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Wright County supervisors approve appointments, bridge plans, private tile permit and medical examiner memberships
Summary
At the Jan. 20, 2025 Wright County Board meeting, supervisors approved a township trustee appointment, authorized staff credit‑card management, approved final plans for a bridge replacement, approved a private drain tile memorandum, and agreed to pay annual medical examiner membership fees.
The Wright County Board of Supervisors took a series of routine actions at its Jan. 20, 2025 meeting, approving personnel appointments, project plans, administrative authorizations and a membership reimbursement for county medical examiners.
Key actions recorded in the minutes include the following approvals: appointment of Kent Kersting to serve the remaining two years of a four‑year Brant Township trustee term; authorization for Amanda Meyer (auditor) and Joan Schilling (accounts payable clerk) to manage and make changes to county Visa credit cards; approval of final plans for a bridge replacement on Taylor Avenue over Litts Creek (replacement of a 24‑by‑57‑foot triple‑span timber bridge with a 24‑by‑80‑foot triple‑span continuous concrete slab bridge, with letting scheduled for April 15, 2025); approval of a memorandum permitting a private drain tile installation in the County Road right of way in the northeast corner of section 10, Boone Township (landowner Jay Fogi seeking to install a private drain tile at an approximate depth of 10 feet along 110th Street between Emmett and Davis avenues); and approval to pay annual membership fees for county medical examiners to the Iowa Association of County Medical Examiners (IACME), a recurring $100 fee per examiner that the board concluded would likely yield a net savings on training costs for members.
Other routine items included receiving a recorder's quarterly revenue report, accepting claims and minutes, and adjournment motions. Most motions were carried unanimously with recorded "aye" votes.
Votes at a glance (motions and outcomes recorded in minutes): appointment of Kent Kersting — approved; authorization of auditor/accounts payable staff for county Visa management — approved; final plans for Taylor Avenue bridge replacement — approved (letting Apr. 15, 2025); memorandum for private drain tile installation (Jay Fogi) — approved; annual IACME membership fees for medical examiners — approved. The minutes show no contested roll‑call votes on these items; actions were adopted as part of routine business.
Where the minutes record additional procedural detail (claims descriptions, vendor payments, and departmental updates), the board generally referred citizens to the auditor's office for full documentation and directed staff to provide follow‑up as requested.
