Worth County supervisors approve payroll, set March 3 public hearing for budget amendment

The Worth County Board of Supervisors approved payroll by voice vote and set a public hearing for a county budget amendment on March 3 at 9 a.m., the board decided during its meeting.

At the start of the meeting a motion to approve payroll carried on a voice vote; the meeting record shows the board voted "aye." Later, the board voted to set a public hearing date for a budget amendment for March 3 at 9 a.m.; that motion also passed on a voice vote.

Supervisors also received routine department and county reports. One supervisor reported an update from the North Iowa Children's Alliance and said the state has told partners to "hang tight" on new spending. The same supervisor described a tabletop exercise held by the county Emergency Management Agency (EMA) focused on moving residents from a retirement home in a disaster, and praised the county public health staff for preparedness work learned from prior exercises.

The supervisor reported participating in Partners for Children and the assessor conference board and said Farm Bureau discussions covered state policy impacts and county budget concerns; the assessor conference board's budget was discussed and tentatively approved.

Toward the end of the open meeting the chair recessed into a closed session with an individual named Eric; the meeting transcript records the chair instructing attendees to leave the room for that closed session.

Votes at a glance

- Payroll approval: Motion to approve payroll — outcome: approved by voice vote (recorded as "aye"). - Budget amendment public hearing: Motion to set public hearing for March 3 at 9 a.m. — outcome: approved by voice vote (recorded as "aye").

No detailed roll-call tallies or mover/second names were provided in the meeting record for the payroll or hearing-date motions.