Board approves $75,000 starting offer for full-time IT position after closed session; one supervisor objects

The Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors entered a closed session at 9:16 a.m., citing Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(i) to discuss hiring an Information Technology Director. The board exited closed session at 9:44 a.m. and then approved a starting offer of $75,000 for the full-time IT position with a benefits package described as approximately $20,000 and a six-month review. The motion was recorded as carried, with Supervisor Keith Wirtz recorded as voting Nay on the compensation motion.