Des Moines County schedules FY2026 budget hearing and public hearing on proposed $3.828 million general-obligation loan

The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors approved resolutions April 1 setting two public hearings: a budget hearing for fiscal 2026 and a hearing on a proposed general-obligation county loan agreement not to exceed $3,828,000.

The board fixed April 22, 2025 at 9 a.m. in the county courthouse for a public hearing on the proposed FY2026 budget and directed the county auditor to publish required notices and an estimated summary.

Separately, the board set an April 15, 2025 hearing at 9 a.m. on a resolution that would allow the county to enter a general-obligation county-purpose loan agreement to borrow up to $3,828,000 under cited provisions of the Iowa Code (sections noted in the resolution). The loan’s listed project uses in the resolution were:

- $250,000 — parking improvements at sheriff’s department facilities - $225,000 — general physical plant repairs and improvements to county buildings - $515,000 — information-technology equipment for county buildings - $61,000 — acquiring election equipment - $2,777,000 — acquiring insurance for county operations (as listed in the resolution)

County auditors and staff will publish the statutory notice in a legal newspaper in advance of the April 15 hearing. The board approved the resolutions by recorded motion; supervisors present voted to set the dates and authorize publication of the required notices.

Ending: The Board will take public comment at the scheduled hearings; any decision to issue debt or adopt a final FY2026 budget will occur after the advertised public hearings and any statutorily required waiting periods.