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County Attorney office leadership described the candidate as a long‑time intern who has performed primarily administrative duties for five years and said the office would post the position but expected the incumbent to be a highly qualified applicant. \"She's been with us through the pandemic. She's a really good employee,\" the county attorney said.

Operations manager Elijah Hansen told the board the FY26 cost estimate for the position is $32,879, and that the office intends to offset part of that by reducing its extra‑help line item by about $15,000–$20,000 (the extra‑help line was described as approximately $50,000 currently). The county attorney said the office would absorb much of the change fiscally and that the hiring process would allow for other candidates; if a different applicant were selected, the office would still decrease extra‑help spending.

Supervisors asked whether the request would increase overall workforce and were told it would not expand headcount beyond existing allocations because the office expects to reassign current duties and reduce extra‑help. After discussion, a supervisor moved approval; the motion was seconded and the board recorded ayes from Supervisors Basil, Merkin and Heddens. The motion passed.

The board did not direct an immediate FY26 line‑item addition; staff said they would seek to have the position posted and in place by Feb. 1 and to incorporate any necessary adjustments in upcoming budget work sessions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","January 2, 2025 Board of Supervisors Organizational Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Story County Board approved converting a long‑term intern role into a regular part‑time administrative assistant position in the county attorney's office. The office estimated a FY26 cost of $32,879 partially offset by reducing an 'extra help' budget line by $15,000–$20,000.","taxTitle","taxId",4974,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},6401209,"YSS asks Story County to serve as fiscal agent for juvenile diversion grant; supervisors express capacity concerns",895,1279000,2174000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2065682-1a5e01494955b5a001d75e52fea00806&start=1279&end=2174","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2065682-1a5e01494955b5a001d75e52fea00806/thumbnail_1279000.jpg","/articles/6401209/Story-County/Iowa/YSS-asks-Story-County-to-serve-as-fiscal-agent-for-juvenile-diversion-grant-supervisors-express-capacity-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6401209-29748e7d4e37801b85e2c5bd25018f21/orig.mp4?Expires=1771098058&Signature=dB9x5pSycD8OMpNDaKBuLZXsPgPXU0a740roKpYktGYCb30iMDRY~ytqODMuKEvmkDD~9OPoNZrA2PBfsg7-YUq2QbVERuGbuF5kcLJBiWSCAdhuTZ9CaCR-YbZsBuxl0oAX1OH4PFo7DMV6udH4xdIryup8xmgg3H5VtgzVQLM4DTkU75fAjtUlrN5jTAkBfYV4PRCCA8NqhkQbnAd4NiIIROfhvOdIrd14VvVhhUYWludgaEZCuUewjjla~VbQ8aQT~RMXwFZuXIg~HbKSDahFEVjFgg0guqexSA6rVeiw9whdjqMqHUOn0XgsY1Eh81xewNrFqW2GLD-1Ic~mEA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Youth & Shelter Services (YSS) asked the Story County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 2 to serve as fiscal agent for a juvenile diversion grant that would pilot restorative‑justice interventions in schools across Story, Boone and Marshall counties.

\"The idea is to go in and use a restorative‑justice approach with kids who are caught violating substance‑use policies in Story County, Marshall County, and Boone County Schools,\" the YSS associate director said, describing a pilot that would keep students in school, provide short interventions and, for repeat incidents, an eight‑hour prevention program or referral to substance‑use counseling.

YSS told supervisors the pilot would initially cost an estimated $30,000 to $60,000 and that the grant is due Jan. 14. The funds would primarily cover the lead prevention coordinator's salary and travel, plus administrative and operational costs. YSS said the grant period is expected to be two years, but the organization did not confirm the exact duration at the meeting.

Supervisors asked whether other local governments or school districts had been asked to serve as fiscal agent. YSS said it had not yet asked the city of Ames or county auditors in Boone or Marshall, and that Story County had been the organization's first choice because of an existing working relationship.

Supervisor questions focused on capacity and administrative burden for the county auditor's office. One supervisor said Story County has \"a reputation of being able to manage a lot of things,\" but added that the auditor's office already handles multiple grants and that prior grant reporting had sometimes missed deadlines or arrived in formats the auditor found difficult to process. \"I would feel more comfortable seeing an improvement in the requirements that already exist for the grants that Story County is already managing, before approving another one,\" a supervisor said. No motion to approve the county as fiscal agent was made.

YSS said it will continue working with county staff to try to simplify claims and reporting and will seek other potential fiscal agents, including Marshall County supervisors. The organization invited the board to reconsider if administrative issues are resolved.

No formal action was taken at the meeting on the request.","Youth & Shelter Services sought Story County to act as fiscal agent for a two‑year juvenile diversion pilot serving schools in Boone, Marshall and Story counties; supervisors raised concerns about auditor workload and past reporting problems and did not make a motion.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":56,"_68":69,"_70":56,"_71":72,"_73":72},6401215,"Story County Board proclaims January 2025 Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month",681,161000,842000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2065682-1a5e01494955b5a001d75e52fea00806&start=161&end=842","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2065682-1a5e01494955b5a001d75e52fea00806/thumbnail_161000.jpg","/articles/6401215/Story-County/Iowa/Story-County-Board-proclaims-January-2025-Slavery-and-Human-Trafficking-Prevention-Month","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6401215-80edf45dab898d8c4bb688f63298f8d0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771098058&Signature=gxzz~tYbE2q2XZSoO09z7ztLa7veK4Ula55P4Tt78~LO6VFcEup0qKqofTC5KsQAJzgRO-3kZzuNm5b~YrPUme1UC1pyksGaLZf3YMpER6rHgR-7GPJrUuDSf76G6PvpsPUldH~mP~HNb44ZvSeFLyFsUA6PxqKpVaE62HvApCFd7~3f3KTUVHdvEyyT~rcjq~8YgVfVs6W3HCQasqpb5AaVsXR~PC1QQnKOSGIU6Zz2o0oMXITwSeFk1eDc6Mn5SjKBGIdbe0VAty7p9izWHirRXb~8Gxc6hL~6UwJoZ8t0ZaoqA9j~nhbWLbbFdZpiUo9YK57uA03JkQbhhOzScQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Story County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 2 unanimously adopted a proclamation recognizing January 2025 as Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and urged residents to report suspicious activity.

The proclamation, presented by Supervisor Fazel and read into the record, notes the 13th Amendment outlawed slavery, says modern slavery most commonly appears as forced labor and trafficking, and calls for increased community education and vigilance. \"We do hereby proclaim January 2025 as Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month,\" the board said before voting aye.

The board then heard extended remarks from George Balitzos of the Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery, who said the statewide nonprofit is seeking legislative funding for survivor services and tracking increasing incidence and prosecutions. Balitzos said the network will ask the Iowa Legislature for $1,000,000 to support eight agencies that provide services to trafficking survivors and highlighted gaps in state funding. \"We still have no funding from the state of Iowa directly for services provided to the survivors of human trafficking,\" Balitzos said.

Balitzos summarized state-level training and enforcement activity cited in materials he provided to the board: Department of Public Safety training has certified about 23,000 lodging employees and nearly 600 lodging facilities to recognize trafficking indicators, the number of law enforcement trainings has increased, and the State Patrol is expanding training for officers. He also described recent prosecutions and convictions tracked by the network, and pointed to a recent federal plea in which an Ames man, Carl Markley, pleaded guilty to multiple trafficking counts; Balitzos said sentencing is scheduled for March 24, 2025 before U.S. District Judge Stephen Rose.

Balitzos also provided victim-services statistics in the packet, saying the statewide survivor services fund served 536 victims and that civil settlements and labor‑trafficking cases have also been reported in Iowa. He invited supervisors and the public to a Story County event at the ISU Memorial Union later in January marking the month and distributed a flyer.

The board voted aye on the proclamation (no roll-call counts beyond the unanimous voice vote were recorded in the transcript).","The Story County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a proclamation recognizing January 2025 as Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and heard remarks from a statewide anti‑trafficking network about local and state needs, prosecution data and service funding gaps.","actionData","errors"]

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