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Carroll County supervisors approve settlement authorization, $604,318 in payables, fiber permit and surplus-radio sale
Summary
The Carroll County Board of Supervisors voted to allow ICAP to settle a closed-session claim with a $3,000 county deductible, approved $604,317.88 in payables, authorized a fiber utility permit and approved sale of four surplus in-vehicle radio repeaters to Emmet County for $2,500 each.
The Carroll County Board of Supervisors approved a series of routine financial and infrastructure actions during a regular meeting, including authorization for a settlement, approval of $604,317.88 in payables, a utility permit for fiber installation, a drain repair authorization and a resolution to sell surplus radio equipment to Emmet County.
The board authorized the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool (ICAP) to act on behalf of Carroll County to settle a closed-session claim with Carroll County responsible for a $3,000 deductible. The motion passed by voice vote; the meeting record states "Motion carries." No individual roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript for that motion.
Supervisors then approved payables totaling $604,317.88. A supervisor asked whether a listed cost for "sheriff's annual maintenance" should be charged to the sheriff's budget; staff replied it historically has come out of the courthouse budget because the charge is for the elevator/locks in that facility. After that clarification the board voted to approve the payables; the transcript records a voice vote and "Motion carries."
On secondary-roads business the board approved a utility permit for fiber installation by KC/Casey Mutual Telephone (identified in the packet as KC Mutual Telephone / Casey Mutual Telephone Company) to install fiber in Union Sections 15 and 22, including plowing and boring across intersections. The motion passed by voice vote.
The board approved work on a drainage tile listed as Drain 45 in Jasper Township, Section 9, to investigate and remove a suspected blockage (staff said the problem may be tree roots and that locating the failure will require digging). Supervisors approved the work on a voice vote.
A plat requested by Craig Nielsen, on property owned by Virginia Strouve on Birch Avenue south of Manning, was approved by motion and voice vote.
Finally, the board passed Resolution 2025-017 to sell four surplus in-vehicle radio repeaters to Emmet County for $2,500 each. That resolution was approved by roll call: Rossman — yes; Johnson — yes; Miners — yes; McCray — yes. The resolution description in the meeting states these are the last four units remaining from a previous project and that prior project paperwork showed the rest were not shipped or were used elsewhere.
Votes at a glance • Motion to allow ICAP to settle a closed-session claim with Carroll County liable for a $3,000 deductible — outcome: approved (voice vote; transcript: "Motion carries"). • Approve payables, $604,317.88 — outcome: approved (voice vote; transcript: "Motion carries"). • Utility permit: fiber installation by KC/Casey Mutual Telephone (Union Sections 15 & 22) — outcome: approved (voice vote). • Drain work: Drain 45, Jasper Township Section 9 (investigate/repair blocked/crushed tile) — outcome: approved (voice vote). • Plat approval: request by Craig Nielsen; property owned by Virginia Strouve, Birch Avenue south of Manning — outcome: approved (voice vote). • Resolution 2025-017: sale of 4 surplus in-vehicle repeaters to Emmet County, $2,500 each — outcome: approved (roll call: Rossman, Johnson, Miners, McCray — yes).
What the record shows and what it does not The transcript records motions, seconds and voice votes for several items; only Resolution 2025-017 was taken by roll call with named yes votes. Where the transcript records only a voice vote, individual tallies were not recorded. When a supervisor asked whether a maintenance charge should come from the sheriff's budget, staff clarified the cost relates to courthouse elevator/lock maintenance and historically has been charged to the courthouse budget.
Next steps and follow-up Staff indicated the drain repair will require field work to locate the blockage and possibly replacement of a tile section; dates were not finalized. The surplus-radio sale will proceed per the resolution paperwork. The utility permit work described includes plowing and boring and is an extension of an existing system; a length estimate was described informally as "roughly a thousand feet" but no exact distance was recorded in the transcript.
