The Greene County Board of Supervisors met Monday in regular session.
The Board tabled their decision to hire Caleb Jans as a full-time sheriff’s deputy. The reason the Supervisors tabled their decision was due to a change in the final amount that the Sheriff’s office would buy-out of Jans’s police officer contract with the City of Jefferson. The proposed amount was for $6,000 but Sheriff Jack Williams thought it was closer to $9,000 because the original figure was estimated on two years of his four-year contract. However, he has served just one year since being certified through the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy, which is what the Board wanted to have clarified before hiring Jans as a deputy.
The Board then approved changes in the secondary roads department. Ryan Baugh was promoted to shop superintendent with a wage of $25.67 per hour, Tanner Stauffer was promoted to assistant to the county engineer with a salary of $62,000 per year and Kevin Bauer was promoted to fabrication shop superintendent with an hourly wage of $25.67. Each position doesn’t qualify for longevity. The Board also approved the County Recorder’s report of fees for November of $23,408.
The Supervisors then heard an update from Jefferson City Administrator Mike Palmer. He talked about the tech visitors from California from this past Saturday and the Pillar Technology project. He reviewed the three downtown building projects the City owns and went over information regarding the City’s comprehensive plan.
The Board also heard updates from Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity and Greene County Historical Society, along with their respective 2020 fiscal year funding requests. Habitat for Humanity requested $5,000 and the historical society requested $10,000. The Board took no action on either request.
Finally, County Engineer Wade Weiss gave a couple of updates. The Board will make a retirement resolution for Don Van Gilder in honor of his 44 years of service to the county. Weiss also noted about changing the position of the chiller unit. He said by placing the unit on the roof of the courthouse, it reduced the overall price of the project to $1.6 million. A full update of the project with Brooks, Borg and Skiles will be next week.