(Atlantic) The Cass County Board of Supervisors approved the appointment of Attorney’s Assistant/Victim Advocate at their meeting this morning.
The Supervisors approved the appointment of Maureen Doherty effective March 31st at $40,000 per year. The Cass County Attorney applied for and received a grant which will be used to partially fund the cost of employment of the Victim Advocate.
In other action, the Supervisors approved authorizing the Chair to sign a “Cooperative Agreement for a Competitive Highway Bridge Program Project” which includes a Cass County structure on Boston Road; estimated cost $400,000, and a project for Guthrie County.
The Supervisors also approved the 2020 Weed Control Program:
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of each County’s Board of Supervisors to enforce the provisions of Chapter 317 of the Code of Iowa as amended with regard to the destruction of weeds, and
WHEREAS, under Chapter 317 of the Code of Iowa each county Board of Supervisors may each year prescribe and order a program of weed destruction to be followed by landowners, tenants, and other persons in possession or control of land, and
WHEREAS, it has been determined by the Cass County Board of Supervisors that a program of weed destruction for the year 2020 is necessary,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Cass County, Iowa: that each owner and each person in the possession or control of any lands in Cass County, including right-of-way of County trunk roads and local County roads, shall cut, burn or otherwise destroy all noxious weeds thereon, as defined in Chapter 317, at such time each year and in such manner to prevent said weeds from blooming or coming to maturity, and shall keep said lands free from such growth as shall render the streets or highways adjoining said lands unsafe for public travel. Noxious weeds shall be cut or otherwise destroyed on or before the following dates and as often thereafter as is necessary to prevent seed production throughout the year:
Group 1: May 15, 2020 Musk Thistle, Multiflora Rose
Group 2: May 20, 2020 Leafy Spurge, Smooth Dock, Sour Dock, Sheep Sorrel
Group 3: June 1, 2020 Canada thistle, Buckthorn, Wild Mustard, Bull Thistle
Group 4: June 15, 2020 Wild Carrot, Teasel, Poison Hemlock
Group 5: July 1, 2020 Perennial Sow Thistle, Cocklebur, Wild Sunflower, Shattercane
That in the case of substantial failure to comply with the foregoing order, the Weed Commissioner may impose a maximum penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) fine for each day up to ten (10) days or may give notice to the landowner by certified mail to the last address as ascertained from the last tax list in the county Treasurer’s Office. The Weed Commissioner, including his employees, may enter the land without consent for the purpose of destroying noxious weeds (5) five days after delivery of notice, which time shall be computed from the date of mailing. The expense of said work including cost of serving notice and other costs, if any, shall be assessed against the real estate plus an amount equal to twenty-five (25) percent of all sums expended.
