Page 2 The Ruthven Zipcode Wednesday, December 5, 2018

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CourthouseEmmetsburg, IowaNovember 27th, 2018, 8:00 a.m. The Palo Alto County Board of

Supervisors met in regular session. Members present: Ron Graettinger, Chair; Craig Merrill, Roger Faulstick, Linus Solberg, Keith Wirtz. Pres-ent: Peter C. Hart, County Attorney.

Unless otherwise indicated, all of the motions offered at this meet-ing were carried with the following vote: Ayes: Wirtz, Faulstick, Sol-berg, Merrill, Graettinger. Nays: None. Abstentions: None.

Motion by Merrill, seconded by Wirtz to approve the agenda for No-vember 27th, 2018, with the addition to approve hiring Gary Atherton & Jacobson-Westergard for Drainage FEMA assessments. Motion Carried.

Motion by Solberg, seconded by Faulstick to approve the minutes for November 20th, 2018. Motion Carried.

Motion by Roger Faulstick, second-ed by Craig Merrill to approve hiring Gary Atherton, per the consensus of the Board at the August 14th & 21st, 2018, meeting as recorded in the minutes, at $57.62 per hour plus mileage at $.50 per mile to prepare the 2018 FEMA disaster Drainage District Assess-ments for Palo Alto County due to the experience with the drainage districts in Palo Alto County. Motion Carried.

Motion by Keith Wirtz, seconded by Linus Solberg to approve hiring Ja-cobson-Westergard & Associates, per the consensus of the Board on August 21st, 2018, meeting as recorded in the minutes, to prepare drone flights of Palo Alto County Drainage Districts for the 2018 FEMA disaster assessments at $150.00 per mile. Motion Carried.

No one was pres-ent for public comment.

Walter Davis-Oeth, County En-gineer, met with the Board. Walter updated the Board on roads and bridges. Secondary Roads will con-tinue to do ditch cleaning if pos-sible depending on the weather.

Motion by Solberg, seconded by Wirtz to approve an underground util-ity permit application for MidAmerican Energy in Section 26 of Emmetsburg Township. Motion Carried.

Motion by Faulstick, seconded by Solberg to approve an underground utility permit application for Iowa Lakes Regional Water in Section 21 & 28; 33 & 4; 4 & 9; 9 & 10; Highland and Sil-ver Lake Townships. Motion Carried.

Motion by Solberg, seconded by Faulstick to approve an underground utility permit application for Iowa Lakes Regional Water in Section 14 of Sil-ver Lake Township. Motion Carried.

Motion by Solberg, seconded by Wirtz to approve hiring Melissa Hall for the Office Manager Position in the Secondary Roads Department at $20.00 per hour effective on Decem-ber 7th, 2018; with the following steps on 7/1/2019 $21.00 per hour; and 7-1-2020 $22.50 per hour. Motion Carried.

Paul Molitor, Extension Council, and Bryan Whaley, Extension Direc-tor, met with the Board to discuss the current lease for the Carnigie Library Building which will expire in 2021. The Board will review options for the roof and front steps of the building.

Donell Doering, Elderbridge, met with the Board for the annual report and budget request for FY19-20. The budget request for FY20 is $7,450.

Joe Neary, Zoning, met with the Board. Present: Patrick Boggess, Jacobson-Westergard; Mitch Baum, Summit Pork; Dean Gunderson.

Motion by Solberg, seconded by Wirtz to approve a conditional use permit for JR Brown & Tom Brown in Section 4 of Vernon Township. Motion Carried. This site meets the Good Neighbor Policy.

Motion by Solberg, seconded by Merrill to approve a conditional use permit & Master Matrix for Summit Pork II, LLP in Section 22 of Vernon Township. Motion Carried. This site meets the Good Neighbor Policy.

Motion by Solberg, seconded by Wirtz to approve a conditional use permit & Master Matrix for Summit Pork II, LLP in Section 10 of Vernon Township. Motion Carried. This site meets the Good Neighbor Policy.

On 12/01/2018 at 5:40 a.m. the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office was called to investigate a one vehicle accident in the 3800 block of 280th Street. Following an investigation it was determined that a 1999 Chevy Silverado owned and driven by Michael Lynn Lundgren of Graettinger was westbound on 280th Street. Lundgren loss traction on the ice covered road-way causing the Chevy to spin sideways in the roadway, entered the south ditch and rolled, coming to rest on its driver’s side. The Chevy was deemed a total loss. No injuries were reported on scene. Lundgren was issued a cita-tion for Failure to Maintain Control.

On 11/30/2018 at 10:02 a.m. the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office ar-rested Ryan Michael Manwarren, 21, of Emmetsburg on a valid Palo Alto County warrant. The warrant was for failure to appear on the original charge of Disorderly Conduct, a simple misdemeanor. Manwarren was unable to post the $500.00 cash only bond and was subsequently booked into the Palo Alto County Jail to await his initial appearance before a magistrate.

On 11/30/18 at 7:46 AM, the Palo Alto County Sheriff's Office was called to investigate a two vehicle accident that happened at the intersection of West Marvin Street and South Lincoln Avenue in Graettinger. Marvis Marie Duus of Graettinger, was driving a 2008 Buick Lucerne south on South Lincoln Avenue when her vehicle was struck on the driver side by a 2007 Chevy Trailblazer driven by Lynn Therese Tatman of Graettinger. Tat-man was driving west on West Marvin Street when she attempted to make a left turn onto South Lincoln Avenue. Tatman failed to yield at the intersec-tion and her vehicle subsequently struck the Duus vehicle. Damage to the Duus vehicle was estimated at $1,500 and damage to the Tatman vehicle as also estimated at $1,500. No injuries were reported at the scene. Tatman was issued a citation for Failure to Obey a Yield Sign.

On 11/30/2018 at 6:36 a.m. the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office re-ceived a report of an assault that occurred at a hog site located at 4461 370th Avenue in Ayrshire. Following an investigation into the report, the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jamie Lee Jordan, 39, of Algona, on charges of Assault causing bodily injury, a serious misdemeanor. Jordan was booked into the Palo Alto County Jail to await his initial appearance before the magistrate.

On Thursday, November 29, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., the Palo Alto Coun-ty Sheriff's Office served a 30 day mittimus on Jessica Brennan (38), of Emmetsburg following a conviction for Probation Violation, which is an aggravated misdemeanor. Brenna was already in the custody of the Palo Alto County Sheriff's Office and will remain in jail to fullfill her 30 day sentence.

On Sunday, November 25th, 2018, at 11:49 p.m., the Palo Alto County Sheriff's Office initiated a traffic stop in the 100 block of East Robins Street, Graettinger, on a 2004 Oldsmobile Alero, driven by Ashley Haar (34) of Graettinger. During the traffic stop, the Palo Alto County Sheriff's Office

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The Board reviewed the plat of Neighbor’s Addition. Patrick Bog-gess explained the ingress and egress easement across Lot 2. Plan-ning & Zoning approved the prelimi-nary plat of Neighbor’s Addition. The Board of Supervisors tabled the ap-proval of the final plat till next week when the easement is prepared.

Committee Reports: Roger Faul-stick—update DD 6 tree removal;

Motion by Solberg, second-ed by Faulstick to approve claims and drainage claims for Novem-ber 27th, 2018. Motion Carried.

General Basic FundBomgaars Park Maintenance & Suppli 186.95Clay County Sheriff Legal & Ct-Related Servic 37.00Larry Coleman Engineering Services 5000.00Community Lumber Park Maintenance & Suppli 744.94Del's Garden Center Chemicals & Gases-Herb. 143.88E-Pride Custodial Supplies 120.28Ted Ellis Engineering Services 5000.00Emmetsburg Ford Minor MV Parts & Access 14.52E.M.U. utilities 627.48Emmetsburg Publishing Co. Misc Expense 375.35ESRI Misc Expense 350.00Ferguson Landscape Park Maintenance & Suppli 171.37Harris Sanitation Sanitation & Disposal Ser 264.00Peter C Hart Educa-tional/Training Serv 309.09HEARTLAND SECURITY SERVICES Buildings 525.79Homeward, Inc. Contrib to Other Gov & Or 2500.00BRENT HOWING Animal Bounties & Apiaris 650.00IA Drainage District Assn c/o Educational/Training Serv 55.00IA Lakes Electric Coop Electric Light & Power 1774.00Iowa Lakes Regional Water Water & Sewer 370.87IA State Assn of Counties Educational/Training Serv 115.00IOWA NARCOTICS OFFICERS ASSOC Dues & Memberships 200.00TIFFANI KELLER Wages-Temp, Pt. Time Empl 32.70Ben Kinsman Rent Payments 250.00Koenig Portable Toilets Park Maintenance & Suppli 676.25Kossuth Co Sheriff Legal & Ct-Related Servic 31.00Lakeland E-Z Stoppe Fuels 82.69Timothy McCarthy Animal Bounties & Apiaris 650.00MCI Comm Service Radio & Related Equip 33.13Jordan Morey Employee Mileage & Subs. 130.00NACO Nat'l Assoc of Counties Dues & Memberships 450.00North Iowa Lumber & Design,Inc Minor Equip & Hand Tools 14.99Palo Alto Co Comm Health Ser Board of Health 538.74Palo Alto Co Sec Road Natural & LP Gas, Fuel Oi 3934.60Palo Alto Co Sheriff Legal & Ct-Related Servic 316.00Pathology Assoc of Mason City Medical & Health Services 3000.00The Print Shop Stationery/Forms/Gen Ofc 191.03River Valley Telecommunication Telecommunications Serv.- 276.10Solutions Inc. services 1461.90STATE HYGIENIC LABORATORY Engineering Services 35.00STT Rural Net Telecommunications Serv.- 114.99Swanson Hardware Minor Equip & Hand Tools 40.39Thomson Reuters West Payment C Legal Research Service 725.04Wentzel's True Value Engineering Services 25.80Jeremy Wickman Safety & Protect.Supplies 115.53Windstream phone 246.42WOODWARD YOUTH CORPORATION % F Foster Family Home 1586.10General Supplemental FundE.M.U. utilities 60.11IA State Assn of Counties Stationery/Forms/Gen Ofc 500.00Palo Alto Co Treasurer Employee G.Ins-Co.Contrib 1800.00Rural Services Basic FundIA Lakes Electric Coop Electric Light & Power 375.00Palo Alto Co Sec Road Fuels 458.21City of Spencer Sanitation & Disposal Ser 25734.83Star Energy Fuels 894.81Windstream phone 104.71Secondary Road FundAllen Precision Equipment, Inc Engineering Services 169.39Alliant Energy

Engineering Services 142.54Blacktop Service Company Engineering Services 54126.00Central Iowa Distributing Inc Engineering Services 288.00Cintas Engineering Services 110.99Coffman's Locksmith Shop Engineering Services 129.00Continental Research Corp Engineering Services 354.66Croell Inc Engineering Services 390314.93Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC Engineering Services 377.42Don's Truck Sales Inc Engineering Services 144.36E.M.U. Engineering Services 133.14Emmetsburg Publishing Co. Engineering Services 96.80Fareway Engineering Services 22.27Fleet Pride Truck & Trailer Engineering Services 896.19Fox International, Inc. Engineering Services 86.45Graettinger Hardware Engineering Services 35.34Hilton Engineering Services 974.40Hometown Distributing LLC Engineering Services 459.24IA Dept of Natural Resources W Engineering Services 134.00IA Dept of Transportation Engineering Services 360.00IA Lakes Electric Coop Engineering Services 28.00MidAmerican Energy Engineering Services 294.41Midwest Wheel Companies Engineering Services 973.99MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO Engineering Services 996.12Murphy Tractor & Equipment Engineering Services 986.87Palo Alto Co Health System Engineering Services 100.00Palo Alto Co Treasurer Engineering Services 600.00Picrays Welding & Fab. Engineering Services 93.03Rees Truck & Trailer, Inc Engineering Services 258.67Ruthven Coop Oil Co Engineering Services 11759.93Spencer Auto Parts Engineering Services 38.45Staples Credit Plan Engineering Services 173.52Swanson Hardware Engineering Services 15.98City of West Bend Engineering Services 225.38Ziegler Inc Engineering Services 1046.39Emergency Mgmnt AgencyPalo Alto Co Sec Road Parts 300.15E911 Surcharge FundCentury Link Engineering Services 319.82Windstream phone 80.44WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS ATTE phone 155.16Drainage ClaimsTimothy McCarthy DD 6 Beaver Trapping $300.00Jacobson-Westergard & Assoc. DD 7 Main Open Drone Flight $450.00Sindergard Excavating DD 14 Tile Repair $567.27Jacobson-Westergard & Assoc. DD 18 Main Open Drone Flight$225.00Jacobson-Westergard & Assoc. DD 23 Main Open Drone Flight$450.00Jacobson-Westergard & Assoc. DD Jt. 60 main Open Drone Flight $450.00LeRoy & Sons, Inc. DD 61 Lat B Tile Repair Pay #1$40,010.62Jacobson-Westergard & Assoc. DD 61 Lat B Tile Repair$1,256.50Jacobson-Westergard & Assoc. DD 62 Drone Flight $675.00Timothy McCarthy DD 84 Beaver Trapping $350.00Jacobson-Westergard & As-soc. DD 84 Drone Flight $450.00Timothy McCarthy DD 114 Beaver Trapping $300.00Jacobson-Westergard &Assoc. DD 132 Drone Flight $225.00Sindergard Excavating DD 23 Lat 8, 9, 10, 11 Repair $481.47Jacobson-Westergard &Assoc. DD 15 North Open Drone Flight$150.00 Motion by Solberg, seconded by Faulstick to adjourn. Motion Carried. Ronald Graettinger, Chairman Carmen Moser, County Auditorpublished Decembe 5, 2018

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discovered that Haar provided a false identification and also that her driver's license was suspended for non-payment of child support. Fol-lowing the traffic stop, the Palo Alto County Sheriff's Office arrested Ashley Haar for driving while li-cense suspended and providing false identification information, which are both simple misdemeanors. Haar was transported, without in-cident, to the Palo Alto County Jail and booked in to await her initial ap-pearance before a magistrate.

On November 24, 2018 at 6:05am, the Palo Alto County Sher-iff's Office investigated a one ve-hicle accident on the north edge of Graettinger. A 2001 Chrysler van, driven by Humberto Castillo, age 21 of Estherville, was east bound in the 4200-blk 280 St. and lost control and entered the north ditch, coming to rest on the passenger side of ve-hicle. No injuries were reported and $2,200 in damages to the Chrysler. Humberto Castillo was issued a cita-tion for failure to maintain control.

At 7:07 p.m. on Thursday, No-vember 22, 2018, the Palo Alto County Sheriff's Office was called

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to the 5200 block of 390th Street for a report of a vehicle driving on the railroad tracks. Upon further in-vestigation, it was determined that Irene Arroyo of San Antonio, TX, was driving her 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander southbound in the 3800 block of 525th Ave when she failed to negotiate the turn in Cylinder and proceeded onto the Canadian Pacific Railroad tracks. Arroyo continued driving eastbound on the tracks un-til she came to a stop at the intersec-tion of 390th Street and 530th Ave. Following an investigation into the incident, Arroyo was arrested for the charge of O.W.I. - 1st Offense, a serious misdemeanor and Failure to Maintain Control, a scheduled viola-tion. Arroyo was also found to have a child in the vehicle at the time of the accident and was subsequently charged with Child Endangerment, an aggravated misdemeanor. No in-juries were reported from the inci-dent and damages to the Arroyo ve-hicle are estimated at $6,000.

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