February 20,
2007
Present are Supervisors Chairperson David Gottsche,
Mardi Allen, Paul Johnson, Pam Jordan and Wayne Northey.
Moved by
Allen, seconded by Northey to approve the renewal certificate with TPA, LTD. (Third
Party Administration) to continue to administer the Partial Self-Funding for
Dickinson County for the 12-month period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008,
to be administered in accordance with the original contract dated August 14,
2003, with the monthly charge of $7.25 per employee contract to remain the
same. All voted aye.
Moved by
Northey, seconded by
WHEREAS,
Section 10 of the Electronic Transactions Clearinghouse 28E Agreement provides
for amendment of the 28E agreement by resolution of the ISAC Board of
Directors, if the amendment is then submitted to a vote of the individual
ETC-member counties; and
WHEREAS,
the ISAC Board of Directors approved such an Amendment on January 26, 2007; and
WHEREAS,
the amendment would change the ETC funding formula to make it based on an
annual base fee of $1000 per county plus an assessment to cover remaining budget
costs, and change it so that the assessment is based upon the counties’ general
basic fund expenditures, rather than all general fund expenditures;
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Dickinson County Board of Supervisors that the
Board hereby votes in favor of the Proposed Amendment to the ETC 28E Agreement.
All voted aye.
Moved by
Allen, seconded by Johnson to adopt the resolution entitled “Loss of Federal
Entitlement Benefits”:
WHEREAS,
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42, Part 435.1009 states that federal
financial participation (FFP)is not available in expenditures for services provided
to individuals who are inmates of public institutions, and
WHEREAS,
States being unable to assume the federal share of providing medical services
to FFP eligible persons being held in county jails and detention facilities,
tend to terminate or sometimes suspend eligibility, and
WHEREAS,
this immediate cessation of benefits occurs prior to the issuance of formal
charges or conviction, and
WHEREAS,
counties must provide medical services to all persons incarcerated in local
jails and detention facilities, and
WHEREAS,
as the result of this regulation to immediately cease FFP for medical benefits,
all costs of medical care must be borne solely by counties;
NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Dickinson County Board of Supervisors
requests and strongly urges Congress to amend necessary federal regulation to
allow federal financial participation for medical benefits to incarcerated
individuals until convicted and sentenced to secure detention.
The Board
reviewed the proposed FY 2008 expenditures and revenues for the various funds
and county departments. They also discussed proposed tax rates for the upcoming
tax cycle. Following their review, it
was moved by Johnson, seconded by Allen to set a public hearing for March 13,
2007 beginning at 10:00 A.M. at the Dickinson County Expo Center, Spirit Lake,
Iowa as the time and place for a public hearing on the proposed FY 2008 County
budget and to instruct the county auditor to publish said budget in the legal
newspaper as notice of said public hearing.
All voted aye.
Owner’s
Rep. Present with his weekly update of the courthouse construction
project. He said that the tentative move
in date for Phase 2 of the courthouse has been set as September 3, 2007. The Board will need to let the audio/visual
wiring out for bid soon as that is not part of the construction specifications.
County
Engineer present as well as Tim Christensen, H-LP School, to discuss a speed
limit reduction on M-27 north of Highway 9 that is being requested by the
Harris-Lake Park School District for safety concerns. Moved by Northey, seconded by Allen to
approve the requested changes to include posting a 45 mph speed limit sign
between Hwy 9 and
There
being no further business presented before the Board, it was moved by Johnson,
seconded by Allen to adjourn. All voted
aye.
_______________________________________, Chairman
_______________________________________, Auditor