Board Room
10:00 A.M.
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 as submitted.
It was moved by Hecht and seconded by Stock to approve the agenda as posted. Ayes all, motion carried.
The Board took up the discussion of reducing the number of voting precincts in Sac County after the 2011 census. Several options were discussed, including reducing the number of precincts to three and locating one precinct in each of the three supervisor districts. The board reviewed the census numbers to locate the population centers each of the three districts.
It was noted that the current voting equipment is approximately 6 or 7 years old and was purchased with Help Americans Vote Act funding through the federal government. The total purchase price was over two hundred thousand dollars, which will be the responsibility of the County upon replacement.
It was moved by Hecht and seconded by Stock to call for a public hearing to consider reducing the number of precincts in Sac County for Tuesday, September 7, 2011, in the courtroom of the Sac County Courthouse at 7:00 PM. Ayes all, motion carried.
The Board will also take pubic input at every regular board meeting at 10:00 am on Tuesday mornings.
The Board approved and signed the Separation Distance Waiver as prepared by Don Cunningham of the Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources allowing an addition to an existing animal confinement unit in Section 32, Sac Township. The Board of Supervisors had approved this subject to DNR approval on July 19, 2011.
It was moved by Hecht and seconded by Stock to approve the claims as listed on the claims register in the Auditor’s office. 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 progress on Highway 20 as it pertains to secondary roads.
With there being no further business, on motion, the meeting was adjourned.
Secretary S/ James W. Dowling, Chairman____________________, Date___________
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