At the start of the Nov. 25 Polk County Board of Commissioners meeting, the board presented a star recognition award to four county employees — Heath Cumnock, Amber Stacy, Robin Forrest and Jake Hansen — for their response during a storm that caused flooding at the Academy Building.

Chair (S1) described how Heath Cumnock discovered flooding around 3 a.m. on Sunday, called in team members who were not on call and helped limit damage to the facility. "Because of their quick action, we were able to minimize the damage to the building," the Chair said while introducing the recognition.

The board also handled routine business at the meeting. Commissioners moved and seconded approval of the Nov. 25 meeting agenda, and the motion passed with unanimous ayes. The board then moved to approve the minutes of Oct. 28; Chair (S1) moved approval and an unidentified commissioner (S2) seconded. That motion also passed unanimously.

After the recognition and procedural items, the board proceeded to interviews for a planning commission appointment and then adjourned at the end of the session.