Articles Tagged: Johnson County

Night of 1000 Dinners, a virtual celebration of International Women’s Day, will honor Inside Out Reentry Community, Iowa City Compassion and Open Heartland, three women-led organizations aiding people in transition and advancing the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals in Johnson County. The event will be held Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m. via Zoom.

The CDC now lists Johnson County as having “medium” community transmission, but the Board of Supervisors also discussed the need to be flexible if there is another surge in cases.

Starting from a space of 700 square feet, Table to Table celebrates 25 years of pioneering food rescue in Eastern Iowa.

Masks will no longer be required inside Iowa City facilities as of Tuesday but still will be available to visitors, the city announced Monday. North Liberty and Coralville have also ended their mask mandates.

Johnson County supervisors voted 3-2 to stick with a “lottery” system in distributing $2 million in federal pandemic funds to low- and moderate-income residents, rather than prioritizing workers -- such as undocumented immigrants -- excluded from the stimulus payments received by most Americans in 2020 and 2021.

Johnson County’s broadband study will be funded by pandemic relief dollars and likely led by Cedar Rapids-based HR Green, pending approval from the board of supervisors. The study will examine the county’s broadband capabilities, needs and deficiencies.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is accepting applications for Juvenile Justice and Youth Development (JJYD) programming for the FY23 – FY25 grant cycle. Up to $400,000 will be awarded to nonprofit organizations providing evidence-based, trauma-informed, culturally-responsive youth development and delinquency prevention services to Johnson County youth 10 to 16 years of age.

Table to Table, a Johnson County nonprofit that rescues 2.5 million pounds of food each year and delivers it at no charge to local pantries and social service agencies, is kicking off a celebration of 25 years and fundraising for construction expenses with a free-to-the-publicpen house on Thursday.

The Johnson County Empowerment/Early Childhood Iowa Area Board has funds available for programs that provide support to families with children age 0-5, and pregnant individuals. Anyone providing services to Johnson County families is eligible to apply, and a mandatory bidder’s conference is Thursday.

Rachel Zimmermann Smith announces her campaign to be the next Johnson County attorney. Her goal is to make the justice system work for everyone.

This week, Johnson County Ambulance Service has launched a new app connected with the county’s 911 dispatch that can call on community members to assist with nearby cardiac arrest events.

The majority of the board supports raising supervisors’ salaries by 2.25 percent and the salaries of other elected officials 4.42 percent — a lower increase than the 18 percent recommendation from the compensation board.

Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness announced Monday she won’t seek re-election in November and will retire at the end of the year. She was the first woman elected to the office and has served 15 years as the top prosecutor.

The four-week “Behind the Badge” program is a shorter version of the Citizens Police Academy, which will not take place this year due to the pandemic.

The Johnson County compensation board is recommending a salary increase of 18 percent for elected officials in an effort to remain competitive with other counties’ increases and respond to state law changes.