The Greene County Board of Supervisors met Monday in regular session.

During open forum, County Attorney Thomas Laehn informed the Board he is working on a new draft of the 28E agreement with the City for cost sharing of the law enforcement center. He said due to the impending move of administration offices to Midland Power Cooperative building in Jefferson, cost sharing of the current 60/40 split – where the County pays for 60-percent and the City pays for 40-percent – may be revisited. 

The Board also discussed information from the most recent Emergency Operations Center concerning COVID-19. It was mentioned that about 300 doses of the vaccine could arrive in Greene County around December 21st and be given to health care workers first. 

The Board then heard an update with Jefferson City Administrator Mike Palmer. He said all shared use path projects are complete, with the exception of the Daubendiek Park resurfacing project that will be done next year. He mentioned that the arches are being installed in the north alleyway – Arch Alley – following work to resurface that area. 

The Board then approved an extension to its medical insurance carrier with Wellmark to continue to cover county employees’ for COVID-19 related issues, including covering the cost of a vaccine. The Board also heard a 2022 fiscal year funding request of $50,000 from Greene County Development Corporation, which the Board took no action on. Next, the Board rescheduled an annexation and classification hearing for work done in drainage district 187 from January 18th to the 25th, due to not being able to send a mailer to interested parties within the 40-day allotted window. 

Additionally, the Board held a public hearing to amend the Beaver Creek Wind Farm Urban Renewal Plan. The original plan included the first set of wind turbines, and the proposed amendment was including the final 85 turbines. Following no public objections, the Board approved the amendment, along with an ordinance establishing the division of revenues and waiving the additional readings of the ordinance, which led to its final adoption. 

Finally, the Board approved transferring $2,941 from tax increment financing to debt service and $600 from debt service to the general fund, due to interest payments from funds used from wind turbine TIF.