MINUTES OF THE CANVASS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:

NOVEMBER 26, 2008

      Chairperson Sullivan called to order the Johnson County Board of Supervisors at 10:07 a.m. to act as a canvass board to certify the results of the recount of votes for Conservation Bond Issue of the General Election of November 4, 2008.  Members present were: Pat Harney, Larry Meyers, Terrence Neuzil, and Rod Sullivan; absent: Sally Stutsman.

      Unless otherwise noted, all actions were taken by the following vote: Roll call: aye: Sullivan, Neuzil, Meyers, Harney; absent: Stutsman.

ABSTRACT OF VOTES

      Shall the County of Johnson, State of Iowa, be authorized to acquire and develop lands with public access provided, to be managed by the Johnson County Conservation Board, in order to protect the water quality in rivers, lakes and streams; protect forests to improve air quality; protect natural areas and wildlife habitat from development, and provide for parks and trails, at a cost not exceeding $20,000,000 and issue its general obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding $20,000,000 for that purpose, to be repaid in not more than 20 years? All expenditures will be subject to an annual independent audit.

      There were sixty-four thousand four hundred fifty-eight (64,458) votes cast as follows: for the question, there were thirty-nine thousand one hundred eighty-one (39,181) votes cast; and against the question, there were twenty-five thousand two hundred seventy-seven (25,277) votes cast. 

      We therefore declare the public measure "Shall the County of Johnson, State of Iowa, be authorized to acquire and develop lands with public access provided, to be managed by the Johnson County Conservation Board, in order to protect the water quality in rivers, lakes and streams; protect forests to improve air quality; protect natural areas and wildlife habitat from development, and provide for parks and trails, at a cost not exceeding $20,000,000 and issue its general obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding $20,000,000 for that purpose, to be repaid in not more than 20 years? All expenditures will be subject to an annual independent audit" to be adopted.

Motion by Harney, second by Meyers, to accept the canvass of the recount of votes for the Conservation Bond Issue of the General Election of November 4, 2008.  Roll call: aye: Harney, Sullivan, Neuzil, Meyers; absent: Stutsman. 

      Adjourned at 10:19 a.m.

/s/Rod Sullivan, Chair, Board of Supervisors

Attest: Tom Slockett, Auditor

By Nancy Tomkovicz, Recording Secretary