The Cass County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday morning in their boardroom at the Cass County Courthouse and discussed a wide range of issues.

The board set public hearing dates for vacating a portion of Pella Road and a zoning change recommendation in Brighton Township for June 27th at 9:00 a.m. The zoning change would allow Russell Lange to conduct business on a small piece of property that would change from general agricultural to light industrial in zoning.

The board had much discussion on certifying wages for deputies from County Recorder, Treasurer, Auditor, and Sheriff for Fiscal Year 2024. They also discussed setting annual base salaries for Deputy Sheriff positions. Cass County Attorney Vanessa Strazdas commented that she felt there should be a wage bump of 8% for Delinquent Fines Coordinator Eva Jensen. She felt her wage is really on the low end and said her office budget would cover the increase. Her annual salary would go to up to $48,136. The Supervisors were in agreement on the increase and eventually approved the non-exempt salary list.

The board also approved setting the annual salary of County Engineer Trent Wolken at $131,000. Discussions between the board and Wolken found that to be a competitive salary for the position in similar counties.

In their committee reports Supervisor Wendy Richter discussed the retirement of Kenner Baxter as head of the Tourism Committee. She said they are looking for someone to appoint to lead that group now and are open to suggestions. The board had some side discussion in regards to the value of potentially paying for someone to coordinate tourism or tourism and wellness combined in the county.

The board is set to meet again on Tuesday, June 27th at 9:00 a.m.