The Greene County Board of Supervisors met Monday in regular session.

During open forum, County Attorney Thomas Laehn addressed the Board. He asked about facilitating a meeting between a Supervisors subcommittee and the Jefferson Matters: Main Street Tower View Team committee. He explained that if the Supervisors retained editorial rights to not allow organizations to display art on the courthouse grounds, as long as they are doing it as the county’s message and not denying it as a public forum, then it is okay. Laehn added he wasn’t concerned with the TVT’s public art displays, but his concern was the next organization that makes a request. The Supervisors agreed to a meeting this week.

Also during open forum, the Board agreed with Jefferson Matters: Main Street Promotion Committee member Angie Gingery’s request for their Amazing Race for Charity After Party on September 7th. The Bushmen will perform on the downtown square in the afternoon and the Supervisors agreed with the request.

County Engineer Wade Weiss then gave an update. He said the Secondary Roads Department is continuing to apply material to the gravel road system throughout the summer. This is due to the continuing rainfall causing rutting issues on the gravel roads.

The Board then approved the informal probation services agreement with Boone County Probation. The pilot program would use off-duty officers from Boone County for the first 20 convicts of the new fiscal year that are sentenced to informal probation. The estimated cost was $8,500 with the ability to charge up to five-percent additional expenses. Payment would come from the convicts and the County.

The Board also approved hiring Stacy Myers as a full-time jailer for the sheriff’s office, due to the retirement of another jailer. Additionally, the Board approved a new contract for the Greene County Ambulance with UnityPoint Hospice, and UnityPoint at Home to work with patients in their homes and transport them to the hospital on an as-needed basis. Finally, the Board approved a fraud reporting policy so that the County could apply for federal grants, and they approved the County Treasurer’s investment report of $8,452,708 in April and issuing 237 driver’s licenses last month.