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Date Location Agenda Video Minutes
03/27/2024 12:30 PM Adjourned RM 116

Call to order

Roll Call

Approval of minutes from 3/11/2023

Consideration of Governor Appointee:

Thomas Treharne, Member, City Development Board (Senator Driscoll)

Adjournment

03/11/2024 2:00 PM Adjourned RM 116

Call to order

Roll call

Approval of minutes from previous meeting

Electronic distribution of subcommittee assignments: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subCommitteeAssignments?groupID=698&ga=90

Distribution of Governor Appointee subcommittees have been distributed by hand.

Consideration of the following:

HF 2264 (Westrich) A bill for an act relating to the use of county funds by ecclesiastical and sectarian institutions.

HF 2276 (Webster) Zoning of Maternity Group Homes

Adjourn

02/13/2024 10:00 AM Adjourned RM 116

Call to order

Roll call

Approval of minutes from previous meeting 2/6/2024

Electronic distribution of subcommittee assignments: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subCommitteeAssignments?groupID=698&ga=90

Bills for consideration:

SSB 3112 with amendment – Green – sale, lease, or transfer of property for educational purposes

SSB 3168 with amendment – Green – libraries

SSB 3175 – Green - homelessness

SF 457 with amendment – Webster – civil service employees

SF 2212 with amendment – Webster – local Civil Rights Commission reform

SF 2226 – Klimesh – county compensation boards and salary increases

SF 2283 – Driscoll – County Supervisor election districts

Any other bills that are ready

Adjourn

02/06/2024 10:00 AM Adjourned RM 116

Call to order

Roll call

Distribution of subcommittee assignments electronically: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subCommitteeAssignments?groupID=698&ga=90

Consideration of bills:

SSB 3040 Styles and materials used for residential building exteriors - Webster

SSB 3112 Sale, lease or transfer of property for educational purposes -- Green

SF 214 Emergency services provided by a city – Driscoll

Adjourn

01/30/2024 10:00 AM Adjourned RM 116

Call to order

Roll call

Approval of minutes from 01/23/2024

Notice of subcommittee assignments electronically, see link below:

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subCommitteeAssignments?groupID=698&ga=90

Bills for consideration:

SF 174 Building design element regulation - with amendment – Webster

SF 451 Local Board of Review sessions – Westrich

SF 454 Public safety positions - with amendment – Webster

SF 457 City civil service - with amendment – Webster

Adjourn

01/23/2024 11:00 AM Adjourned RM 116

Roll call

Approve minutes of 4/5/2023

Notice of distribution of subcommittee assignments electronically, see below link.

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subCommitteeAssignments?groupID=698&ga=90

Vote on Rule 39

Bills for consideration:

SSB 3039 – HOAs and the American flag – Senator Green

SF 2028 – Assessor salaries – Senator Lofgren

Adjourn

01/17/2024 10:00 AM Cancelled RM 116

This meeting has been cancelled.

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04/05/2023 11:00 AM Adjourned RM 116

Call to order

Attendance

Approval of minutes from 3/27

Governor Appointees for consideration:

CITY DEVELOPMENT BOARD – subcommittee manager-Green

  • James Halverson
  • Laura Skogman
  • Thomas Treharne

COUNTY FINANCE COMMITTEE – subcommittee manager-Lofgren

  • Melvyn Houser
  • Mark Maxwell
  • Amanda Waske
  • Adam Wedmore

Adjourn

03/27/2023 2:30 PM Adjourned RM 116
  • Call to order
  • Attendance
  • Approval of minutes from previous meeting 3/20/2023
  • Distribution of subcommittee assignments electronically

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subCommitteeAssignments?groupID=698&ga=90

  • Governor Appointee subcommittee notifications have been distributed by hand prior to meeting

  • Consideration of bills

HF 279 – Lofgren – Assessor compliance

HF 314 – Klimesh – County Officers’ compensation

HF 540 – Lofgren – County Board of Supervisor facilities

  • Adjourn
03/20/2023 1:30 PM Adjourned RM 116

Call to order

Attendance

Approval of minutes from meeting 3/13/2023

Distribution of subcommittee assignments electronically

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subCommitteeAssignments?groupID=698&ga=90

Consideration of HF 541 Sanitary Districts - Guth

Guest speaker: Mark Campbell, Webster County Supervisor

Subject: Property tax

Adjourn

03/13/2023 1:30 PM Adjourned RM 116

Call to order

Attendance

Approval of minutes from last meeting 2/27/2023

Distribution of subcommittee assignments electronically

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subCommitteeAssignments?groupID=698&ga=90

GUEST SPEAKER:

Ashley Jared, IFA Communications Director

Iowa Finance Authority/Iowa Economic Development Authority

1963 Bell Avenue, Suite 200

Des Moines, IA 50315

SUBJECT:

Housing Policy and Programming

Adjourn

02/27/2023 3:00 PM Adjourned RM 116

Call to order

Roll Call

Approval of minutes from 2/20/2023

Distribution of subcommittee assignments electronically

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subCommitteeAssignments?groupID=698&ga=90

Bills for consideration:

SF 32 County Compensation Board required considerations-Klimesh

SF 34 Storm water regulation-Webster

SF 169 Board of Review start date-Westrich

SF 170 County Compensation Boards composition and procedures-Klimesh

SF 266 Civil Service hiring-Webster

SF 272 Length of service awards-Shipley

SF 278 Boards of Review subunits-Webster

SF 293 Judgement debt collection-Webster

SF 314 County Supervisors-Driscoll

SSB 1052 Flood mitigation-Shipley

SF 231 Disciplinary action under city civil service - Webster

Any other eligible bills

Adjourn

02/20/2023 1:30 PM Adjourned RM 116

Call to order

Roll Call

Approval of minutes from 2/6/2023

Distribution of subcommittee assignments electronically

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subCommitteeAssignments?groupID=698&ga=90

Bills for consideration:

SF 41 emergency management agencies – Klimesh

SF 137 disaster aid loans – Westrich

SSB 1052 flood mitigation – Shipley

SSB 1089 property assessments in disaster area – Lofgren

SSB 1093 division, subdivision and consolidation of parcels – Shipley

Adjourn

02/13/2023 1:30 PM Cancelled RM 116

This meeting has been cancelled.

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02/06/2023 1:30 PM Adjourned RM 116

Attendance

Approval of minutes from 1/30/2023

Distribution of subcommittee assignments electronically https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subCommitteeAssignments?groupID=698&ga=90

SF 41 Emergency management agencies Klimesh

SSB 1051 Annual tax sale Webster

SSB 1088 Property tax credit deadline Guth

SSB 1091 Emergency services Driscoll

SSB 1092 Driver’s license fees Westrich

Adjourn

01/30/2023 2:30 PM Adjourned RM 116
  • Call to order
  • Attendance
  • Approval of minutes from last meeting 1/25/2023
  • Distribution of new subcommittee assignments electronically

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subCommitteeAssignments?groupID=698&ga=90

  • SF 43 Building Design element Regulation – Senator Webster
  • Adjourn
01/25/2023 10:00 AM Adjourned RM 116
  • Call to order
  • Attendance
  • Approval of minutes from 1/18/2023
  • Distribution of subcommittee assignments electronically

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/subCommitteeAssignments?groupID=698&ga=90

  • SF 43 Senator Webster building design element regulation
  • SSB 1029 Senator Shipley county land records
  • SSB 1040 Senator Green license for a farmer’s market
  • Adjourn

01/18/2023 10:00 AM Adjourned RM 116

Roll Call

Distribution of Rule 39

Distribution of Subcommittee Assignments (see below)

Presentation: 3D Printed Homes

Speakers

Zachary Mannheimer, Founder & CE, Alquist

and

Pete Evans, Assistant Professor, IA State Univ, Dept of Industrial Design

Subcommittee Assignments

Committee Local Government (Senate)

Date 01/09/2023 - 01/18/2023

Bill

Bill Title

Legislators

Meetings

SF 18

A bill for an act abolishing county compensation boards.

Guth
Klimesh
Winckler

01/12/2023 12:30 PM

SF 32

A bill for an act relating to required considerations by a county compensation board.

Klimesh
Guth
Winckler

01/12/2023 12:00 PM

SF 34

A bill for an act relating to the regulation of storm water by a county or city.

Webster
Shipley
Weiner

SF 41

A bill for an act relating to budgets of local emergency management agencies and including applicability provisions.

Klimesh
Quirmbach
Westrich

SF 43

A bill for an act relating to building design element regulation by governmental subdivisions, and including effective date provisions.

Webster
Green
Quirmbach

01/17/2023 1:00 PM

SSB 1029

A bill for an act relating to access to and use of the county land record information system.

Shipley
Driscoll
Knox

SSB 1040

A bill for an act providing for the issuance of an annual statewide license for a farmers market, including a license fee, and including effective date provisions.

Green
Driscoll
Knox

SSB 1051

A bill for an act relating to the authority of a county treasurer to postpone or cancel an annual tax sale.

Webster
Quirmbach
Westrich

SSB 1052

A bill for an act designating certain county flood mitigation activities as an essential county purpose.

Shipley
Guth
Knox

SSB 1053

A bill for an act regarding the registration and titling of motor vehicles, including by providing for initial registration and titling by any county treasurer and by modifying related fees and the amount of fees retained by county treasurers.(Formerly SF 80.)

Lofgren
Klimesh
Weiner

01/11/2023 2:30 PM Adjourned Room 116

Call to order

Roll call

Approval of minutes from last meeting (April 6, 2022)

Adoption of Rule 39 as temporary committee rules

Adjourn