Minutes - 9/30/2025

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, FORTIETH MEETING OF THE WOODBURY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  

The Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. Board members present were Carper, Ung, Dietrich, Nelson, and Bittinger II. Staff members present were Heather Satterwhite-Van Sickle, Executive Secretary/Public Bidder, Melissa Thomas, Human Resources Director, Ryan Ericson, Budget and Finance Director, Joshua Widman, Assistant County Attorney and Michelle Skaff, Auditor/Clerk to the Board.     

Meeting started at 4:00pm.

Motion by Bittinger second by Nelson to go into closed session {Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(j)}.  Carried 4-0 on a roll-call vote.

Dietrich arrived at 4:17pm. 

Motion by Nelson second by Bittinger to go out of closed session {Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(j)}.  Carried 5-0 on a roll-call vote. 

The regular meeting was called to order with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and a Moment of Silence.

Motion by Bittinger second by Nelson to approve the agenda for September 30, 2025. Carried 5-0. Copy filed.

Motion by Bittinger second by Nelson to approve the following items by consent:

To approve minutes of the September 23, 2025 meeting. Copy filed.
            
To approve the claims totaling $1,677,372.02. Copy filed.

To approve and authorize the Chairperson to sign a Resolution setting the public hearing and sale date for parcel #894729136013, 1107 W 5th St.

WOODBURY COUNTY, IOWA
RESOLUTION #13,953
PARCEL #894729136013

WHEREAS Woodbury County, Iowa was the owner under a tax deed of a certain parcel of real estate described as:

The West Thirty-two Feet (W 32 ) of the East One Hundred Feet (E 100 ) of Lots Five (5) and Six (6), Block Ten (10), Tredways Addition to Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa (1107 W. 5th Street) 

NOW THEREFORE, 

BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Woodbury County, Iowa as follows:

1.   That a public hearing on the aforesaid proposal shall be held on
The 14th Day of October, 2025 at 4:35 o clock p.m. in the basement of the   
Woodbury County Courthouse. 
       
2.   That said Board proposes to sell the said parcel of real estate at a
public auction to be held on the 14th Day of October, 2025, immediately
following the closing of the public hearing.
       
3. That said Board proposes to sell the said real estate to the highest
bidder at or above a total minimum bid of $1,135.00 plus recording fees. 
       
4.  That this resolution, preceded by the caption "Notice of Property Sale"
and except for this subparagraph 4 be published as notice of the
aforesaid proposal, hearing and sale. 
       
Dated this 30th Day of September, 2025.
WOODBURY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Copy filed.

To approve and authorize the Chairperson to sign a Resolution approving petition for suspension of taxes for Mark Blackford, parcel #894823136001, 2032 McKinley St.

WOODBURY COUNTY, IOWA
RESOLUTION #13,954
RESOLUTION APPROVING PETITION FOR SUSPENSION OF TAXES

WHEREAS, Mark Blackford, as titleholder of a property located 2032 McKinley Street, Sioux City, Iowa, Woodbury County, Iowa, and legally described as follows:   
     
Parcel #894823136001

METROPOLITAN LOT 17 BLOCK 8
         
WHEREAS, Mark Blackford of the aforementioned property has petitioned the Board of Supervisors for a suspension of taxes pursuant to the 2017 Iowa Code section 427.9, and  
                                                             
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors recognizes from documents provided that the petitioner is unable to provide to the public revenue; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors hereby grants the request for a suspension of taxes and hereby directs the Woodbury County Treasurer to so record the approval of this tax suspension for this property.

SO RESOLVED this 30th day of September 2025.  
WOODBURY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Copy filed.

To approve the permit to work in the right of way for Mark Richardson.  Copy filed.

To approve and authorize the Chairperson to sign the Authorization to initiate the hiring process for Legal Secretary, County Attorney Dept.  AFSCME Courthouse:  $26.07/hour.  Copy filed.

Carried 5-0.

Kaylee Gibson, Summit Carbon Solutions, updated on pipeline project including discussion of Community Benefits Agreement.

Motion by Nelson second by Dietrich to receive documents from Ms. Gibson. Carried 5-0. Copy filed.

Deb Main, Steve Corey, and Gail Palmquist expressed concerns about the pipelines.

Motion by Nelson second by Dietrich to approve the participation form for the National Opioids Combined Settlement.  Carried 5-0.  Copy filed.

Motion by Bittinger second by Carper to approve the Annual Urban Renewal Report for FY26.  Carried 5-0.  Copy filed.

Reports on committee meetings were heard.

Tina Bertrand addressed the board regarding the Treasurer s Office service statistics.

Dennis McCall, Smithland, addressed the board regarding his tax bill.

Ryan Ericson, Budget Director, addressed the board regarding the health balance.

Bill Burrow, Sioux City, addressed the board regarding the county employee attendance to the Chamber Dinner.     

Board concerns were heard.

The Board adjourned the regular meeting until October 7, 2025. 

Meeting sign in sheet. Copy filed.