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Carroll County Board of Supervisors: votes and appointments at a glance
Summary
At its most recent meeting the Carroll County Board of Supervisors recorded a series of routine votes: leadership appointments, administrative resolutions, record‑destruction and payroll authorizations, and numerous board and commission appointments. Most motions carried without extended debate.
The Carroll County Board of Supervisors moved on a series of routine resolutions, reappointments and administrative items during the meeting. The board recorded motions and seconded votes on organizational appointments, budget‑related housekeeping items, resolutions required by statute and multiple volunteer and statutory board appointments. The motions below summarize the actions recorded in the meeting (motions carried unless otherwise noted in the transcript).
Key actions recorded in the meeting
- Leadership appointments: Scott Johnson was appointed permanent chair; Stephanie Hausman was appointed vice chair. (motion carried).
- Administrative procurement and housekeeping: Approve purchase of a pickup truck for secondary roads from Carl Chevrolet for $50,258.80 (see separate article).
- Resolutions and statutory housekeeping: - Adopt resolution authorizing the engineer’s office to approve special moving permits (annual housekeeping item). - Adopt resolution establishing fixed charges that allow the auditor to issue payroll and recurring payments per approved salaries. - Adopt resolution for destruction of records under Iowa law (transcript references Iowa Code 331.323). - Adopt resolution naming official county newspapers for 2025 (names were read into the record; text of the list in the agenda/minutes). The transcript records the Manning Monitor among the named publications. - Adopt construction evaluation resolution (Resolution 2025‑001) and adopt resolution 2025‑002 appointing deputy auditors.
- Calendar and personnel matters: - Approve the 2025 county holiday schedule (motion carried). - Reappoint Becky Venami to the County Board of Health to a three‑year term (motion carried). - Reappoint multiple statutory and advisory positions including: Dave Burmizer to the conservation board (five‑year term), Joanne Thomas to Veterans Affairs Commission (three‑year term), Dr. Michael Slattery as county medical examiner (reappointment), Dr. Josh Williams as assistant county medical examiner (reappointment), Sarah Haberle as zoning administrator (reappointment), and others as read into the record.
- Ambulance board: The board appointed Weston (last name not specified in the meeting record) to replace Paulette on the county ambulance service board and left one ambulance vacancy to be filled later.
- Multiple township and advisory appointments: The board approved reappointments or new appointments for township trustees, Board of Adjustment and other advisory positions (motions carried). Several seats remain open and the board noted those vacancies.
Motions were typically moved, seconded and adopted by voice vote. In most cases a roll call was requested only for certain resolutions; where a roll call was taken the board’s votes were recorded as “yes.” The transcript did not include a complete roll‑call tally for each item; the meeting record states motions carried.
