$45 booking fee added at county jail years ago
Marion County commissioners Monday approved a $45 booking fee criminal complaint at the county jail.
The fee was requested by the Marion County Sheriff's Department and the County Attorney's Office. The money will go into the county's General Fund.
The vote was 3-0 to approve.
The company doing the restoration work at the courthouse wants to bring in a crane to help with some of the work. The company had planned to put it south of the building, but now wants to put it on Third Street, west of the courthouse.
It will take up a few parking spaces on Third. The City of Marion agreed, and county commissioners also approved the measure.
The county commission's next three meetings, on July 7, 14, and 21, will begin at 8 a.m. because of budget determinations for 2003 and 2004 that remain to be made.
County Appraiser Dianna Carter sought and was granted approval to attend the International Organization of Appraising Officers Convention in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 14-17.
She had already budgeted for the trip, which will cost a total of about $500, she said. The convention is very valuable, and she will learn things that apply in and to Marion County, she added.
David Brazil received approval to apply for an LEPP (Local Environmental Protection Program) grant for $7,349 dealing with wastewater systems. This is a grant he applies for each year.
Brazil is planning/zoning/transfer station director and sanitarian for the county.
County Commissioner Bob Hein complimented Noreen Weems, director of the county's department on aging, for "watching her budget" carefully. Other commissioners joined in on the compliments.
Jim Stang complained about a rough Union Pacific Railroad crossing, between Pawnee and Quail Creek on 160th Road. He said there is a three- or four-inch dropoff from the asphalt to the wooden planks.
Stang said County Attorney Susan Robson wrote a letter to UP officials at the railroad's headquarters in Omaha, Neb.
A man in maintenance for UP told him, Stang said, that the situation will be fixed "in July or August."
"It's totally unacceptable," Stang said. "It's an issue if you have to drive it." He said the railroad should fix the bump, or at least put up "Bump" signs coming to it each way, to warn motorists.
He said the railroad said they were short on help.
Cardie Oil, Inc., was the sole bidder to provide area fuel for the Road and Bridge Department. Their bid, which was accepted, was $5,923.57.
