Government : Benton County Board of Supervisor Minutes 1/25/23

January 25, 2023

The Benton County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with Supervisors Seeman, Primmer and Bierschenk present. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. at the conference room at the Benton County Service Center. Members of the public were provided the zoom access capability to join in during open session and livestream at https://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowa. Unless otherwise noted, all actions were approved unanimously. Summarized Resolutions will be available in the Auditor's office and at: www.bentoncountyia.gov

( https://www.youtube.com/bentoncountyiowa)

The Board had an exempt budget work session pursuant to Iowa Code 21.9 from 9-10:00 a.m.

The Public Health Board met with the supervisors to go over funding and contract options with upcoming changes. Maggie Mangold and Braxton Morrison along with Barb Greenlee explained how public health has evolved over the past several decades. Population health functions are things that affect everyone in the community, and non-population health functions are things that affect one person, such as home health care. Currently, the funding goes from the county directly to Virginia Gay Hospital along with a local health public service grant. The funding from the state is based on the aged of the community and other factors. They continue to have strict guidelines on what this can be spent on. The contract currently was drafted in 1994, so it was agreed upon all parties, this should be reviewed. There will be a future tentative meeting set for Friday, February 10, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. Katie Cox, Public Health Director, and representatives from Virginia Gay Hospital along with Public Health Board members will be in attendance.

Roxanne Fuller, Executive Director for the Benton County Volunteer Program came to provide an update and also go over their FY 24 Budget funding request. The county contributes $20,000 annually and City of Belle Plaine provides the office space, and another space in Vinton may be in the near future also.

Bierschenk moved/Primmer seconded: To approve the minutes of January 24, 2023. Motion carried.

Seeman moved/Bierschenk seconded: To approve Resolution #23-5, FY 24 Elected Officials Salaries. Voting aye were Seeman and Bierschenk. Primmer nay. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION #23-5

ELECTED OFFICIALS' SALARIES

WHEREAS, the Benton County Compensation Board met on January 9, 2023, and recommended an 8.3% increase in the salaries of all the elected officials pursuant to Iowa Code Sections 331.905 and 331.907; and

WHEREAS, The Board of Supervisors reduced that amount down to 7% increase as follows:

Official Current Salary Recommended Salary for FY23

Auditor $89,321.71. $95,574.23

Treasurer $84,472.43 $90,385.50

Recorder $84,472.43 $90,385.50

Attorney $127,515.21 $136,441.27

Sheriff $123,664.21 $132,320.70

Supervisor $48,284.68 $51,664.61

Chairman $49,384.68 $56,664.61

($5,000 stipend)

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Benton County Board of Supervisors adopts the salary recommendations for elected officials for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, as recommended by the Benton County Compensation Board.

Dated this 25th day of January, 2023.

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Tracy Seeman, Chairman

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Rick Primmer

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Gary Bierschenk

ATTEST:

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Hayley Rippel, Benton County Auditor