Winneshiek County supervisors took several routine votes during the Dec. 22 meeting.

Appointments: the board appointed Mary Payne (described in the minutes as a retired registered nurse) to the Board of Health, replacing Jay Elster, who withdrew his application. Speaker 1 moved to appoint Payne and Speaker 2 seconded; the motion carried.

Contracts: the board approved a strategic-planning contract with Upper Explorerland (the regional planning/strategy consultant). Speaker 3 moved to accept the contract; the motion was seconded and carried.

Confidential resolution: earlier in the meeting the board approved a confidential county security plan (described by staff as a resolution) by roll-call affirmation.

Consent agenda: supervisors moved and seconded approval of the consent agenda, including minutes, claims and monthly reports; the consent motion carried.

What this means: these votes largely represent procedural approvals and routine governance items. Where action will follow, staff will place more detailed implementation items on future agendas (for example, budget amendments, grant reapplication authorization and bridge-bid decisions).