THE CURRENT CHAIRMAN OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER AUTHORITY BOARD HAS BEEN VOTED DOWN FOR A NEW TERM ON THE BOARD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF SIOUX CITY.
THE COUNCIL VOTED 2-2-1 ON MONDAY, WITH THE TIE VOTE MEANING RON WIECK WOULD NOT BE REAPPOINTED TO THE BOARD.
ALEX WATTERS AND JULIE SCHOENHERR VOTED AGAINST WIECK AND MAYOR BOB SCOTT ABSTAINED BECAUSE WIECK IS A CLIENT OF HIS.
DAN MOORE, WHO SERVES ON THE L-E-C BOARD WITH WIECK, AND MATTHEW O’KANE VOTED IN FAVOR OF REAPPOINTING WIECK.
WIECK TOLD KSCJ NEWS ON TUESDAY THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE SERVING THE PEOPLE OF WOODBURY COUNTY.
MEDIATION MEETINGS HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE BETWEEN THE L-E-C BOARD, ATTORNEYS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF WOODBURY COUNTY INVOLVING PENDING LITIGATION FILED BY HAUSMANN CONSTRUCTION, THE MAIN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OF THE NEW COUNTY JAIL FACILITY, AGAINST THE COUNTY ENTITIES.
MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION ISSUES WERE BLAMED FOR DELAYS AND COST OVERRUNS THAT RESULTED IN THE NEW L-E-C OPENING MUCH LATER THAN ANTICIPATED.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE NEW CITY COUNCIL COULD HOLD ANOTHER VOTE ON WIECK AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.
THE L-E-C BOARD WILL HAVE TO MEET WITH ONLY TWO MEMBERS UNTIL WIECK’S SITUATION IS RESOLVED.
IF AN AGREEMENT CAN’T BE REACHED INVOLVING THE CITY AND COUNTY APPROVING WIECK, GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS WOULD THEN HAVE TO APPOINT HIS REPLACEMENT TO A NEW SIX YEAR TERM.
