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Courthouse News - April 2, 2009 UNION COUNTY RECORDER, Paula White, 641-782-1725. The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative goes into effect June 1, 2009. You can apply for a passport or passport card at our office. If you can’t apply during normal office hours, please contact my office to schedule an appointment. Go to www.travel.state.gov for additional information. Regular passports are taking approximately 4-5 weeks. Please apply early to avoid expedite fees.
Boaters Take Note: Casual sales (sales between individuals) are subject to Iowa Sales Tax and local option tax. You need a Bill of Sale from the seller, registration and a title if the boat is 17’ or longer. Boat registrations are now on a 3 year rotation and current boat registrations expire April 30, 2010.
If you need a certified copy of your birth certificate, you must have a government issued photo ID and be 18 or over. The fee is $15.00. We also have the forms for other states.
The Union County Website is www.unioncountyiowa.org. Forms are available to request a vital record, marriage application, passport application or bill of sale form. If you have a problem with any of these services, please call the office so we can help you.
UNION COUNTY AUDITOR - Sandy Hysell, 641-782-1701. The Union County Offices will close at 12:00 noon on April 10, 2009 to observe Good Friday. Just as a reminder, don't forget to purchase your 2009 Dog Tag for a $1.00. We have been sending out cards to voters who have had no activity in the last 4 years (2 General Elections). If you have received a card, please sign the card and return back to the office. This helps us get our voter files cleaned up. The State will be sending out NCOA Cards to voters who’s address don’t match what is in the State file to what the local post office has on file. If you receive a card, please read over carefully and send back to the office. This will also help us in making sure that we have the right person at the right address so you know the correct place to go vote in the next election. If you receive one of these cards and have any questions, please call the office and we will be more than happy to help you through the process.
UNION COUNTY TREASURER - Kelly Busch, 641-782-1710. Second half real estate and mobile home taxes were due by March 31, 2009. It is the taxpayer’s responsibility to see that you have all of your parcels paid. Any parcel that is not paid by May 1st, will receive a delinquent notice. The Senior Citizen/Disabled property tax credit forms are available now. They need to be filled out and returned to our office prior to Jun 1st. The income maximum for this year is $20,031.00. Our office provides drivers licenses issuance between the hours of 8:30- 4, Monday thru Friday. Drive tests require an appointment and are scheduled on Wednesdays and Fridays upon the completion of all necessary written tests. Written testing can be done Monday thru Friday between 8:30-3:30. We now accept debit and credit cards in the office for tax payments and motor vehicle transactions, fees do apply.
UNION COUNTY ASSESSOR - Gene Haner, 641-782-1735. Please check and make sure you have a current Homestead and Military Exemption on your property. If you have purchased a different home, make sure you have signed up for these exemptions. The qualification for any honorably discharged member of the United Armed Forces has been changed to be eligible for the military exemption on your property taxes. Now if you have served eighteen months or more in the armed forces irregardless of when you served, you are now eligible for a Military Exemption or if you have served for twenty years in the Reserves or the National Guard you are also eligible for the military credit. What is required to sign for this credit is either a DD-214 from the regular service or a complete listing of years served from the Guard or Reserve. You are also required to inform this office if you have removed or built any new buildings or dwellings or if you have remodeled any buildings or dwellings. Family Farm Credit is now a one-time sign up and can be signed at any time for qualifying owners.
UNION COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - Mike King, Chairperson, Ron Riley, Vice-chair, Bob Brown, Bob Jansen, Tom McCann—641-782-1720.
UNION COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - JO DUCKWORTH, 641-782-1622. Union County Emergency Management Commission and the Coordinator have been working hard on a number of items this past month. UCEMA’s FY 09-10 has been published, a public hearing held, and approved. One of the biggest accomplishments and one that can affect a number of Union County residents is the Union County Board of Supervisors with a Memorandum of Understanding to become part of the Southwest Iowa Long-Term Recovery Committee. This has opened a door to the “Unmet Needs Grant” that has been allocated $10M statewide. Each household which has a FEMA registration number that still has unmet needs is eligible to apply for this grant for up to $2500 through the Union County Emergency Management Office. Please call the office at 782-1622 if you would like to make an appointment to discuss and apply for this grant. The grant can be applied to a number of different needs. April 6th through the 10th is Severe Weather Awareness Week sponsored by the National Weather Service. Union County will be participating in the state-wide annual Tornado Drill, as we have in past years, on April 8, 2009 at approx. 10:00 AM. It is important to note, however, that due to the FCC not allowing the NWS to activate the Emergency Alert System, your weather radios will not be activated, except as denoted by the Regular Weekly Test. So while you may hear this test, the EAS will not be activated. Please listen to KSIB/Creston Radio for further information during the testing period. This is also a good time to test business, school, and residential preparedness plans. The Coordinator made a presentation to a group of “Head-Start” program parents about CodeRED and preparing a family communication plan in case of an emergency. This was a fun project, which was co-sponsored by Head-Start and Project Recovery. One lucky family even won an “emergency to-go kit”! We held a Storm Spotter Training on March 3 at SWCC. We had sixty-two attendees! It was a great turn-out and I thank everyone that attended. If there are any other groups or persons out there who would like to have another class, please let me know. Please feel free to call the office at anytime and be sure to check out the website at unioncountyiowa.org/emergency for new links and more information on preparedness. Stay safe and be prepared!
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