County swears in officials including 1 new Supervisor
From left to right, Greg Gordy, Ken Rozenboom being sworn into office by District 8 Chief Judge, James Blomgren at the January 3rd Supervisor Meeting
Mahaska County swore in 2 Supervisors: Greg Gordy and Ken Rozenboom. Also sworn in today were Rose Anne Mefford as County Attorney, Diane Upton Crookham as Mahaska County Recorder, and Sone Scott as Mahaska County Treasurer.
The new Supervisors Board, with Willie VanWeelden being elected as Chair and Greg Gordy as Vice Chair, got to business tackling many of the reappointment’s, resolutions, and other general housekeeping duties.
The following were decided today:
- Set regular meetings to the First and Third Mondays of each month at 9:00 am.
- Named the Auditor and the Board of Supervisors as custodians of the Courthouse.
- Set the following 9 1/2 days as days that the Courthouse will be closed in 2011: January 1, February 21, May 30, July 4, September 5, November 11, November 24 and 25, half of the day December 23, and December 26.
- Named the official newspapers: the Oskaloosa Herald, New Sharon Sun, and the Fremont Village Vine.
- Supervisors set the list of committees they are appointed to.
- Named the depository’s for County Funds for the various offices.
- Appointed Amy Montgomery as a Deputy County Medical Examiner.
- Appointed 3 additional medical examiner investigators.
- Authorized the destruction of records older than 10 years that are not required to be kept as permanent records for Iowa Code section 331.3232D
- Approved summary of bills for December
- Payroll request change for the jail
Mahaska County Emergency Manager Jamey Robinson discusses a recent program with the Mahaska County Board of Supervisors
Jamey Robinson, Mahaska County Emergency Management, went over some grant money that is available to Mahaska County; the amount being $120,660.32. $61,000 for administrative costs.
Jamey stated,”This money allows victims from severe weather or flooding, starting June 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010, to apply for help. Anybody that received any kinds of damages during that time is eligible to apply. It is a grant basically, that we would administer.”
Those interested in the program would need to fill out an application, they would have to meet certain guidelines and is income based. Even if you did not get money from FEMA, you may be eligible for this program.
Supervisors passed the resolution for Emergency Management to pass this along to the State for their approval.
Lastly, the Rose Hill canvas was verified by the Board of Supervisors with their official count. 36 votes were cast in the special event.
Sone Scott being sworn in as Mahaska County Treasurer
Diane Upton Crookham being sworn in as Mahaska County Recorder
Rose Anne Mefford being sworn in as Mahaska County Attorney
