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THE JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FORMAL MEETING MINUTES
MAY 8, 2025
Resolutions adopted by the Board of Supervisors are only summarized in the published minutes; the full text may be inspected at the Office of the County Auditor, 913 S. Dubuque Street, Iowa City, Mon. through Fri., between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. and at www.johnsoncountyiowa.gov.
Vice Chairperson Fixmer-Oraiz called the Johnson County Board of Supervisors to order in the Johnson County Health and Human Services Building Boardroom at 5:30 p.m. Members present: V Fixmer-Oraiz, Lisa Green-Douglass, Mandi Remington, and Rod Sullivan. Members absent: Jon Green.
Motion by Green-Douglass, second by Remington, to approve the agenda as presented. Approved unanimously.
Public Comment - No one from the public spoke.
The Board acknowledged correspondence received from Heather Hix dated April 24, 2025, regarding the Modern Manor Mobile Home Park.
Motion by Sullivan, second by Remington, to approve the following consent agenda items:
1. The claims on the Auditor’s Claim Register for May 8, 2025, in the amount of $2,321,952.56:
4 Cs Community Coordi 1982.88
Abbe Center For Com 139467.50
Abbehealth Inc 84282.55
Advancement Services 7460.00
Ahlers & Cooney Pc 1508.00
Alexandria Manor Apts 750.00
Alissa Schuerer 118.72
Alliant Energy 152.15
Amazon.Com Capital Se 2518.18
Arc Of East Central I 1669.66
Arc Of Southeast Iowa 8209.05
Arnold Motor Supply Ll 340.06
At&T Mobility 3903.62
B&H Photo Video Pro A 1000.08
Ben Campbell 358.48
Benco Dental 131.37
Benton County Sheriff 175.01
Bike Library 7500.00
Bjjb Investments Llc 700.00
Blair & Fitzsimmons Pc 399.00
Bob Barker Company Inc 434.00
Bound Tree Medical Ll 2441.85
Bremer County Sheriff 84.90
Buchanan County Sheriff 88.95
Caring Hands & More L 2173.55
Catholic Charties Of 1810.00
Cedar Valley Mental H 1568.07
Central Iowa Detentio 5249.29
City Laundering Co 182.08
City Of Iowa City 14.09
City Of Iowa City - Ut 967.72
Colleen R Oconnell 539.00
Combined Systems Inc 895.00
Community Based Servi 5650.00
Community Crisis Ser 83016.13
Consumers Cooperative 2990.27
Coral Ridge Llc 700.00
Coralville Community F 420.00
Custom Hose & Supplie 1879.82
D & R Pest Control 100.00
Dave Gryp Constructio 8000.00
David G Baumgartner 398.60
David Or Christine Etle 80.00
Deborah Seymour Guard 536.80
Delta Dental Of Iowa 10142.98
Discovery Living Inc 25000.00
Diventures Iowa Llc 160.00
Dlouhy Law Pc 284.70
Doran A Williams 63.00
Dylan Thomas Attorney 131.40
Ecolab Pest Eliminatio 105.12
Eliya Yohana 900.08
Emblem Enterprises Inc 642.30
Eo Johnson Business Te 464.49
Fidelity Security Lif 4010.12
First Judicial Distr 22102.90
First Resources Corp 864.80
Foundation 2 258201.58
Full Circle Services 7155.51
G&L Rentals 700.00
Galls Llc 133.02
Gatr Truck Center 15.66
Gazette Communications 647.93
George R Werner Jr 33.00
Goodwill Industries O 3854.76
Goodwill Industries Of 76.05
Graham Township 27.49
Graybill Communicatio 1051.00
Greater Ic Housing Fel 750.00
Hacap 949.67
Hacap Housing 850.00
Hayley Abdo 1401.60
Heartland Shredding In 161.00
Hillcrest Family Se 154273.47
Hope Overton 137.10
Horizons A Family Servi 20.01
Hospers & Brother Prin 125.05
Houses Into Homes 7999.39
Hy-Vee #1080 70.00
Hy-Vee #1281 99.43
Ihs Pharmacy 1596.78
Imagine The Possibil 11900.75
Inside Out Wellness An 414.22
Institute Of Iowa Cert 470.00
Integrated Telehealt 14914.58
Interstate All Battery 305.90
Iowa City Free Medica 1129.70
Iowa City Glbt Pride O 100.00
Iowa City Mhp Llc 579.00
Iowa Communities Ass 23920.00
Iowa Northland Region 4932.00
Iowa Paper Inc 863.72
Iowa State County Trea 150.00
Iowa Valley Habitat F 4569.33
Irene Royston 500.00
J Harding Inc 7860.94
Jan Shaw 144.70
Jason Allen 583.00
Jeanne A Strand 118.80
Johnson County Audit 12673.87
Johnson County Audito 6658.87
Johnson County Emergen 832.97
Johnson County Public 100.00
Johnson County Refuse 412.50
Johnson County Seats 27.39
Johnson County Sheri 10302.69
Jz Orchard Holdings Ll 800.00
Kate Moreland Consulti 900.00
Kiecks Career Apparel 234.95
Larrabee Center Inc 4172.84
Law Offices Of Jeffre 1893.80
Leah Adams 417.54
Lindeman Law 3400.00
Linder Tire Service In 177.75
Linn County Auditor 1007.32
Linn County Lifts 304.00
Linn County Sheriff 254.95
Lisbon Csd 473.94
Ll Pelling Co Inc 115402.50
Lynette Jacoby 80.40
Lynn M Rose 169.40
Mark C Farmer 700.00
Marshall County Sheriff 31.00
Martin Equipment Of Il 175.96
Medical Associates C 12022.50
Medline Industries Inc 682.05
Menards - Iowa City 901.55
Mercy Psych Group/Mer 1050.00
Mid American Energy 2178.00
Miriam Timmer Hackert 204.00
Mmbaga Jackline Bright 728.36
Nami Of Johnson Coun 11656.67
Napa Auto Parts 16.49
Nathan M Mueller 733.00
Neumann Monson Pc 1724.25
Nick Smith 56.00
Night Owl Support Syst 285.00
North Iowa Juvenile 82977.42
North Liberty Communit 447.12
North Star Community 1477.68
Northwest Iowa Youth E 490.75
Old Capitol Group Llc 665.00
One Iowa 1276.38
Optimae Lifeservices 8701.17
Options Of Linn Count 3409.49
Origin Design Co 9820.00
Othram Inc 12998.00
Ottsen Oil Co 871.88
Patricia D Desjardins 847.38
Pb Body Shop 5901.77
Peak Construction G 406076.17
Phelan Tucker Law Llp 767.60
Pip Printing & Marketin 73.34
Ppg Architectural Finis 94.50
Premistar Iowa 1302.08
Princia Mukenge 77.40
Psc Distribution 3941.85
Quadient Leasing Usa I 447.00
R J Longmuir 342.00
Rapids Reproductions In 38.68
Reach For Your Potent 9591.17
Resources For Human D 1762.11
Rise Counseling & Cons 795.00
Robert From 662.50
Rod Sullivan 44.80
Schindler Elevator Cor 834.63
Shauna Hatchitt 20000.00
Shelter House Communi 2370.00
Simon Bwayo 50.00
Sixth Judicial Distr 19735.04
Southgate Property Man 700.00
Stanard & Associates I 162.50
Staples Advantage 726.67
Stericycle 35.35
Steves Electric Inc 541.80
Storey Kenworthy Corp 102.91
Stryker Medical 3043.21
Successful Living 820.00
Symmetry Health Llc 2533.40
Systems Unlimited Inc 986.20
T-Mobile Usa Inc 1063.76
Tanager Place 7721.58
The Election Center 2754.00
The Lodge Apartments 2800.00
Tim Dunton 308.20
To The Rescue 66357.48
Towncrest Pharmacy 25.96
Treasurer State Of I 19070.25
Treasurer State Of Io 2437.50
Tripspark Technologi 55481.45
Truck Country Of Iowa 4607.24
Unlimited Services In 7920.00
Vantage Point Llc 3000.00
Verizon Wireless 528.57
Villa Garden Apartment 364.00
Wellmark Blue Cross 362000.00
Wendy Murray 15000.00
West Liberty Telephon 1316.96
Williamsburg Communit 4683.28
Windstream It-Comm.Llc 623.41
2. The minutes of the Formal Meeting for May 1, 2025.
3. Payroll authorizations submitted by department heads and elected officials.
Approved unanimously.
Convened Public Hearing at 5:32 p.m. on proposed Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) County Budget Amendment. County Finance Director Dana Aschenbrenner noted the FY25 County Budget Amendment includes approximately $447,363 of previously unbudgeted revenues and approximately $1,412,177 of previously unbudgeted expenditures. No one from the public spoke. Public Hearing closed at 5:34 p.m.
RESOLUTION NO. 05-08-25-01
RESOLUTION AMENDING THE
FISCAL YEAR 2025 JOHNSON
COUNTY BUDGET
Summary: The Board of Supervisors hosted a public hearing in accordance with the Code of Iowa for a proposed budget amendment to the FY 25 County budget. Board action: Authorize the proposed budget amendments to the FY25 County budget as presented.
Motion by Sullivan, second by Green-Douglass, to approve Resolution No. 05-08-25-01. Approved unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 05-08-25-02
RESOLUTION CHANGING
DEPARTMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
FOR THE JOHNSON COUNTY
FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET
Summary: The Board of Supervisors hosted a public hearing in accordance with the Code of Iowa for a proposed budget amendment to the FY 25 County budget and authorized the proposed amendment. Board action: Authorize the department appropriations per the FY25 County budget amendment as presented.
Motion by Green-Douglass, second by Remington, to approve Resolution No. 05-08-25-02. Approved unanimously.
Convened Public Hearing at 5:34 p.m. on the proposed ordinance amending the Johnson County Human Rights Ordinance to update certain definitions and to add certain protections regarding reproductive health care. Deputy Assistant County Attorney Ryan Maas spoke about the proposed ordinance amendment. No one from the public spoke. Public Hearing closed at 5:35 p.m.
ORDINANCE NO. 05-08-25-01
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING JOHNSON COUNTY HUMAN RIGHTS ORDINANCE TO UPDATE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND TO ADD CERTAIN PROTECTIONS REGARDING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
Section I. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to modernize and update certain definitions as well as to add protections regarding reproductive health care.
Section II. Amendments.
A. Article 4:5.3 is amended by adding the following definitions:
Aggrieved person. Any person who claims to have been injured or continues to be injured by a discriminatory practice. In the case of real property, an aggrieved person can also be someone who “will be injured” by discriminatory housing practice (s).
Discriminate or discrimination includes all unequal treatment of any person by reason of race, creed, religion, color, sex, sexual or affectional orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, familial status, age, disability, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance. For purposes of discrimination based on sex, it includes sexual harassment.
To rent includes to lease, to sublease, to let and otherwise to grant for consideration the right to occupy premises not owned by the occupant.
B. Article 4:5.3 is amended by modifying the following definitions:
Gender Identity or Expression means a gender-related identity of a person, regardless of the person’s assigned sex at birth.
Sexual Orientation means a person’s actual or perceived sexuality - having or being perceived as having an emotional or physical attachment or attraction to another adult person or having or being perceived as having a disposition for such attachment or attraction. This may include, but is not limited to, lesbian, gay, straight, bisexual, asexual, and queer.
C. Article 4:5.4(A)(4)(a) is amended by adding “or termination of pregnancy” after the word “pregnancy” so that it reads:
A written or unwritten employment policy or practice which excludes employment to applicants or employees because of the employee’s pregnancy or termination of pregnancy is a prima facie violation of this article.
D. Article 4:5.4(A)(4)(b) is amended by adding “abortion” after the word “miscarriage” so that it reads:
Disabilities caused or contributed to by the employee’s pregnancy, miscarriage, abortion, childbirth, and recovery there from are, for all job-related purposes, temporary disabilities and shall be treated as such under any health or temporary disability insurance or sick leave plan available in connection with employment or any written or unwritten employment policies and practices involving terms and conditions of employment as applied to other temporary disabilities.
E. Article 4:5.7(B)(4) is amended to change “family” to “familial status”. As amended, it reads:
On the basis of sex, the application of any rule concerning the actual or potential parental, familial status, or marital status of a person, or the exclusion of any person from any program or activity or employment because of pregnancy or related conditions dependent upon the physician’s diagnosis and certification.
F. Article 4:5.9 is amended by adding the following as the first sentence:
The following shall be an unfair or discriminatory practice:
Section III. Repealer. All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section IV. Savings Clause. If any section, provision, or part of this ordinance shall be adjudged invalid, illegal, or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged, invalid, illegal or unconstitutional.
Section V. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage and publication as part of the proceeding of the Board of Supervisors.
On May 1, 2025, Motion by Remington, second by Fixmer-Oraiz, to approve the proposed ordinance amending the Johnson County Human Rights Ordinance to update certain definitions and to add certain protections regarding reproductive health care on first and second consideration. Approved unanimously.
Motion by Remington, second by Sullivan, to approve the proposed ordinance amending the Johnson County Human Rights Ordinance to update certain definitions and to add certain protections regarding reproductive health care on third and final consideration and approve Ordinance No. 05-08-25-01, amending the Johnson County Code of Ordinances. Roll call: Aye: Fixmer-Oraiz, Green-Douglass, Remington, Sullivan; absent: Green.
Motion by Sullivan, second by Green-Douglass, to approve the Standard Professional Services Agreement with Snyder & Associates, Inc., for Pipeline Inspection Services for proposed Natural Gas Pipeline in Johnson County, Iowa; Utilities Commission Docket No. P-0877, to be reimbursed by the pipeline company for associated costs. Approved unanimously.
Motion by Green-Douglass, second by Sullivan, to approve/authorize the Statement of Loss for the County Administration Building’s Fire Suppression System Property Claim from an incident discovered on January 19, 2025, in the amount of $46,127.59. Approved unanimously.
Motion by Sullivan, second by Remington, to authorize the Chair to sign the federal certification form certifying the Johnson County Cost Allocation Plan for Fiscal Year 2024. Approved unanimously.
Motion by Remington, second by Green-Douglass, Change Order No. 63 with McComas-Lacina Construction LC, Iowa City, for the Administration and Health and Human Services Buildings Remodeling Project for installation of heaters above the County Administration Building ceiling, in the amount of $94,401.60. Approved unanimously.
Motion by Green-Douglass, second by Sullivan, to approve the Fiscal Year 2025 Quality of Life Grant Agreements between the Johnson County Board of Supervisors and Friends of Coralville Lake in an amount not to exceed $5,000. Approved unanimously. Board Office Executive Director Erin Shane recalled County staff presented and recommended approval of eight Quality of Life Grant applications for Fiscal Year 2025 during May 29, 2024, Work Session. However, finalizing this specific agreement with Friends of Coralville Lake was delayed due to staffing changes. She confirmed no changes have been made to the agreement nor amounts during the time period.
Motion by Remington, second by Green-Douglass, to approve the Juvenile Diversion 2025/26 Contract with the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services for the Juvenile Pre-Charge Diversion Expansion Project in the amount of $125,000. Approved unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 05-08-25-03
Appointment of Members to the Temporary County
Redistricting Commission
Summary: Senate File 75 prescribes Johnson County must elect supervisors from districts that need to be created and recommended by a Temporary County Redistricting Commission. In accordance with the Code of Iowa, the Supervisors must appoint two members to the commission. Board action: Certify to the County Auditor that Susan Dvorsky, Coralville, and Nathan Mueller, Solon, are appointed to the Temporary County Redistricting Commission.
Motion by Sullivan, second by Remington, to approve Resolution No. 05-08-25-03. Approved unanimously.
Adjourned at 5:49 p.m.
/s/Jon Green, Chair, Board of Supervisors
Attest: /s/Julie Persons, Auditor
On the 15th day of May, 2025
Recorded by Auditor’s Office: Marly Melsh, Executive Clerk to the Board
These minutes were sent for formal approval and publication on May 15, 2025.
Published in The News, Thursday, May 22, 2025 L-515
