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Votes at a glance: Winneshiek County Board approves leadership, appointments, resolutions and routine business Jan. 6, 2025
Summary
At its Jan. 6 meeting the Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors elected leadership for 2025, appointed a county treasurer and deputies, approved a multi-county 28E agreement to support a RAISE grant application and adopted several routine resolutions and administrative items.
The Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 6 approved a slate of leadership positions, appointments, resolutions and routine administrative items, including a multi-county 28E agreement to support a RAISE grant application for W 14 south of Fort Atkinson.
Key votes at a glance
- Chair and Vice Chair for 2025: Supervisors nominated and voted to elect Dan Langrick as chair and Mark Vick as vice chair. The board recorded the votes as affirmative and turned the meeting chair over to Langrick.
- 28E intergovernmental agreement (RAISE grant): The board approved a resolution authorizing a 28E agreement with partner counties to allow submission of a joint RAISE grant application, authorizing staff to finalize materials with county attorney Andy's approval. The motion carried with named affirmative votes by Supervisors Mark Vick, Shirley and Steve.
- County treasurer appointment: The board appointed Tim Smock as county treasurer. The appointment drew substantive discussion on the hiring process and whether the board should have conducted candidate interviews; the motion to appoint Smock was adopted and the board later reappointed his deputy treasurers: Stacy Darling, Amanda Humpel, Nathan Ansagert and Rebecca Steins. The deputy appointments carried unanimously.
- Bird Friendly Iowa resolution: The board approved the annual Bird Friendly Iowa recertification resolution by motion and recorded an affirmative vote.
- Evaluation report: Supervisors approved the evaluation report as submitted with a majority affirmative vote.
- Official county newspapers: The board re-designated the county newspapers (Mid-American Publishing and the Calmar Courier) as official county newspapers; motion carried.
- Holiday schedule and reimbursements: The board approved the county holiday schedule for 2025 and adopted mileage, meal and medical reimbursement rates (federal mileage rate; $30 per day meal rate, prorated to $10 per meal; $75 for certain medical exam reimbursements). Both motions carried by recorded aye votes.
- Weed commissioner and construction-evaluation resolution: The board reappointed Doug Grove as weed commissioner and passed ISAC-provided construction evaluation resolution allowing the board to comment on DNR confinement applications; both motions carried.
- Consent agenda and adjournment: The board approved the consent agenda, which included minutes and several monthly reports, and adjourned the meeting by voice vote.
What was contentious: The most substantive debate recorded concerned the appointment of the county treasurer. One supervisor objected to bypassing a candidate interview process for an elected-office appointment, describing the earlier minutes as inconsistent with prior discussion; another supervisor noted public notice indicated the appointment would be made that day and that delaying would burden county administration.
Formal outcomes were recorded on the minutes; several votes were called by name when the board took roll or asked for aye votes on particular items.
