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At a glance: Board actions Sept. 24, 2025 — appointments, contracts, purchases and motions
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved multiple items Sept. 24 including appointment to the veterans affairs commission, the EMC insurance renewal, contracts (YSS), equipment and easement purchases, DOT preconstruction agreements, and a homestead-abatement; roll-call votes were recorded for each action.
At its Sept. 24 meeting, the Marshall County Board of Supervisors approved a slate of motions and routine items. Key approved items included:
- Appointment: Accepted the resignation of VA commissioner Randy Kessler and appointed Herschel Edwards to fill the remainder of the term through Dec. 31, 2026 (motion carried by roll call).
- Insurance: Renewed the EMC insurance proposal (authorized the chair to sign), effective Oct. 1, 2025 (motion carried by roll call).
- Contracts and agreements: Approved a services contract with YSS of Marshall County for $11,000 to provide a 24-hour support line and outpatient counseling support; accepted the actuarial certificate of compliance for the county's employee health and dental plan and directed filing with the Iowa Department of Commerce and Insurance.
- DOT projects and easement: Approved two Iowa DOT preconstruction agreements (2026-CD-008 and 2026-CD-022) for resurfacing on Iowa 330 and purchase of a 0.36-acre permanent easement from Douglas and Eileen Fonick to regrade a curve near Marshall Ridge Farms dairy.
- Equipment: Approved purchase of a SnowBlast snowblower attachment from Central Iowa Farm Store in Marshalltown for $20,900.
- Administrative: Authorized the auditor-recorder to DocuSign updated business auto uninsured/underinsured coverage limits form.
- Tax abatement: Voted to abate $22,007.97 for 110 taxpayers after a programming/clerical error doubled Homestead 65+ exemptions for tax year 2024 and directed staff to notify affected taxpayers and taxing authorities.
Most motions were approved unanimously by the supervisors present; roll calls were recorded in the meeting transcript for each action. No votes listed in the transcript failed or were tabled at this meeting.
