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Votes at a glance: Van Buren County board actions on May 26, 2025
Summary
A compact roundup of motions taken by the Board of Supervisors on May 26, including approval of minutes, removal of a criminal-penalties section from the draft fly-rock ordinance (staff direction), insurance renewal authorization, bridge engineering agreement authorization, acceptance of a resignation, and appointment of a clerk.
Key formal actions taken by the Van Buren County Board of Supervisors on May 26, 2025. (This list records outcomes as stated in the meeting transcript.)
- Approval of minutes from the May 12 meeting: Motion moved, seconded and carried (recorded as 'Aye'; no roll-call names provided in the transcript).
- Direction on Fly Rock ordinance: Board directed staff to remove Section 10 (criminal penalties drawn from state code) and to revise Section 8 language regarding whether prohibitions begin on an adverse finding or upon conviction; staff to return with revised draft. (Direction taken; no final ordinance adoption.)
- Heartland insurance renewal: Board authorized the chairman to sign the annual Heartland insurance support/renewal documents (motion carried).
- Brenton(s)port Bridge engineering agreement: Board authorized the chairman to sign a not-to-exceed engineering agreement with Kirk & Michael for preliminary and final design (cost discussed about $297,900 not‑to‑exceed), contingent on DOT approval (motion carried).
- Software support agreement: Board authorized the chairman to sign a one-year software support agreement with Solutions Incorporated (motion carried; discussion noted a vendor price increase).
- Personnel: Board accepted the resignation of full-time dispatch/jailer Kathy Yarnell effective June 27, 2025 (motion carried). Board appointed Bethany Smith as a full-time accounts payable/payroll clerk at $19.25/hour and approved a resolution appointing a full-time deputy and clerk (motion and roll call recorded; motion carried).
- Payroll, claims and committee reports: Board moved and seconded payroll and claims reports and approved them (motion carried).
Where the transcript recorded only a voice vote with 'Aye' and no individual roll-call names, this roundup records the formal outcomes as stated. For details or verbatim motion language, see departmental documents and minutes.
