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Linn County commission approves claims, hires and personnel moves; several motions pass
Summary
The Linn County Commission approved claims of $73,174.89, accepted federal road funds, awarded a propane bid, approved several personnel actions including a resignation with longevity pay and multiple hires, and opened a departmental charge account during its Sept. 15 meeting.
The Linn County Commission on Sept. 15 approved routine claims and a package of personnel and procurement actions, moving forward on a mix of hires, a resignation payment and county purchasing arrangements.
Commissioners voted to approve claims in the amount of $73,174.89 and approved the minutes as presented. The board approved a set of personnel actions, including hiring decisions and a resignation with a longevity payment.
During the meeting the commission: approved accepting a Federal Fund Exchange payment of $71,152.46 and authorized Public Works Administrator Jesse Walton to sign the paperwork; accepted the lowest propane bid from CNG Propane at $1.35 per gallon for the coming season; opened a dedicated charge account with Coleman's (Coleman Hardware) for Planning and Zoning UPS mailings; approved hiring Aaron Keeler as an Appraiser I (effective Sept. 29), pending pre-employment screening; approved hiring Benjamin Souza as a probationary firefighter at Station 910 (Mound City station), waiving the preemployment physical and drug exam because Souza is already a full-time county employee; accepted the resignation of Christie Schmidt from the Register of Deeds effective Oct. 17, 2025, and approved a $500 longevity payment for 20 years of service; and reassigned Parks & Marina supervisor Sherry Loveland to Public Works under supervisor Jesse Walton.
Some procurement items were opened for bids but not fully awarded at the meeting: bids for a perimeter burn at the landfill were opened for review; the commission debated the entries but did not record a final award at that time.
The meeting included multiple executive sessions for job-performance and nonelected personnel matters; the minutes record that no formal action resulted directly from those sessions.
Votes at a glance - Approve minutes as written: moved, seconded, passed (verbal tally recorded). - Approve claims: $73,174.89; motion passed. - Hire Benjamin Souza as probationary firefighter (Station 910); motion passed; waiver of preemployment physical/drug test noted in record. - Accept Federal Fund Exchange of $71,152.46; authorize Jesse Walton to sign; motion passed. - Accept propane bid from CNG Propane, $1.35/gal; motion passed. - Open charge account with Coleman's (Coleman Hardware) for Planning & Zoning UPS drop-off; motion passed. - Accept resignation of Christie Schmidt, Register of Deeds; effective 10/17/2025; longevity pay $500 for 20 years' service; motion passed. - Hire Aaron Keeler as Appraiser I; effective Sept. 29; pending preemployment screening; motion passed. - Move Parks & Marina (Sherry Loveland) under Public Works with Jesse Walton as supervisor; motion passed.
The commission also held executive sessions as noted in the record; those sessions were described as job-performance and nonelected personnel discussions and the minutes state no action resulted from them.
