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Votes at a glance: Story County Board of Supervisors, Oct. 21, 2025

6432180 ยท October 21, 2025

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Summary

The Story County Board of Supervisors took routine procedural votes including adoption of the agenda, approval of minutes, claims, consent items and set a public hearing on an urban-renewal amendment (Resolution 26-28); a proclamation recognizing Oct. 28 as National First Responders Day was also adopted.

The Story County Board of Supervisors took the following actions at its Oct. 21 meeting. All recorded votes below reflect the meeting transcript.

Votes at a glance - Adopt agenda: Motion moved and seconded; voice vote recorded (Merkin: aye; Basil: aye; Edens: aye).

- Proclamation: The board adopted a proclamation recognizing Oct. 28, 2025, as National First Responders Day in Story County. The proclamation was moved and seconded and passed (vote recorded in transcript: Fazil: aye; Merkin: aye; Edens: aye). The proclamation text cited U.S. Fire Administration estimates of approximately 4,600,000 first responders nationwide and encouraged citizens to recognize first responders on Oct. 28.

- Approval of minutes: Motion to approve minutes moved and seconded; voice vote recorded (Basil: aye; Merkin: aye; Heddens: aye).

- Approval of claims: Motion moved and seconded; voice vote recorded (Merkin: aye; Basil: aye; Heddens: aye).

- Consent agenda: Motion moved and seconded; voice vote recorded (Basil: aye; Merkin: aye; Heddens: aye).

- Resolution 26-28 (set public hearing on urban renewal amendment to authorize TIF support for Story County Housing Trust): Motion to set public hearing and send notices moved and seconded; adopted by voice vote (Basil: aye; Merkin: aye; Heddens: aye). Consultation meeting set for Nov. 4 and public hearing set for Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. No debt certification was taken at this meeting.

- Motion to go into closed session pursuant to Iowa Code 21.5(1)(c): Motion moved and seconded; voice vote recorded (Merkin: aye; Basil: aye; Heddens: aye). The board returned to open session and subsequently moved to "proceed as discussed in closed session"; motion carried by voice vote.

Notes: Where meeting audio or transcript did not identify a mover or seconder, the item lists the action and the roll-call or voice votes provided in the transcript. The board did not certify any TIF debt at the Oct. 21 meeting; the public hearing on Resolution 26-28 is scheduled for Nov. 18, 2025.