Adair County Board of Supervisors meeting recap

July 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Greenfield, Iowa) – The Adair County Board of Supervisors met this (Wednesday) morning, and acted on approving a handful of matters, including:

Acknowledging receipt of the FY22 MATURA Audit report
A SICOG (Southern Iowa Council of Governments) Housing Trust Fund drawdown in the amount of $2,185.09, for five houses for January through June. (Auditor Mandy Berg explains)…

The Board also approved an ICAP (Iowa Communities Assurance Pool) renewal agreement, with a change in liability amount. And, Homestead & Military disallowances, as recommended by the Auditor Mandy Berg. In other business, the Board received and approved for publishing, a Semi-Annual report from Adair County Treasurer Brenda Wallace.

Adair County Engineer Nick Kauffman presented the Supervisors for their approval, paperwork for a 28E County Line Agreement ,with Guthrie County. A verbal agreement that was established in 2004 had never been formally written, or changed, until now. It primarily involves snow removal and maintenance. The agreement, approved by the Board, specifies Guthrie County will maintain their jurisdiction on White Pole Road from Casey, to east of Highway 25, and snow removal all the way to Dexter.

The Board approved the agreement as presented. Board Chair Jerry Walker, with the Board’s approval, signed a final voucher for a reinforced concrete box culvert (RBC) for the N25 Grand River township Culvert Project, as well as the Contract and Performance Bonds for the Eureka and Prussia township Culvert Extension Projects. The Board approved credit card user changes, effectively removing Ray Palmer, and adding Adam Comstock/New Roads Superintendent and Nathan Jensen, Weed Commissioner.

And, Kauffman updated the Adair County Supervisors on Secondary Roads Dept. Maintenance and Activities. He mentioned they were waiting on Alliant Energy before removing downed trees in the Fontanelle area (See the photo on the kjan.com News or Weather pages).