The Jackson County Board of Supervisors approved a county budget amendment Tuesday to cover a replacement sanitation vehicle, an auditor‑office server and final construction and grant costs, the board said. The board voted to adopt Resolution No. 1141‑09‑09‑2025 after closing a public hearing.

At the public hearing, Shelley, speaking for county staff, said the amendment would pay for a replacement vehicle for sanitation and cover the full cost of drill equipment that had not been spent last year. “Mostly, we’re amending for a replacement vehicle for sanitation and for additional cost for the drill equipment for sanitation because we did not spend any money last year,” Shelley said.

The amendment also included a planned purchase of a server for the auditor’s office. “We thought that we could hold off until next fiscal year, but we’re being told that, you know, we probably should, plan on purchasing it in this fiscal year,” Shelley said. The board also agreed to pay final jail construction costs for Stronghold and close out the Ashley Henson grant, and to account for delayed RCTP expenses.

During the hearing, members of the public asked for dollar amounts; Shelley and county staff provided figures. The auditor’s office budgeted $70,000 for the server, $30,600 to replace a sanitation vehicle and $15,000 for drill equipment; the zoning department is purchasing a truck from secondary roads for $17,000, staff said. Stronghold construction required an additional $104,684 from the general fund with the remainder coming from bond proceeds; the Ashley Henson grant final cost was listed as $35,495, and additional RCTP funds of $13,003 were noted, staff told the board.

After hearing no further public comment, the board closed the hearing and approved the resolution. The vote was recorded with supervisors saying “aye” and the chair signing the certified record for submission to the state of Iowa.

The amendment moves existing appropriations among service areas in some instances, county staff said, and includes both reimbursable grant expenditures and one‑time capital purchases.