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DAKOTA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
TUESDAY JUNE 1, 2010 AGENDA
COUNTY BOARD ROOM
DAKOTA COUNTY COURTHOUSE
DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA
Bill McLarty, Chair Theodore A. Piepho, Secretary
This meeting was advertised to begin at 4:10 p.m.
This agenda is subject to change up until 24 hours before the start of the meeting.
The Chair reserves the right to modify the order of the agenda during the meeting.
Call to Order
- A current copy of the Open Meetings Act is posted on the east wall near the entrance of the County Board of Commissioners Room and is available for review by all citizens in attendance.
- Roll Call
- Approve minutes of previous meeting
Rozy Warder - A social worker was contracted for the past 3 years with funding from a Safe Schools Healthy Students grant. The social worker engaged in diverse activities including (but not limited to) one on one therapy, working with families on social, emotional, or academic concerns, assisting families with paperwork to secure insurance or other funding to access community mental health services, addressing obstacles to learning with root causes other than academic. The position needs sustainability funding as the grant dollars will no longer be available. The position impacts the juvenile justice system, the number of civil commitments, the out of home placements, and number of adjudicated youth. The purpose of the request to be placed on the agenda is to ask the County Commissioners to consider the continuation of the contract with county funds as a prevention strategy for the youth in the school system. The current contract is with Boys and Girls Homes and Family Services for $55,000
- Commissioners to consider funding a contract for a social worker to serve the school age youth in the South Sioux City Community Schools beginning with the 2010-2011 school year.
Public Hearing. Planning and Zoning Section 509 – Enforcement amendment approval, which was advertised to begin at 4:30 p.m.
Open Public Hearing
The purpose of this hearing is to consider amending Section 509 of the zoning ordinances passed by the Dakota County Joint Planning and Zoning Commission on April 20, 2010.
Recess to meet as Board of Equalization to give a little extra time for those that want to make comments to amending Section 509 to be present.
Reconvene from Board of Equalization.
Arnie Mellick, Planning and Zoning Administrator, Explanation of reason for public hearing
- Testimony of those that are in support of the amendment
- Testimony of those that are in Opposition of the amendment
- Testimony of those that take a Neutral position on the amendment
- Close Hearing
- Resolution adopting the Amendment if the Board wants to adopt the change.
Andy Snyder with Smith Hayes – Discussion and/or Action on refunding outstanding Bonds.
Miscellaneous Agenda Items
- Approve Payroll Claims
- Approve Accounts Payable Claims
- County Board Chair to sign Project NH-75-4(109) which the Department of Roads will construct a highway improvement Project in Dakota County and the County Chair has to sign a contract that the County surveyor has completed that the surveying work will be done within a determined amount of days and outlines the cost of surveying work to be done.
- Consider approving contract approval between the jail and CBM to cater meals and snacks for jury’s. Action on amending the contract.
- Approve revised Employee Handbook – (1) FMLA Policy was updated to comply with new FMLA and MFLA regulations and (2) Nepotism Policy wording clarification defining family.
- M+ Architects Ownership transition. Board to decide to have our HVAC upgrade contract for professional services remain with M+ Architects or choose to have our contract released to Paul Martin.
- Discuss time clocks for employees.
Tabled Items: (No tabled items to consider)
Commissioner’s Committee Reports
Commissioner’s Member Reports
Public Comment
Mail and/or Emergency Business
Adjournment
Notes of interest:
4:00 p.m. Board of Corrections scheduled to begin
4:30 p.m. Board of Equalization scheduled to begin
Notice of Public Hearing
The Dakota County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing concerning amending Section 509 Enforcement of the Dakota County Joint Planning and Zoning Regulations at 4:30 p.m. June 1, 2010.
Said hearing will be held during their regular meeting June 1, 2010 in the Basement Meeting Room at the Dakota County Courthouse, 1601 Broadway Street, Dakota City NE 68731.
The purpose of this hearing is to consider amending Section 509 of the zoning ordinances passed by the Dakota County Joint Planning and Zoning Commission on April 20, 2010, which reads as follows:
Section 509. Enforcement. An administrative official, who shall be known as the Building Inspector and who shall be designated by the County Commissioners, shall administer and enforce these regulations. He may be provided with assistance of such other persons as the County Board may direct.
If the Building Inspector shall find that any of the provisions of these regulations are being violated, he shall notify by calling or visiting the person responsible for the violation. If within a 2 week period the violation has not been corrected the administrator shall notify the violator by registered letter to correct the violation. He shall order discontinuance of illegal use of land, buildings, or structures; removal of illegal buildings, structures or illegal additions, alterations, or structural changes; discontinuance of any illegal work being done; or shall take any other action authorized by these regulations to insure compliance with, or to prevent violation of its provisions. If after a period of 2 weeks the violation has not been corrected, the building inspector shall assist the County Attorney in documenting violations and in providing additional information which may be required before legal action can be taken.
This hearing is open to the public and the County Board will solicit oral and or written testimony in favor of or in opposition to adopting Section 509 Enforcement of the Joint Planning and Zoning Regulations, as previously written.
Theodore A. Piepho
Dakota County Clerk
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