Next round of ordinance edits approved

Closing out 2025, Union County continued revising and editing their code of ordinances, approving the latest changes during their meeting Wednesday.

The board of supervisors reviewed ordinances 30-43, with some receiving more attention than others. This second round of ordinances saw more changes than the first, including the complete revision of some ordinances and removing others from Union County code.

Ordinance 30 - Environmental Health Nuisances received a complete rewrite, assisted by the county Board of Health. Due the ordinance relying on the board’s enforcement, the rewrite helped outline the department’s objectives. The ordinance covers health hazards which might require the intervention of the board.

Moving on, Ordinance 32 - Waste Water Treatment added additional responsibilities from Union County including contractor registration, fees for septic permits and soil analysis or percolation tests. These additions stand alongside the state requirements for a waste water treatment ordinance as outlined in Iowa Code.

Ordinance 33 - Transfer of Water Treatment to the City and Ordinance 43 - Pseudoephedrine Sales were removed from the county code due to redundancy with other agencies. Ordinances 39 and 39A were consolidated into one single Flood Plain ordinance.

Ordinance 38 - Quarantine and Isolation saw new post-COVID policies which have been adopted by the state of Iowa. These changes reflect the new code and further reorganized the ordinance.

Ordinances 31 - Clean Ground-Water Supply, 34 - Abandoned Wells, 35 - Tanning Facilities, 40 - Three-Mile Reservoir Restricted Uses, 41 - Keg Beer Sales and 42 - Drug Paraphernalia received no changes.

Additional ordinances will be revised and reapproved in future meetings.

In other Union County news...

Sheriff Brian Bolton delayed presenting a new jail hire into next meeting so his team can perform secondary reviews on applicants. During Wednesday’s meeting, Bolton also presented Drew Henderson as a new representative to the Compensation Board. Henderson was approved.