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“We have our community grant. The, that will be up. This quarter will be up at the June. So if you guys know of any nonprofits that are looking for a little funding, feel free to, get them my way or to the website. The application can be found at, ww.dustyfoxwind.com,” Hersberger said.

Hersberger asked whether the board or staff expected a vote on the draft ordinance soon after a recent work session. County staff and supervisors said a work session had taken place and that future meetings would be posted; the board did not take a formal action on the ordinance at the meeting.

Hersberger said Dusty Fox Wind wanted to attend public meetings to answer questions. A supervisor replied that public meetings would be posted on the county website.

No vote was taken on the draft ordinance during the meeting; the company representative asked to be notified of the meetings and encouraged public posting of meeting notices.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Supervisors","oneSentenceSummary","A representative of Dusty Fox Wind asked supervisors to notify the company about upcoming meetings on a draft wind-energy ordinance and announced a quarterly community grant application window.","taxTitle","Wapello County, Iowa","taxId",68477,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6547426,"Board members express concern about Job Corps closure and local workforce impact",139,907000,1046000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3633055-8d27be3d2befc7b32d8e2e1a4ef087b0&start=907&end=1046","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3633055-8d27be3d2befc7b32d8e2e1a4ef087b0/thumbnail_907000.jpg","/articles/6547426/Wapello-County/Iowa/Board-members-express-concern-about-Job-Corps-closure-and-local-workforce-impact","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6547426-0fae431d6abcb31e2a6bd5d743a3d424/orig.mp4?Expires=1770432712&Signature=o63i2o4xL6NmsSQNJNVKtAEk8cvwyyY5NPPqZ7isDEMVUDDTJlh-SDMP9gpmpLFdB8TPi-7KCWg35MFjCLzYAEVG5Ku53xKP6TW02deabDMXIt5UlrncxAZMx9k2J2Ev2D~5s1pomx7QKm02bsjJzMKItkLmj72qqT4nPa8vQ-PvG3G9D9FnGLSvxsM5cxjUYUsWcMr47amgrZIF0X4dzraIluvsy-k8uK-VMVCM3zNuiKAU~VhbFRj1Pz3KF9lMC9-U8IRE0Gm0qMCj85bZdavd076DUUQp-1CNfhsYZ16r0-hPgCheskbZVRBv6SxfJS8HKscJVHzwpR~AGKtR1Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Board members and speakers at the Wapello County meeting on May 20 expressed concern about the announced closure of a Job Corps campus and the likely effect on workers and trainees with ties to the region.

A supervisor said the two Iowa Job Corps centers, including Denison’s, have local graduation rates in the “90 percent” range, though the speaker quoted a national aggregate graduation rate of “38 percent” as part of the rationale given by officials for closures. “There’s gonna be a lot of displaced people,” the supervisor said, noting that many Job Corps participants travel from across the country and that relatively few are local hires.

The speaker described the program as providing strict training and discipline and urged local partners to explore options; the transcript records that Indian Hills Community College is looking at potential responses. The board did not take formal action on the Job Corps issue at the meeting.","Supervisors and speakers discussed the announced closure of the federal Job Corps campus at the end of the month and potential workforce impacts for local residents who worked there, noting differing graduation-rate statistics cited during the meeting.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6547431,"Supervisors discuss county-led rail alert system; DOT grants location approval",132,711000,843000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3633055-8d27be3d2befc7b32d8e2e1a4ef087b0&start=711&end=843","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3633055-8d27be3d2befc7b32d8e2e1a4ef087b0/thumbnail_711000.jpg","/articles/6547431/Wapello-County/Iowa/Supervisors-discuss-county-led-rail-alert-system-DOT-grants-location-approval","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6547431-96be120fc49088abe18644af593a3d6e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770432712&Signature=OJIQ1DKFWRIcU5tRqHQWJcQeZonh9jhEHmWJFLZRRRSCHrSy7Usv0iNPQ45rFIPI-pQNy~m0mbCHPN9sCEqfBBKLb6dRptE~x007yPVSxDGm4TfTij4bhBOxiQDJGItWo7JqricITs004mnwIfHx893qCGRNAjCuf18dUPYaRqcSnA5RgIEkuVrmVSowAcLyIbODiW-meT6eJ5nNdvg17KfZ6EMgey63cjfUELoeXtHB0023W6Ik2bsYnO~ebuXSBxl4N1RWdNTPz5jhshVo8uWk3Djr7DeAa6CqE~wEnmeAMw5NShVEg~iv~zSaQAa8kxQRl-c25wmF3t~y1tRR4w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A supervisor told the Wapello County Board of Supervisors on May 20 that work continues on a proposed rail alert system for a rail project west of town and that the county should coordinate the system with local Internet service providers.

“I would still like to pursue that,” a supervisor said, describing the alert system as one “which should be able to be accessed by cell phone so the residents out there could see where the trains are at.” The speaker said Tim Richmond and Citizens Mutual of Bloomfield had done groundwork and that the project could be housed with the Secondary Roads Department.

A board member reported the Iowa Department of Transportation had met with the landowner and given approval for the study location on the road, though technical permitting steps remain. The transcript records the supervisor saying grading work would likely be scheduled in the next fiscal year.

The board did not take formal action; the item was raised for discussion and flagged for future follow-up.","Supervisors discussed pursuing a cell-phone-accessible rail alert system for a rail project west of town, coordinated with local Internet service providers and secondary roads, and noted the Iowa DOT has approved the study location and that grading work likely will occur next fiscal year.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6547435,"County creates shared law-enforcement capital improvements fund after review of long-standing contract",118,494000,612000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3633055-8d27be3d2befc7b32d8e2e1a4ef087b0&start=494&end=612","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3633055-8d27be3d2befc7b32d8e2e1a4ef087b0/thumbnail_494000.jpg","/articles/6547435/Wapello-County/Iowa/County-creates-shared-law-enforcement-capital-improvements-fund-after-review-of-long-standing-contract","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6547435-d768e58e93ab82a9b5e55aa61d922293/orig.mp4?Expires=1770432712&Signature=mgnBZmjfD3HRPp4NtNhxtilJmECYaC3~CkuoTuVYrActigA1I2v4nIrs4zR6WDqLd4Mx5jQxFTvKjsX9RbMLZ5su~dfagrvCnIzUMGcQJTNQ3xStFSv9PIL9nvf9mHWLtqYEt--nsAj3PzFtcDHnOfXUkSlT2W9lXNhs05i9ZFtqIhEEdShRQM-96YiN4OMPNci1DYdpOVdbUoYLEBNrCupvey2tvPdQeK54lxWI02v-hQtQA0N3c-mU~IoWCEtsJKvmNkAfEySgHjwh485~upnUaxU2ENWqUrWB9fBj~rGlxgBQ10FXcRFCBZ3OmgORYrSeIpx7L9qw5MtNOyyY4A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wapello County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution May 20, 2025, to establish a law-enforcement capital improvements fund that county staff said will collect shared contributions from participating entities for major repairs and equipment.

“We found out there was actually a contract between the city and the county on the law center and been there since 2000,” a supervisor said, adding the separate capital-improvements board will oversee the fund. “So this capital improvement plan is each entity will put money into that account. So we have the large issues like the air conditioners and stuff. We will have a fund already set up to draw that money out of.”

The speaker said the original sharing formula was “like, 50¢ a square foot of shared property,” a rate set around 2000 that the speaker said no longer reflects current costs and that the rate would be raised. The resolution names a separate board to manage the fund; the transcript records that county staff (Kelly) and representatives from the sheriff’s office and the police chief serve on that board.

Board members moved and seconded the item and approved the resolution by voice vote. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally or the precise new contribution percentage.

The resolution is intended to create a dedicated account so county and municipal partners can draw from it for capital repairs and replacements rather than paying episodically from general operating budgets.","Supervisors approved establishing a fund to collect shared contributions from the county and the city for law-enforcement facility and equipment repairs, citing a contract dating to 2000 that allocated costs by property square footage.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":114,"_53":115,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":116,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":117,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6547440,"Wapello County supervisors approve a bundle of budget, transfer and administrative resolutions","/articles/6547440/Wapello-County/Iowa/Wapello-County-supervisors-approve-a-bundle-of-budget-transfer-and-administrative-resolutions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6547440-5806853b19cc8e932634347b9fd12993/orig.mp4?Expires=1770432712&Signature=XcA6g2wndyXgllzTLJsW6rh1we9p9SHPYW6qRWvPbtaNePWgaLHnglsrEhBnBQBAhiSPnSnI5jTdMcvIBIHDb~t08dhPIid8I9~FtCJkVUaxGsEoYM1x1tPnjz2l5ZxBBDHlhh3y9d9Xm0GHn3W~OgzGNWdkaj67cofsh8EGA3SA7zLoO49jM7rEvmzuz2i6g1Ran~ic-VCM9ZEdaE1ezvcPfLQ0dGHwR9T8BthktrAlCugKXjjQzTyO3gHMJP0gDBXxQIlnCo4iRfAS6mVZ02gd2knKIELJskukP~B7WX35OWlWXN1FqIKahMyCOzo0uaKd9S~TyYqzQwMt00LGuw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Wapello County supervisors on May 20, 2025, approved a slate of resolutions and an appointment that county officials said adjust the county budget, set next fiscal year appropriations and create a fund for shared law-enforcement capital projects.

The board opened a public hearing on a 2024–25 budget amendment covering sheriff's department expenses, law enforcement, maintenance, information technology and non-departmental claims, then closed the hearing and approved Resolution 352025, the budget amendment. County staff said some IT costs, including an upgrade to the county’s AS/400 system, would be paid from local option sales tax and that additional health-fund amendments might be needed before the end of the fiscal year.

The board also approved Resolution 332025, the appropriation resolution for fiscal year 2025–26; Resolution 342025 setting elected-official annual compensation; and multiple transfers from the general supplemental fund to the employee health fund (Resolutions 322025 and 3725). Supervisors approved a quarterly transfer to the secondary roads fund (Resolution 312025) and accepted the auditors’ third-quarter cash report for fiscal year 2024–25.

The board appointed John Klukonic to the Board of Adjustments and approved a number of departmental purchases and authorizations, including an authorization request to upgrade to an IBM Power10 server and a purchase for a prosecutors’ case-management system. The board approved establishment of a separate law-enforcement capital improvements fund to collect shared contributions for major repairs and equipment such as air-conditioning systems.

Most motions were carried by voice vote with “Aye” recorded; the meeting transcript records approvals following a motion and second without a recorded roll-call breakdown. No formal dissent or failed motions were recorded in the transcript.

Votes at a glance
- Resolution 352025 — 2024–25 budget amendment (sheriff, law enforcement, maintenance, IT, non-departmental): approved (voice vote). Evidence: transcript statements opening the public hearing and the approval motion.
- Resolution 332025 — Appropriations for fiscal year 2025–26: approved (voice vote).
- Resolution 342025 — Elected-official annual compensation: approved (voice vote).
- Resolution 322025 and Resolution 3725 — Transfers from general supplemental to employee health fund: approved (voice votes).
- Resolution 312025 — Quarterly transfer to secondary roads fund: approved (voice vote).
- Resolution 30362025 — Establishment of law-enforcement capital improvements fund: approved (voice vote).
- Appointment — John Klukonic to Board of Adjustments: approved (voice vote).
- Authorization — Upgrade to IBM Power10 server: approved (voice vote).
- Purchase — Prosecutors’ case-management system: approved (voice vote).
- Auditor report — Third-quarter cash report FY24–25: accepted (voice vote).

The board did not record detailed roll-call votes in the public transcript for the items above. Several items were discussed only briefly before votes were taken.","The Wapello County Board of Supervisors approved multiple resolutions and appointments May 20, 2025, including a budget amendment, 2025–26 appropriations, several transfers to the employee health fund, a board appointment and the establishment of a law-enforcement capital improvements fund.","actionData","errors"]

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