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Votes at a glance: Yoder subdivision, janitorial contract, 5-year structure program and personnel approvals
Summary
At the Feb. 25 meeting the board approved a minor subdivision (Yoder), renewed a janitorial contract with Ford Cleaning across four county buildings, amended the county's five-year structure program to move a Beaverdale bridge project up for STIP inclusion, and approved multiple personnel actions including promotions and leaves.
The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors recorded several formal actions and approvals during its Feb. 25 meeting.
Yoder Subdivision (Resolution 2025-011): The board approved the Yoder minor subdivision, a one-lot split on Irish Ridge Road north of Burlington. The planning staff recommended approval after review; secondary roads noted that both houses have existing entrances to Irish Ridge Road and that both lots will keep separate accesses. Motion and vote were recorded by roll call.
Janitorial agreement (Ford Cleaning): The board approved a renewal of janitorial services with Ford Cleaning for four county facilities. Reported annual contract amounts were: courthouse $37,080, sheriff's office $9,180, new public health building $15,480, and county attorney's office $4,320, for a total of $66,060 annually (an increase reported just under 3% for the courthouse). Motion and vote were recorded.
Amended 2025 five-year structure program (Beaverdale bridge): The board approved an amendment to the county's five-year construction program to move a Beaverdale bridge project out of the fifth year into an earlier position so it may be included in the STIP (state transportation improvement program) for grant consideration. The roads superintendent described the change as largely technical (project number and funding source) with no substantial estimate change reported.
Personnel actions: The board approved a slate of personnel items across offices. Notable items recorded in the meeting transcript included promotions and salary adjustments in the sheriff's office (Brad Seifert promoted to chief deputy, listed change from $87,507 to $111,839.21; David Hammond promoted to lieutenant, from $79,617.16 to $87,507.15), a retirement announcement (Monica Ryan, effective Feb. 28, 2025), several unpaid leave approvals for county auditor and county attorney staff, new hires (including Cynthia Huffman as a clerk at $19.14 per hour), and multiple correctional center personnel actions and leaves. The board approved each personnel item by motion and roll call.
Ending: All measures listed above were presented as motions and recorded in the meeting minutes; the board returned several items for signature and administrative processing after the meeting.
