March 29, 2024

Meetings

SWCC Board of Directors negotiating session, 3:15 p.m., Jan. 15, SWCC Administration Center board room, 1501 W. Townline St.

The first negotiating sessions between the Southwestern Community College Board of Directors and the Southwestern Community College Education Association for the terms of the 2020-2021 Master Contract Agreement. The Education Association will present its proposal for the new contract. The meeting is open to the public.

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Lenox Board of Education, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15 at Lenox High School, 600 S. Locust St., Lenox. The board of education of the Lenox Community School District will meet in special session at the above for the purpose of conducting an expulsion hearing.

Agenda includes: welcome and delegations; adoption of agenda; roll call vote to go into closed session under S. 21.5.1.E — “to conduct a hearing to determine whether to expel a student”; roll call vote to return to open session (done in closed session); roll call vote to go into closed session under S. 21.5.1.C — “to discuss strategy with Counsel in matters that are presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent where its disclosure would be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the position of the governmental body in that litigation”; roll call vote to return to open session (done in closed session); motion to approve or deny request from administration to expel a student and/or set other disciplinary action; adjourn.

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Iowa Utilities Board, 9 a.m. Jan. 16 at 1375 E. Court Av., Des Moines.

Agenda includes: consentiItems: board meeting minutes, notification of board orders, delinquent payments (invoices), DPRS voucher rates, years of service — John Crotty (5 years); action items: E-22356 — ITC Midwest LLC, E-22405 — ITC Midwest LLC, P-0710 — MidAmerican Energy Company, P-0711 — MidAmerican Energy Company, P-0718 — MidAmerican Energy Company, CGP-2019-0003 — EDF Energy Services, LLC; FCU-2019-0002 — Lincolnway Investment Group v. Interstate Power and Light Company, M-3904 — ITC Midwest LL, SPU-2019-0011 — Interstate Power and Light Company, SPU-2019-0012 — Interstate Power and Light Company, TF-2019-0026 — Reliance Telephone of Grand Forks, TF-2019-0036 — Pay-Tel Communications Inc.; discussion items: rules review, monthly financials, FCU-2018-0007 — USDA v. Interstate Power and Light Company and Ames Municipal Electric System, FCU-2019-0006 — update Boysen v. Interstate Power and Light Company, IAC-2020-3103 — affiliate records and annual filing of contracts, arrangements or other similar transactions, RMU-2016-0004 — review of intrastate gas and underground gas storage, RMU-2019-0024 — location and construction of electric power generating facilities, RPU-2019-0002 — update Interstate Power and Light Company; litigation update; other business; public comments; adjournment.

Next meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, 2020, scheduling conference – 11 a.m.

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Notice of Public Hearing — Union County AG Extension, 5:30 p.m., Feb. 3, 2020, budget FY July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, at Union County Extension Office, 500 E. Taylor St., Suite A, Creston.

The Extension Council of Union County will conduct a public hearing on the proposed FY 2020/2021 budget. At the public hearing, any resident or taxpayer may present their objections to, or arguments in favor of, any part of the proposed budget. This notice represents a summary of the supporting detail of receipts and expenditures on file with the extension council secretary. Copies of the supplemental budget detail (schedule 674-A) will be furnished upon request.