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Des Moines County Board approves EMS district preliminary plat, sets budget amendment hearing; approves claims and appointments
Summary
At its Jan. 7 meeting the Des Moines County Board of Supervisors approved a preliminary plat for the Northern Des Moines County EMS District, set a Jan. 28 budget amendment hearing, approved claims and payroll items, and confirmed several appointments and reappointments to county boards.
The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors approved multiple routine resolutions and personnel actions during its Jan. 7, 2025 meeting, including acceptance of a preliminary plat for the Northern Des Moines County EMS District, setting a public hearing date for a fiscal‑year 2025 budget amendment, payment of accounts payable claims, and several board appointments and personnel actions.
By unanimous vote the board accepted the Northern Des Moines County EMS District preliminary plat as submitted. The action referenced provisions of Iowa law related to EMS districts and preliminary plats; transcript remarks named Iowa Code sections cited by staff during the motion discussion. The resolution’s motion language in the meeting was, “the Northern Des Moines County EMS District preliminary plat shall be accepted as submitted.”
The board set a public hearing on a fiscal‑year 2025 budget amendment for Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, at 9 a.m. in the Des Moines County Courthouse board room and directed staff to publish the required notice and estimate summary.
The board approved an accounts payable claim in the amount of $967,884.39 and payroll reversal claims totaling $707.62 with noncashable taxable $46.88. Both motions carried with affirmative votes recorded.
Other approvals during the meeting included:
- Reappointment of Richard Keith to the Des Moines County Zoning Commission for a term ending Jan. 1, 2030. - Appointment of Jason Smith to the Des Moines County Board of Health and reappointments of existing board members for additional terms; the board thanked outgoing member Mary Margaret Wagner for her service. - Township official appointments, including Bert Schenk and James David Mahaffey (appointments to township trustee positions). - Personnel actions: a step increase/raise for deputy Blake Jessman (new annualized rate listed in personnel paperwork), a step increase for Jeremy Parker, and an approved FMLA leave of absence for Angela Dunham; supervisors approved the listed payroll changes and personnel items.
The board also approved minutes from the Dec. 31, 2024, Board of Supervisors meeting and received correspondence, including a letter announcing retirement from the Des Moines County Attorney’s Office effective March 3, 2025 with a last working day of Jan. 31, 2025.
Most votes on the listed motions were recorded as unanimous among the three supervisors present at the meeting.
