The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors approved a series of fiscal and procurement items during its Dec. 2 meeting.

Claims and payments: County staff reported total bill payments of $349,603.63, including a $37,755 payment to Boulder Contracting for a bridge patching project and $35,000 to Basepoint Building Automation. The board approved the resolution authorizing the auditor to issue payments.

Road and construction contracts: The county engineer presented bid openings managed by the Iowa Department of Transportation and recommended awards as follows: Taylor Construction was awarded the Winslow Road bridge replacement project (bid cited at $774,344.90); Astro Inc. was awarded the Dallas Street resurfacing project (the bid amount in the meeting packet appeared garbled in the transcript and will be verified in county records before contract execution); Nats Inc. was awarded a county crack-filling contract ($164,100). Funding sources include federal highway/bridge funds and farm‑to‑market allocations where applicable.

Personnel and retirement gift: The board approved a motion to gift Deputy Isaac Jerome his duty service weapon upon voluntary retirement effective Dec. 31, 2025, consistent with county policy and Iowa Public Employees Retirement System guidelines.

Other approvals: The board approved a travel request for County Engineer Catherine (last name recorded in transcript as Nicholas) to attend the National Association of County Engineers conference in Arlington, Texas, and adopted minutes and consent agenda items.

Several items requiring formal contracts or budget verifications will return to the board or county staff for follow-up before final execution.