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Kossuth County supervisors approve routine items, agree to bargaining-unit stipulation for deputies
Summary
At the Jan. 21 Kossuth County Board of Supervisors meeting the board approved routine minutes and reports, signed a drainage contract and unanimously approved a stipulation recognizing a bargaining unit of sworn deputies pending Employment Appeal Board action.
Kossuth County Board of Supervisors members unanimously approved a series of routine items and formal actions during their Jan. 21 meeting, including approval of meeting minutes, quarterly departmental reports, a drainage contract and a stipulation establishing a bargaining unit for county deputies.
The board voted unanimously to approve the meeting agenda and the minutes of the Jan. 7 and Jan. 21 meetings after a motion from Supervisor Stecker and a second from Supervisor Hawes. The board also unanimously approved quarterly reports for the auditor, recorder, sheriff and veterans affairs offices after a motion by Supervisor Stecker.
In drainage business the board approved and signed the contract for DD4 Lateral 40 improvement and afterward carried a motion to allow supervisors to handle several repair requests associated with drainage districts.
The board voted unanimously to approve the stipulation of a bargaining unit as amended for the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office deputies. The stipulation, presented at the meeting, describes a bargaining unit including “all sworn full-time deputy sheriffs of Kossuth County with the rank of deputy” and excluding other employees, and notes the petition was filed by Wesley Gibbs and is subject to approval by the Iowa Employment Appeal Board.
Other ministerial items approved unanimously included a liquor license address change for Bottom of the Cup LLC and several drainage repair requests.
Votes at a glance • Approve agenda and minutes (Jan. 7 & Jan. 21, 2025) — Motion by Stecker; second by Hawes; outcome: approved unanimously. • Approve quarterly reports (auditor, recorder, sheriff, veterans affairs) — Motion by Stecker; second by Garmin (second recorded in minutes); outcome: approved unanimously. • Approve liquor license address change, Bottom of the Cup LLC — Motion by Stecker; second by Wachter; outcome: approved unanimously. • Approve stipulation of bargaining unit, Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office (deputies) — Motion by Hawes; second by Stecker; outcome: approved unanimously. (Stipulation is subject to Employment Appeal Board approval; effective date not specified.) • Approve and sign contract for DD4 Lateral 40 improvement — Motion by Stecker; second not specified in record; outcome: approved unanimously. • Authorize supervisors to handle drainage repair requests — Motion by Wachter; second not specified; outcome: approved unanimously.
The board recorded the votes as unanimous on the listed motions. The minutes do not record roll-call vote tallies with individual yes/no names for each motion beyond the oral “aye”/“nay” votes recorded in the meeting.
Ending The board concluded regular business after these actions and moved to scheduled budget workshops and department updates later in the session.
