February 12-18, 2022

The Week in Review is a weekly digital newsletter from Linn County, Iowa.

Residents Appointed to Newly Formed Linn County Sustainability & Resiliency Advisory Committee

The Linn County Board of Supervisors appointed 14 Linn County residents to serve on the newly established Linn County Sustainability & Resiliency Advisory Committee.

The Advisory Committee will help complete an annual greenhouse gas inventory for Linn County with support from the Linn County Office of Sustainability and the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives. The greenhouse gas inventory will help Linn County review and monitor progress toward the goals and objectives of Linn County’s climate resolutions.

Learn more about the committee and its members.

Second Installment of Property Taxes Due March 31

The second installment of property and mobile home taxes in Linn County is due by March 31, 2022. Late fees of one and one half percent will attach to late payments beginning April 1.

Avoid long lines at the Treasurer’s Office by paying your taxes online, by mail, or via drop box. Learn more.

Linn County Attorney’s Office Releases Review of its 2021 Marijuana Diversion Program

The Linn County Attorney’s Office has released a review of the marijuana diversion program that it launched on Jan. 1, 2021. The program was designed for first-time offenders found in possession of a user-quantity amount of marijuana. Conviction for a marijuana offense may have serious and lasting consequences for first-time offenders’ ability to obtain housing and employment, access higher education, as well as other negative short and long-term financial consequences. The abuse of marijuana also presents potential dangers. The marijuana diversion program was created to address and balance these concerns.

In 2021, the first year of Linn County’s marijuana diversion program, 114 first-time offenders entered the program. There has been 78 participants who completed the program and 28 of them (36 percent) completed the program successfully. Read the full report.

Board of Supervisors Meeting Recap

The following is a recap from the Linn County Board of Supervisors meetings the week of Feb. 12-18, 2022. The Board of Supervisors:

Met with and received updates from the following departments: Planning & Development, Purchasing, Risk Management, and Facilities.
Received an update from the Courts - Sixth Judicial District.
Received an update from Linn County Public Health Director on COVID-19 and hospitalization data.
Received and placed on file Treasurer’s (Auto Dept.) Report to the County Auditor Receipts and Disbursements for the Month of January, 2022.
Approved a resolution to set a public hearing for March 7, 2022 at 11:00 AM to determine whether Linn County will convey to Delores J. Neilsen and Melinda E. Dolan whatever interest Linn County may have in vacated right-of-way along former Vermont Way west of Lot 1, Block 7 in Waubeek.
Approved and authorized Chair to sign an agreement between KDM Consults and Linn County Juvenile Detention Center for a re-certification audit to meet the Prison Rape Elimination Act standards. The Auditor’s fee is $3,000 plus expenses not to exceed an additional $800.
Approved and authorized Chair to sign an annual agreement between the Child Care Nurse Consultant for Linn County and the Linn County Child Development Center for the provision of consultation services, which could include health and safety observations and consultation, at no cost to the County.
Approved and authorized Chair to sign a Shared Road Maintenance and Snow & Ice Control Agreement between Linn County and the City of Bertram.
Approved purchase order #PO240 for $80,295 to Unzeitig Construction Co for ADA concrete upgrades and repairs at the Community Services Building.
Discussed and decided on mask requirements for Linn County employees and customers while in a Linn County building. Voted 2-1 to lift the requirement at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, February 27.
Received a legislative update from Director of Policy & Administration.
Provided Board member reports of their activities, meetings, and project updates

NOTE: Board of Supervisors Meeting Recap briefly summarizes topics from the Board’s meeting agendas. This recap is provided by County staff as a public service and is not an official record of Board action. The official record of approved minutes from Board of Supervisors meetings are approved at future meetings and are available for viewing after approval.

Board agendas, minutes, and meeting videos are available on the Agendas and Minutes webpage.

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