:59] And I'm really mindful of the fact that we've had

[58:01] we're in a different world right now.

[58:03] We've had legislators murdered in Minnesota,

[58:06] for their stance on abortion.

[58:09] And we just looked at what was happening with somebody who's

[58:13] who stood up for his own beliefs and was and was assassinated.

[58:18] This is just a different world that we're in right now.

[58:21] And it happened quick. I mean,

[58:24] Ken's not wrong.

[58:25] Two weeks ago, I would not have thought that this was what was going to happen.

[58:28] But we have to meet.

[58:29] I want to meet the moment.

[58:31] And, so I'm proud of what we did.

[58:33] I do request that.

[58:34] Yes, you can find my address.

[58:37] It's required by law.

[58:39] But it's not required by law.

[58:40] I don't think that we have it on our website.

[58:42] So that was my, request that that be taken down for, for safety reasons,

[58:47] but I, I do agree that potentially we need to discuss that at further length.

[58:52] Anyway, that concludes my report.

[58:53] Thank you. Supervisor Sullivan.

[58:56] Yeah. Thank you.

[58:57] I will, try not to repeat anything that's been said, but I do want to note,

[59:02] the city conference board that was mentioned, isn't just,

[59:07] a regular meeting.

[59:09] This was to reappoint our, our city assessor, Brad Comber.

[59:15] To another term.

[59:17] And I do think it's important to note, because these folks, just do their job

[59:21] very under the radar, for the most part in, in, in this city in this case.

[59:28] And,

[59:30] for, I would say at least 35 years,

[59:34] the Iowa City assessor's office is year after year after year,

[59:38] ranked in the top three of every possible statistical measure

[59:42] that they have for, doing a good job as an assessor.

[59:47] Brad was a deputy for part of that time.

[59:49] He he, it has been, the actual,

[59:53] chief assessor now for,

[59:56] I don't know, six, seven, eight years, something like that.

[59:59] And, I may be underestimating. Sorry, Brad.

[1:00:02] And, he's done a great job, and his office does a great job,

[1:00:05] and we don't, very often get a chance to, sing their praises.

[1:00:10] And so I just wanted to do that here today.

[1:00:12] They really do a wonderful job here. Here.

[1:00:14] A couple other quick things.

[1:00:16] I had another opportunity to speak about the guide link center

[1:00:20] and some of the services

[1:00:22] that are provided there and the challenges that we face with,

[1:00:27] getting some of those services

[1:00:29] paid for, with a few more legislators.

[1:00:33] And so,

[1:00:34] I think there's a little bit of momentum and, I'm feeling good

[1:00:38] about where that is headed.

[1:00:39] Obviously for the public's sake, it's important to know

[1:00:43] that, guide link is open 24 over seven 365.

[1:00:46] We want you to go there.

[1:00:48] But it is costing the county a lot of money,

[1:00:51] and we need to figure out a way to, get some help with that.

[1:00:55] And, the only other thing I wanted to mention real quickly was,

[1:00:59] I was out at the Paw Farm on Saturday, or,

[1:01:02] I'm sorry, Sunday as part of the Iowa barn tour.

[1:01:05] This is a statewide, biggest one in the country function

[1:01:09] where people do self-guided tours, around Iowa of various barns.

[1:01:14] And so we had, everything open up at the poor farm.

[1:01:17] And it was really fun, walking some people around and helping them,

[1:01:22] see what we've done out there. And,

[1:01:24] so thanks to the, Historical Society for the work on that, that's my report.

[1:01:28] Thank you. Ron.

[1:01:30] Given recent events, I don't

[1:01:33] believe that any report from the chair is warranted.

[1:01:37] I'd, that's the end of our regular agenda item h this morning.

[1:01:41] Closed session for collective bargaining.

[1:01:44] Item H, one possible closed session pursuant Iowa Code section 20.

[1:01:48] That's 17 and three, which outlines the collective bargaining negotiation

[1:01:53] procedure and states that strategy meetings of public employers

[1:01:56] shall be exempt

[1:01:57] from the provisions of Iowa Code, chapter 21 official meetings open to the public.

[1:02:01] Open meetings law chair would seek a motion to go into closed

[1:02:04] session, so moved second moved by Remington.

[1:02:07] Second by six more raised discussion roll call.

[1:02:11] Remington. AI. Green, Douglas. Sullivan.

[1:02:14] All right. Thanks, Marisa.

[1:02:15] All right.

[1:02:15] Great. Motion carries 5 to 0.

[1:02:18] We are in closed session, and we will stand at ease for five minutes.

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