Minutes - 12/15/2023 - Legislative Roundtable

DECEMBER 15, 2023, SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE ROUNDTABLE WITH SUPERVISORS 

The Special Legislative Roundtable with Supervisors met on Friday, December 15, 2023, at 3:30 p.m.  Board members present were Bittinger II, Nelson, Taylor, and Ung,.  Staff members present were Dennis Butler, Budget and Finance Director, Mark Nahra, County Engineer, Mike Montino, Emergency Management Coordinator, and Michelle Skaff, Deputy Auditor/Clerk to the Board.

The special meeting was called to order.

Introductions were made.

Attendees:
Woodbury County Board of Supervisors
    Matthew Ung
    Jeremy Taylor
Dan Bittinger II    
Mark Nelson
Plymouth County Board of Supervisors        
    John Meis
City Clerks
    Jeanette Beekman – Pierson
    April Putzier - Correctionville
Iowa House
    Jacob Bossman – District 14
    Bob Henderson – District 2
    J.D. Scholten (by phone) – District 1
    Ken Carlson – District 13
Iowa Senate
    Kevin Alons – District 7    
    
County Supervisors led dialogue on the following:

    Secondary Roads Budgeting
    Property Tax Rate General Discussion
        Document was presented by County Engineer Nahra. Copy filed. 
    Emergency Management
    Discussion of Iowa Benefits Package for volunteer rural city firefighters
    Hazardous Pipeline Legislation?
    
State Legislators led dialog regarding bill updates.
    
The meeting adjourned.

Meeting sign in sheet.  Copy filed.