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running

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question.

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Good morning everybody. We'll get this
meeting called to order.

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I'll make a motion to start the meeting
and approve the agenda.

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» I'll second.
>> Those in favor? I. Minutes of the

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February 10th, 2026 board meeting.
>> I'll make a motion to approve.

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» Second it. Those in favor? I
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» advertise for county engineer position.
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» And we got the finalized sheet on that,
right Brad? Or

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» he sent it to
>> you sent it to and it's a combination.

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One's a long version, one's the
advertised issue.

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» Kind of depends on what format you're
going to advertise.

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If [snorts] it's an expensive print
version, then the shorter version would

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suffice initially.
>> Okay.

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That's
for Brad's [clears throat] replacement.

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You read through those J. I'm good with
them. I read through.

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» I'm good with them.
>> We'll make a motion to approve them. And

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[clears throat]
>> before we go forward, Brad, are you

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placing them or are we

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do it either way, whatever. I think the
responses should come back through the

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supervisor's office. Um, so but uh I
don't know how many places you would

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like to place.
>> Probably more the marrier.

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» Unless it's expensive. So
>> yeah. [clears throat] So I'll get you a

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suggested list of places and if you want
us to send it.

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» Okay,
>> that's fine.

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» That will work. All right. All those in
favor? Hi.

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» I
resignation [clears throat] letter from

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Gary Smith, Waffle County
Assessor.

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Gary saw this on the agenda, so he bowed
out of the meeting.

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So, actually left the courthouse.
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So, [clears throat] we did have a a
little mini mini party with all the area

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assessors
over Pete's range last week and we

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presented him with a plaque for years of
service.

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And I know he's
he [clears throat] gets a little

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emotional about it. Been here a long
time. How long was he been here? 37.

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» I don't know for sure because he did
some time in Mahaska County and then

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came back and he's been in the
assessment world for over 40 years.

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» I was thinking it was 37 or 38 years
here, but

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[clears throat] a lifetime.
and he's turning it over to Travis, who

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seems to be having a totally different
hair day.

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[snorts]

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» That's first thing I noticed when you
stand up, [laughter]

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wrestling tournament's over, he's going
back to normal,

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right? So, yeah, you guys get a chance,
you know, make contact with Gary and

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Tom, thanks for your years of service.
Know he'll appreciate it. So,

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I'll make a motion to approve.
>> I'll second it. Those in favor?

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» I
28E agreement regarding service

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contracting W County Sheriff's Office
and the city of Eddieville.

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Says 10% increase into what they pay us
for contract patrol of 60 hours a month

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is what it is. has helped it. I went to
each one of the cities and asked for a

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10% increase for uh revenue increase to
help out with expenses.

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» Do you have to do one of these for each
one of the cities?

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» You know, Eddieville is the only one
that requests an additional 20 a new.

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The other ones don't request it. So, I
don't

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» Okay.
>> I don't see us needing to do that.

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» Long as you got right. So, that's why
just wonder when it was only them. So,

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» I'll make a motion to approve. I'll
second. Those in favor?

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» I tell my family trout fishing day
donation.

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They ask for $500
to give this every year. Anybody know

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how much they raised total?
Do you know Tom at all? Is it like

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$5,000 or something total?
[clears throat and cough]

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As for the fishing trout fishing day in
March

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before the w of course by then the
waters might be really warm where things

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are going.
>> I'm going to make a motion to approve.

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» I'll second that. Those in favor?
>> I.

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» All right.
Elden uptown downtown donation.

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Do they have a dollar amount?
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requested. Karen looked it up and the
last time was money was given was

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$10,000 back in 2020.
[clears throat] So with that being said,

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I'm going to make a motion to table that
until we get done with our budget.

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» Get some more details on what it's what
it is what it's for. I think that last

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one was
opera house or something like that. You

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remember [snorts]
Chad? Mm-m. [clears throat]

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I told her I thought we gave money
before, but

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» Opera House is different than Elden
Uptown Downtown. So,

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maybe one of us can make contact to see
what it is they're requesting.

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» All right.
I'll go with your motion to table that.

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Those in favor of table. All right.
Amended and restated joint agreement for

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operation of maintenance of sanitary
landfill.

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This is a new
updated agreement. I think the other

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been replaced
for

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eternity since it started it. It had
never been updated. So the DNR required

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that it be updated along with the new
comp plan stuff and the city's already

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approved it.
>> I'm going to make a motion to approve.

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I'll second it. Those in favor?
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[clears throat] personnel request
request a payroll approval, change of

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employment, sheriff's department.
>> It's just uh put one of the cos is

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currently there and will sergeant
positions.

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» Okay,
>> I'll make motion approve.

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» Who [clears throat] is it? Do you have a
last name on it?

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» What's that?
>> The employee is Vandor.

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» Vanor. Okay. Yeah.

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I'll second that. Those in favor
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» request for payroll approval. New Ohio
sheriff's department.

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» Just a vacancy in the one of the jail
positions

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to approve.
>> Okay. [clears throat] Those in favor?

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» I.

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Any other business
come before the board?

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J. So, I I didn't know whether to bring
this up uh now or I guess with I didn't

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know Brian wasn't going to be here
today, but um I just [clears throat]

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wanted to kind of bring it up. I don't
know if you guys saw the the the House

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file that the pass through committee and
is made it through the funnel regarding

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the renewable energy standards that they
have proposed. Have you seen any of that

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at all?
>> I haven't seen the draft. No, I heard it

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went through but I haven't seen it. So
they've created a basically a

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standardized setback distance from
various structures, non-participating

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um
you know properties and whatever. Um

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obviously it's a long ways from from
becoming a law because it's got to go

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through the Senate yet and all that
before it would go to the full house or

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legislature for for a vote. Um, did you
want to know what some of those

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proposals are
at this point or

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» I can pull them or you can email them to
me either way. We actually have a

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meeting. Okay.
>> Thursdays.

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» All right.
>> Over that. So,

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» okay.
>> At one o'clock.

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» All right.
>> If you're bored.

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» No, I'll be there. It's just um
>> it is going to be in Eddieville.

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» What?
>> No, it's not. [laughter]

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Why don't you take me core out to the
county even further? Why don't you do

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that?
>> Pink room 1:00 on Thursday. So,

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» yeah. Um,
>> you had to think about it though.

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» I did have to think about it. Yeah. My
mind's going about 100 miles per hour.

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Um, but it does some of the
>> What's the house file number? You got

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that?
>> Yeah, it's 2580

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2580.

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And the way it looks, it would
the county would have to weaken its

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ordinance. It's proposed in some areas.
It it basically calls for maximum

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distances for setbacks. So, you can go
over, but you can go under.

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just be some food for thought for when
you have your meeting on Thursday, I

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guess, because who knows if this thing
will pass as it is. you know, or if

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there'll be a lot of changes to it or
>> Yeah, they actually about the last two

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years. So,
>> yeah. [clears throat] Yeah, this one

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originated in the House and it and it
passed out a subcommittee. So, it or a

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committee, so it uh
it's now house file instead of a study

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bill. [snorts]

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» And I think they put it on their
calendar for House debate. I don't know

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when that's going to be, but it'll be up
for debate from the way it sounds. So,

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» anything else?
>> No, that's it. [snorts] Anybody else?

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» Call for a motion to adjourn. I'll make
it. I'll

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» second. Those in favor? I I
thanks for coming.

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» [snorts]