Linn County supervisors face pay freeze amid politics
Linn County Compensation Board recommends freezing supervisor salaries at 70 098 while granting a 4.5 percent raise for five other elected officials and their 21 deputies. The board votes 5-2 on supervisors and 7-0 on other raises, with action possible March 8.
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County officials and raise plan outline salaries
The county attorney would receive a 3.25 percent increase to about $136,000 if approved, tied to district judges' salaries. Sheriff Brian Gardner would earn about $113,500. Recorder Joan McCalmant, Treasurer Mike Stevenson, and Auditor Joel Miller would receive about $91,200.
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City Council Moves Meetings to Hiawatha City Hall
Cedar Rapids city leaders vote to shift weekly evening meetings to Hiawatha City Hall on Tuesdays. Long term plans call for return to Veterans Memorial Building on May's Island. first session at the new venue is March 9 with 4:30 p.m. work sessions and 5:30 p.m. formal sessions.
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Man found guilty in downtown trash bin arson
Iowa City resident Peter Mendoza Jr., 34, convicted in Johnson County District Court of arson for starting a downtown trash bin fire May 25 at 332 S Linn St. The blaze spread to two more bins and a building, causing soffit damage. He faces up to 25 years in prison on the first degree arson conviction.
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Three City Council members questioned over waste site decisions
The reader alleges ethical violations in a three member solid waste board tied to a hazardous Sinclair site disposal plan. They claim the local unlined landfill is unsafe and costly, preferring out of state disposal. The note adds support for legislative stance against same sex marriage. Running Nuke.
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Ex-counselor found guilty of abusing student
Donald Clark 41 of Coralville convicted in Johnson County District Court of sexually abusing a fifth grade student during 2003-04 at Lemme Elementary School. Jury of seven women and five men accepted the student's testimony over Clark's denials. He faces up to 25 years and will be sentenced March 26 with parole eligibility after 17 1/2 years and mandatory sex offender registry inclusion.
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Shovels used in two Cedar Rapids assaults report
Police say snow shovels were used in two separate Cedar Rapids assaults on Tuesday. George D. Schulte, 64, struck Kenneth Hootman, 65, with a shovel and punched Officer Harvey Caldwell, breaking his glasses. Mitchell B. Followell, 40, swung a shovel at Michelle Buchanan, later arrested after intoxication.
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