Votes at a glance: Muscatine County Board of Supervisors, April 28, 2025

The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors took the following formal actions on April 28, 2025. Vote tallies and mover/second details are taken from the meeting record.

1) Claims acceptance - Motion: Accept claims dated 04/28/2025 in the amount of $426,903.89. - Moved: not specified; Second: not specified. - Vote: Approved (roll call recorded as unanimous affirmative). - Outcome: approved.

2) Ordinance — regulation of burning (second of three readings) - Motion: Approve ordinance for regulation of burning (second of three readings). - Moved: not specified; Second: not specified. - Vote: Approved (roll call unanimous). - Outcome: approved on second reading; requires one more reading for final adoption.

3) Zoning — crypto mining/production installations and data centers (first of three readings) - Motion: Amend Title 3, Chapter 2 to define crypto mining/production installations and data centers and place them as special-permitted uses in I-1 and I-2 districts. - Vote: Approved on first reading (Jeff, Scott, Danny, Kurt each voted aye). - Outcome: approved (first reading).

4) Zoning — private burial sites (first of three readings) - Motion: Consider amendment to Title 3, Chapter 2 to define and permit private burial sites with setbacks and recording requirements. - Subsequent motion: Table the private-burial amendment indefinitely to allow staff to revise the language. - Mover/Second for tabling: Jeff (mover), Kurt (second). - Vote on tabling: Approved (roll call unanimous). - Outcome: tabled indefinitely; no ordinance adopted.

5) Public hearing set — Muscatine County Construction Code - Motion: Set public hearing for proposed amendments to the Muscatine County Construction Code on Monday, May 12, 2025, at 9 a.m. - Vote: Approved (voice vote, all in favor recorded as "aye"). - Outcome: hearing set.

6) Contract award — L-M-25-2-73-70 full-depth reclamation and seal coating (Salisbury Road and North Tipton Road) - Motion: Award contract to L.O. Pelling (only bid received) for project L-M-25-2-73-70. - Moved: not specified; Second: not specified. - Vote: Approved (voice vote recorded as "aye"). - Outcome: contract awarded; county staff to finalize documents with the contractor.

7) Approve minutes - Motion: Approve minutes of the 04/21/2025 regular meeting. - Vote: Approved (voice vote recorded as "aye"). - Outcome: approved.

8) Public hearing set — FY 2024-2025 budget amendments - Motion: Set public hearing for proposed FY 2024-2025 budget amendments for Monday, June 2, 2025 at 9 a.m. - Vote: Approved (voice vote recorded as "aye"). - Outcome: hearing set.

Each of the above actions is recorded in the meeting transcript; items that will require future action (ordinance readings, contract execution, revised ordinance drafts) were referred to staff for follow-up.