Hardin County News
MH/DD Advisory Board and TCM Advisory Board Vacancies
July 28, 2010
Vacancies were created by recent resignations to the Hardin County Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities (MH/DD) Advisory Board and the Targeted Case Management (TCM) Advisory Board. The vacancies will be filled by appointment by the Hardin County Board of Supervisors.
Both Advisory Boards meet quarterly. The MH/DD Advisory Board provides ongoing review of the county funded MH/DD system. The TCM Advisory Board provides ongoing review of the county targeted case management program and quality assurance.
Anyone interested in serving on these boards is invited to complete an application for appointment. The form is available to download below. The application form is also available by contacting the Hardin County Community Services office at 641-939-8167, or the Hardin County Auditor’s Office at 641-939-8108.
Completed application forms must be returned by August 31, 2010. Return applications to:
Board of Supervisors
Hardin County Courthouse
1215 Edgington Ave, Suite 1
Eldora, Iowa 50627
Any questions or additional information may be directed to Linn Adams, Hardin County Community Services Director, at 641-939-8168 or by e-mail.
Got Larva?
Calkins Nature Area in Iowa Falls is ready to stock the butterfly house with Monarch Butterflies and we need your help! If you find any Monarch caterpillars and would like to put them in the butterfly house to be raised, tagged and released to migrate to Mexico we would greatly appreciate it. Please note that if you do collect any caterpillars please provide them with a fresh milkweed leaf and bring them to the nature center ASAP!
At this time we are only seeking out Monarchs so leave all other caterpillars to their munching.
If you have any questions such as identification please give us a call at the nature center at 641.648.9878.
Thank You!
CodeRED System in Hardin County
Hardin County has contracted with Emergency Communications Network to license its CodeRED high-speed notification solution. The CodeRED system provides City and County officials the ability to quickly deliver messages to targeted areas or the entire County.
Douglas Riggs, Hardin County Emergency Management Director, cautioned that such systems are only as good as the telephone number database supporting them. "If your phone number is not in the database, you will not be called." One of the reasons the CodeRED system was selected is it gives individuals and businesses the ability to add their own phone numbers directly into the system's database; this is an extremely important feature. “No one should automatically assume his or her phone number is included,” Riggs said urging all individuals and businesses to click the logo above to the "CodeRED Community Notification Enrollment" page.
Required information includes:
- first and last name
- street address (physical address, no P.O. boxes)
- city
- state
- zip code
- primary phone number
- additional phone numbers can be entered as well.
All businesses should register, as well as all individuals who have unlisted phone numbers, who have changed their phone number or address within the past year, and those who use a cellular phone or VoIP phone as their primary number.
Riggs explained, "CodeRED allows geographically based delivery, which means street addresses are required to ensure emergency notification calls are received by the proper individuals in a given situation. The system works for cell phones too, but we need to have an associated street address to provide relevant messages."
Riggs stated, "CodeRED gives those who want to be included an easy and secure method for inputting information. The data collected will only be used for emergency notification purposes."
Questions should be directed to the Hardin County Emergency Management Agency by email or at 641-939-8132
Hardin County Flags Available!
Hardin County Flags are now available for purchase. The cost for each flag is $50. Please contact the Auditor's Office at 641-939-8108 to order.
