(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, Tuesday (Today), agreed to set May30, at 8:45-a.m., as the date and time for a public hearing on a County Budget Amendment. The Board also approved the following:

• The Recorders Report of Fees amounting to $16,730.59.
• An alcohol license renewal for the Red Oak Country Club.
• Claims payable in the amount of $460,550.24

The Montgomery County Supervisors tabled discussion on the County Employee Handbook until additional information and clarification is made. A renewal of annual contract with Solutions was approved in the amount of $37,800. The County is in the third-year of a five-year agreement with the company. The amount paid each year is locked-in, and therefore unchanged.

The Board approved ARPA Funding for the County Conservation Department, in a total amount of $49,925. Conservation Board Member Jon Spunaugle mentioned $3,400 was requested for a new “Smartboard” at the Outdoor Educational Center, and $15,525 was for a new side-by-side UTV (Utility Terrain Vehicle).

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He said $31,000 was requested for a remodeling project at the Anderson Conservation and Wildlife Area/Wolfe Nature Center.

Supervisor Donna Robinson said the Conservation Department is very deserving of the funds. Spunaugle agreed.

The Montgomery County Supervisors also approved ARPA Funding for 67 new windows at the courthouse, with 25 of those in the attic, the frames for which are so rotten, the glass is in danger of falling out. ARPA Funds will also be used for brick tuckpointing at the courthouse, in the amount of $200,000.

And, the Supervisors in Montgomery County approved the abatement of taxes (Amounting to $30), for a parcel of land (described as a “sliver”) north of 200th and west of G Avenue. The County Secondary Roads Department basically had an easement for a short road so their trucks could turn around.