(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors held their regular weekly meeting today (Monday), instead of their normal, Tuesday. The Board held a Public Hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Maximum Property Tax Dollars, during which there were no comments made.
Superintendent Steve Baier said the increases amount to 2.98% in General County Services and two-percent for rural County Services.
Afterward, the Supervisors set March 15th as the date for a Public Hearing on the FY 2023 Cass County Budget. The Board received word from County Engineer Trent Wolken, that rock prices have increased 10-percent ($1.50 per ton), since their last purchase in December.
The Board approved an application from, and appointment of, Curtis Bierbaum of rural Griswold, to the Condemnation in Eminent Domain Board, serving the Owner-Operators of Agricultural Property. Board Chair Steve Baier…
The Supervisors acted also on appointing Doreen South as a Deputy in the Auditor’s Office, with no change in her rate of compensation, effective March 1, 2022. South currently serves as a Clerk in the Auditor’s Office. Deputy Auditor Sheri Karns…
In other business, the Cass County Supervisors passed the renewal of a 28-E agreement for a multi-county agreement regarding the Juvenile Detention Center (located near Council Bluffs), and Emergency Services.
They also approved a 28-E agreement for the ISAC (Iowa State Association of Counties) Group Benefits Program (effective 7/1/22).