Sac County Supervisors review proposal for stabilizing fuel prices

Sac County Supervisors October 12, 2010 annotated meeting videos.



SAC CITY, IOWA - OCTOBER 12, 2010

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of minutes of the October 5, 2010 Meeting
3. Approval of the agenda.


4. Supervisors approve the Recorder’s Quarterly Report.

Copy of the Recorder’s Quarterly Report.





5. Kenny Hoefling of Gasrite pitches Gasrite’s service to the supervisors.
- They are middlemen that set up agreements between gas suppliers and governmental agencies to establish stable prices during times of fluctuation.
- They specifically want to work with the Sac County Sheriff’s Department.
-- Sheriff has received favorable references from other law enforcement entities and appreciates the chance to simplify the bookkeeping process by paying just one bill instead of multiple bills as is now the case. The supervisors took no action on this matter, but instructed Mr. Hoefling to send references.



In the following video, the supervisors further discuss Mr. Hoefling’s proposal. They come to the tentative conclusion that they could get a better deal by going to the local gas station.


In the following video, the Sac County Sheriff reports that he received a conflicting report that would seem to suggest that the Gasrite deal could actually be a better deal, and that he has received good reports from departments in nearby jurisdictions.

Also in this video is a conversation about the non-speculative nature of the county’s fuel purchasing habits, which is markedly different than the habits of farmers and trucking companies.


The Sheriff talks about the convenience of using the Gasrite system compared to how they get fuel currently. The supervisors agreed that the system is worth investigating.


6. Supervisors review the Sac County Engineer’s report



7. A conversation about highway 20 construction.
- Mooreland exit kind of a mess.


County Engineer reports, (via phone) that some paving projects have been moved around to allow them to use budget money from either 2011 or 2012.


8. Supervisors review recommendations from the IMWCA.

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