Board Room
10:00 AM
The Sac County Board of Supervisors met in regular session with all members present, Jack Bensley, Chairman, presiding. The minutes of the last meeting were approved a submitted.
It was moved by Hecht and seconded by Stock to approve the agenda as posted. Ayes all, motion carried.
Bill Foell addressed the Board during the citizen input portion of the meeting to discuss the reprecincting process and the relocation of the supervisor district boundaries as a result of the 2010 census. Mr. Foell expressed concern over the lack of public notice in the Schaller Herald.
The Chairman informed the Board that federal funding had been eliminated for the Resource Conservation and Development for the Missouri – Mississippi Divide and that it was his recommendation to withdraw from that agency.
It was moved by Hecht and seconded by Stock to accept Supervisor Bensley’s recommendation and withdraw from the RC and D, M and M Divide. Ayes all, motion carried.
It was moved by Stock and seconded by Hecht to contribute $3,000.00 as matching funds to help secure Council of Governments Iowa Housing Trust Fund Grant for $219,671 to be used for an assortment of housing needs in Audubon, Carroll, Crawford, Greene, Guthrie and Sac Counties. Ayes all, motion carried.
It was moved by Hecht and seconded by Stock to approve an application for Approval for Construction submitted by Frontier to bury cable within the district boundaries of DD 4. Ayes all, motion carried.
At 10:30 AM, the Chairman opened the public hearing on a proposed ordinance establishing the revised supervisor district boundaries as a result of the 2010 census. There were no written or oral comments to support or oppose the changes.
It was moved by Stock and seconded by Hecht to close the public hearing. Ayes all, motion carried.
It was moved by Hecht and seconded by Stock to adopt County Ordinance 2011-906, establishing the supervisor district boundaries as proposed. Ayes all, motion carried.
The County Engineer updated the Board on activities of the county road crews, the status of current maintenance and construction projects and Highway 20 construction as it pertains to secondary roads.
It was moved by Hecht and seconded by Stock to recess the meeting until 7:00 pm, at which time the Board will conduct a public hearing on combining voting precincts in Sac County. Ayes all, motion carried.
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The Chairman reconvened the meeting at 7:00 PM in the courtroom of the Sac County courthouse to conduct a public hearing to consider combining certain voting precincts in Sac County. There were approximately 17 people in attendance including the press and staff from the Auditor’s office.
Discussion centered around the nine existing precincts in Sac County, each of which includes one incorporated city, and the options of combining some to reduce that number to as low as three.
Replacement costs for voting equipment could cost upwards of $200,000.00 based on the federal grant awarded to Sac County for the current voting machines. Any replacements would be purchased through local property tax dollars as there is no federal grant money available.
The County Auditor explained that if there was a reduction in the current number of precincts, it would be for the general and primary elections at this time. There would still be vote centers in each of the cities for local city and school elections.
It was moved by Stock and seconded by Hecht to close the public hearing at 8:15 pm. Ayes all, motion carried.
The Board took no action on the matter but noted that they have until October 15, 2011, to make a decision and submit the plan to the Secretary of State.
Secretary S/ James W. Dowling, Chairman____________________, Date___________
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