Wright County supervisors convened Dec. 15 and handled a slate of routine county business, including grant support, appointments, personnel decisions and fiscal clarifications.

Grant support and community requests: The board approved Resolution 2025‑35 (motion by Rasmussen, second by Bosch) to provide local contributions in support of a community/tourism grant application for Belmont; members of the Belmont Aquatic Center Committee earlier told the board they had raised funds and requested $10,000 in local matching funds to secure the CAT grant. Julie Edwards of Upper Des Moines Opportunity Inc. presented the agency's annual report and asked the board to consider continued partnership and $16,000 in county support during upcoming budget discussions; she reported the agency provided $266,128 in direct services to Wright County residents last year.

Regional funding: The board supported an additional $3,270 for the Heart of Iowa Regional Trust Fund (motion recorded in the minutes; motion carried with Ellis voting no), and trustees discussed which county fund should pay certain marketing/meal claims after receiving guidance from their external auditors.

Personnel and appointments: After department head input, supervisors approved giving Wright County employees Christmas Eve as a paid day off; board members discussed payroll implications but took the motion to a vote and it passed. The board also appointed Ashley Cocay as a civil/process server by motion (move and second recorded at SEG 502–504) and approved routine claims and meeting minutes.

Audit and claims guidance: The auditor relayed written guidance from the State Auditor’s Office that every expenditure of county dollars needs a documented public purpose; the auditor recommended using a separate marketing fund for certain event/meal expenditures and noted that approving claim 44026 without documentation could cause audit findings. The board postponed final action on claim 44026 pending clarification from the Economic Development Board.

What happens next: The charitable and service funding requests will be considered in budget conversations or scheduled follow‑ups; the board directed staff to obtain documentation on public purpose for the disputed claim before payment.