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Kossuth County supervisors approve routine claims, stop‑sign resolution and two gravel leases
Summary
The board approved routine agenda items including claims and quarterly reports, passed a stop‑sign resolution for 80th Avenue, authorized chair/auditor to sign the handbook acknowledgment effective Nov. 1, and awarded two gravel‑pit leases (East Cylinder to Todd Schneiders and Hutchins to Katie Patton).
The Kossuth County Board of Supervisors met and approved a series of routine administrative and land‑use items during a meeting that ran under an hour.
The board approved the agenda and the minutes from Oct. 21 by voice vote. The board also approved county claims and drainage claims following a brief procedural discussion about tablet lifecycles and device replacements. The budget status report was acknowledged and quarterly reports for the auditor, recorder, sheriff and veterans affairs were approved by motion.
Supervisors authorized the chair and the auditor to sign the employee handbook acknowledgment page and established an effective date of Nov. 1.
On a separate motion, the board adopted a resolution to place a stop sign on County Route P (80th Avenue) at Ash Avenue East after staff said the Sway City council had already approved the measure and local law‑enforcement concerns about speeding were reported. The resolution was adopted by roll call with supervisors answering affirmatively in the record.
The board handled two agricultural gravel‑pit leases. Staff reported three bids for the East Cylinder site (about 14.4 acres, three‑year leases): Jason Haack ($80/acre), Caleb Schrock ($55/acre) and Todd Schneiders ($122.75/acre). The board approved the award to Todd Schneiders. For the Hutchins pit (two parcels), the board received bids from Cody Dornbier ($1,700/year) and Katie Patton ($3,000/year) and approved the Patton bid for a three‑year term.
A drain repair request for Drainage District 39 (northwest of the SE‑NW of the SW quarter in Burr Township), signed by Roger Sherlund, was presented and the board moved to handle the request.
The meeting closed with a motion to adjourn at 08:57.
