Kurt Allemeier
From tune-ups to using outdoor LED lights to turning down the thermostat two degrees in the winter, the Scott County Board of Supervisors heard several ways to go even greener.
Earlier this year, the county, that has a “green team” to consider implementing environmental practices, purchased the first two hybrids to its vehicle fleet.
During a [...]
Kurt Allemeier
The low bid for a geothermal system may not make the agenda of Thursday’s Scott Emergency Communication Center board when the board is expected to approve the $7.28 million construction project.
The bids were fairly broad, ranging from the low bid of $298,555 to $444,550, said Dave Donovan, Scott County director of facility and support [...]
Kurt Allemeier
The Scott County Board of Supervisors offered words of praise at its Tuesday morning meeting about a pair of awards that seem to arrive like clockwork at this time of year.
The county received Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. This [...]
Kurt Allemeier
Scott County Administrator Dee Bruemmer vowed to find ways to save $1 million before the start of the fiscal year 2010-2011 budget. She is more than half of the way to her goal. The “wall of savings” outside her office has $572,303 in savings posted through various cost-saving measures.
The “wall of savings” is part [...]
The Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Thursday marking the 30th anniversary of being professionally managed by a county administrator. The position was created in 1979.
Only four people have held the position. Edward Gallagher was the first, but served for only about 18 months. F. Glen Erickson held the position for 20 years, retiring in [...]
Kurt Allemeier
A Scott County District Judge recently ruled Scott County doesn’t have to pay attorney fees after having been found in violation of the state’s Open Meeting Act while hiring a county administrator last year.
So, despite the violation, the county received no punishment. Here’s why:
Judge Gary McKenrick ruled in March the board committed one violation [...]
Kurt Allemeier
Jim Hancock, chairman of the Scott County Board of Supervisors wonders whether the jail has too many cooks in its kitchen. He questioned the request to hire a full-time cook — a vacant position, at Tuesday’s Committee of the Whole meeting.
The kitchen is currently staffed with three full-time and one part-time position.
Hancock pointed out [...]
Kurt Allemeier
By Friday, four Scott County deputy sheriff positions will be filled, but leave one position open with the Eldridge Police Department.
Tim Ells, who most recently has been North Scott High School liaison for the Eldridge Police Department, is being sworn in today as a sheriff’s deputy. Three others — Eric Roloff, of State Center, [...]
David Heitz
Officials are looking for a catchy name for the new bus service which will snake along the Quad-Cities riverfront this summer.
Currently called the QC Riverfront Circulator, the route is a coordinated effort between the three Quad-City area transit systems. The retro-styled, glass-topped, neon-lit interior buses will stop every 20 minutes at downtown hot spots [...]
Kurt Allemeier
I recently wrote about the number of citations issued since January when traffic cameras in Davenport were re-activated in Davenport. The city has red light cameras and fixed speed cameras in a number of locations and intersections. The city also has a van with a mobile camera operated by an officer.
In Arizona, the operator [...]
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