Commissioners offered routine committee reports and local updates during the meeting following the permit vote.

Commissioner 1 summarized recent outreach and media contacts, saying the county mailed a pie-chart tax breakdown countywide showing how tax dollars are distributed among schools and cities. Commissioner 1 also said a disaster recovery backup site is complete after a meeting with county IT staff and that staff will be discussing a “Text My Gov” communications tool in a future meeting. Commissioner 1 noted interviews with the Daily Times Herald about landfill operations and meetings with department heads.

Commissioner 3 announced an upcoming absence, saying, "I will not be here next Monday as I am gonna be attending a funeral in Duane." Commissioner 2 and Commissioner 4 reported attending Farm Bureau and community events, including a Farm Bureau supper and a Pella Corporation chamber coffee.

Other items mentioned included a volunteer luncheon for RSVP volunteers, conversations about drain equipment and personnel, and an anticipated pie-chart mailer that the treasurer will distribute showing tax breakdowns.

There were no formal votes associated with these reports recorded in the transcript; the meeting moved from the committee reports into routine adjournment later in the session.