(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors received an annual report from the Cass County Library Association, and a request for an increase in funding over last year. Sara Young, with the Anita Public Library, said Cass County is below the statewide average funding for libraries (as of FY 2022), by about Nine-thousand dollars.

Funding for libraries is determined by the populations they serve.

The Board took the request under advisement, for when it comes time to work on the Budget. The Supervisors held a Public Hearing on a proposed amendment of the FY2024 Cass County Budget. Auditor Kathy Somers explained there was unexpected income such as grants, and donations, including those to the Veteran’s Affairs Department, and expenditures, that needed to be factored-in, with regard to some departmental line items.

Hearing no comments on the proposal, the Supervisors passed a Resolution approving Amendment 1 of the Cass County FY2024 Budget as published, and making appropriations for the same, effective immediately.

In other business, Diane Schultz, former President of the Iowa Morman Trails Association, spoke with regard to the replacement of trail signs in Cass County. Schultz said the process of changing-out road signs in other, adjacent counties began five-years ago, and now it’s time for the project to occur in Cass County. Many of the signs, she said, that have been in-place since the 1980’s, have deteriorated badly.

The National Parks Service is replacing the actual signs at No Cost. The only thing that needs to be funded by the county is the post and labor to install the signs. The matter was taken under advisement, and in coordination with Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken.

Wolken updated the Board on Secondary Roads Department projects, maintenance and other activities. And, the Board discussed the County 5- and 10-year Capital Improvement Plan. No action was taken during today’s (Tuesdays) meeting.