Government

Today, Gov. Reynolds signed a new Public Health Disaster proclamation that modifies existing public health measures designed to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The proclamation requires social distancing and reasonable public health measures for many social, community, business, or leisure gatherings or events.

 A draft of the completed updated 2021 Benton County Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan is now available for public review and comment.The plan is completely indexed and has 7 sections:  Section 1: Introduction and ProfileSection 2: ResolutionsSection 3: Planning ProcessSection 4: Hazard AnalysisSection 5: Risk AssessmentSection 6: Mitigation StrategySection 7: Plan Maintenance The plan is 469 pages long without appendices.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) delivered recorded interviews and documents comprising the stories of service from six Iowa veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces to the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project. Last month, Grassley’s office interviewed veterans at the Waverly Area Veterans Post in Waverly to document their service to the nation.

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December 8, 2020 ​The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Bierschenk and Seeman present, Supervisor Primmer met via phone. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. at the Benton County Service Center’s conference room. Members of the public were provided the zoom access capability to join in during open session and watch live at the county’s YouTube channel.

Governor Reynolds has directed the Iowa Department of Management to return $21 million to Iowa’s Coronavirus Relief Fund. The funds were initially allocated for payments related to the state’s contract with Workday, a cloud-based human resources, finance, and planning system being implemented to modernize the state’s IT infrastructure.

DECEMBER 8, 2020A regular meeting of the Vinton Municipal Communication Board of Trustees was held on the 8th day of December, 2020 at 5:00pm at Vinton City Hall, 110 W 3rd Street, Vinton, Iowa. Chairman Hainstock presided and the roll being called the following board members were present and absent: Present: Barron, Hainstock, Horst, Meyer, Mosher.

DECEMBER 8, 2020A regular meeting of the Vinton Municipal Electric Board of Trustees was held on the 8th day of December 2020 at 5:55 pm at Vinton City Hall, 110 W 3rd Street, Vinton, Iowa. Chairman Hainstock presided and the roll being called the following board members were present and absent: Present: Barron, Hainstock, Horst, Meyer, Mosher.

December 1, 2020 ​The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Primmer, Bierschenk and Seeman present. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. at the Benton County Service Center’s conference room. Members of the public were provided the zoom access capability to join in during open session and watch live at the county’s YouTube channel.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETINGDecember 15, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.Benton County Service Center-Conference Room 811 D Ave. Vinton** Agenda is not printed in any particular order; only time specific items will be addressed atcertain timeshttps://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowa** Note Change in Location**1. 9:00 A.