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Linn County supervisors approve $1.98 million in claims, adopt three April proclamations and set FY2026 budget hearing
Summary
At a regular meeting the Linn County Board of Supervisors approved $1,979,217.34 in payments, adopted proclamations for public health, early childhood and child abuse prevention observances in April 2025, and set a public hearing on the fiscal 2026 proposed budget for April 23, 2025, at 10 a.m.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved $1,979,217.34 in payments, adopted three April observance proclamations and set a public hearing for the fiscal 2026 proposed budget.
The board approved accounts payable checks totaling $411,927.69 and ACH payments of $1,567,289.65, for a combined total of $1,979,217.34. The approval was made by motion and carried on a voice vote; individual roll-call votes were not recorded in the meeting transcript.
The board also approved the consent agenda by voice vote. No items from the consent agenda were pulled for separate discussion.
Supervisors adopted three proclamations. The board proclaimed National Public Health Week, April 7–13, 2025, and recognized the role of Linn County Public Health in disease prevention, health education and environmental health work. The board proclaimed April 2025 as the Week of the Young Child, citing local organizations including the Linn County Early Childhood Iowa board and the East Central chapter of the Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children and the importance of access to high-quality early childhood services. The board also proclaimed April 2025 as Child Abuse Prevention Month, urging community awareness and partnerships to support family stability.
The board set a public hearing on the fiscal year 2026 proposed budget for Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at 10 a.m. The hearing was scheduled by motion; Sarah Barrows, the county budget director, was present when the hearing date and time were discussed.
During the public-comment period, resident Kirsten Roney Marquardt of Cedar Rapids asked supporters of public health and early childhood education in the room to stand and be recognized and offered a welcome to a newly seated supervisor. The comments were ceremonial in tone; no policy proposals were advanced during public comment.
All formal actions noted in the transcript were taken by voice vote; the record does not show individual vote tallies or the names of supervisors who made or seconded the motions.
With no further business, the board adjourned the meeting.
