Sam Cox
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 6
- Total speaking time
- 4:41
- Avg per meeting
- 0:47
- Segments
- 145
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Top issues during term (13)(Public Safety)
Extreme Temperature Center at Drake Community Library
Abandoned and dilapidated properties
Not quantified at the meeting.
EMS funding recovery agreements (GEMT)
Potential recovery of otherwise-uncompensated ambulance transport costs.
Library as county Warming/Cooling Center
Any staffing or operating costs of hosting the center aren't spelled out in the agenda materials.
Handicap parking fine and enforcement
$100 fines for first-offense handicap parking violations.
Downtown permit parking overhaul
No direct city cost, though possible future funding to help Second Mile build off-street parking was floated.
Junk vehicle abatement changes
Patrol Officer hiring process
Fire department debt collection via State Setoff Program
Up to roughly $60,000 in recoverable ambulance debt, improving fire/EMS revenue.
Regional police cooperation (CIRTT 28E)
E-bike and scooter safety at 14th & Prairie
CDBG grant for hospital labor and delivery unit
Grant-funded; no city objection noted.
drinking water safety
Grinnell may have to pay for testing, treatment upgrades, or a new water source, and some of that cost could land on residents’ water bills.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Cox was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Public Safety.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.