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Des Moines County supervisors approve FY2026 appropriations resolution, payroll reimbursements and routine personnel items
Summary
During the July 8 meeting the Des Moines County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution to set FY2026 appropriations, approved payroll reimbursement claims and a set of personnel actions; the board also authorized a month‑to‑month lease for a stabilization center and accepted routine reports and minutes.
The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors approved several routine administrative items during its July 8 meeting, including a resolution setting county appropriations for fiscal year 2026, payroll reimbursement claims, a short‑term lease and multiple personnel actions.
The board approved Resolution 2025‑037, which the county described as the authorization of appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and the resources itemized on the departmental schedule. County staff said the county’s total appropriation for FY2026 is $42,250,149. The resolution was moved, seconded and approved by the board.
The board approved a payroll reimbursement claim described in the meeting as $5,279.25 (noncashable taxes), and accepted departmental petty cash and fee reports (auditor, recorder, assessor, GIS, sheriff, conservation and public health were listed with small petty‑cash amounts). Board members also approved a month‑to‑month lease for the Tri State Stabilization Center (an existing ASO arrangement) after staff explained the shorter term reflected the program’s uncertain near‑term funding. The lease motion passed.
Several personnel and payroll items were approved by the board in a single consent sequence: part‑time and full‑time correctional officer anniversary step increases (Lori Ravengraf; Dominic Foster), rehire and step adjustments for sheriff department staff, leaves of absence for county attorney office staff (Brandon Weddell) and an anniversary increase for Kaye Hagan in the county attorney’s office. The board also approved unpaid payroll time for a payroll deputy in the auditor’s office (Blaney Blutenegger) and accepted fee reports and minutes (the board approved minutes of the regular meeting on July 1, 2025).
Votes at a glance - Payroll reimbursement claim ($5,279.25) — Motion to approve: outcome approved; vote recorded as unanimous by supervisors present. - Resolution 2025‑037, FY2026 appropriations (total $42,250,149) — Motion to approve: outcome approved; roll call recorded affirmative by supervisors present. - Tri State Stabilization Center month‑to‑month lease — Motion to approve: outcome approved; unanimous. - Personnel actions (multiple hires, anniversary increases and leaves) — Motion to approve: outcome approved; unanimous. - Minutes and routine reports — Motion to approve: outcome approved; unanimous.
No contested votes were recorded in the transcript. The meeting moved from routine business into a lengthy work session on a proposed wind/solar/battery ordinance (see separate coverage on decommissioning and emergency response discussions).
