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Marshall County supervisors approve calendar, personnel hires, permits and event use; several resolutions adopted
Summary
At its Oct. 8 meeting the Marshall County Board approved the 2026 meeting calendar and floating holiday, adopted resolutions to appoint 457(b) plan sponsors and to authorize the auditor/recorder to sign certain documents, approved a construction permit for Marshall Ridge Farms LLC, and approved use of courthouse grounds for 'Haunt the Block.'
The Marshall County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 8 approved a series of routine administrative items, personnel hires and event permissions.
The board adopted the 2026 meeting calendar, approved a half day for Dec. 24, 2026, and designated Dec. 28, 2026, as a nonunion floating holiday after staff presented a proposed schedule and a motion to adopt passed on roll call.
The board approved Resolution 2025‑25 to appoint three named plan sponsors for the county’s 457(b) deferred compensation plan so the county can update administrative contacts and process outstanding payments. The auditor/recorder was also authorized, via Resolution 2025‑26, to sign lower‑level, time‑sensitive documents on behalf of the board where timelines make placement on an agenda impractical; full health‑plan documents will continue to be presented to the board.
On land use and permitting, staff reported that Marshall Ridge Farms LLC had obtained necessary permits and met the master matrix; the board moved to approve the construction permit recommendation.
Danielle Leakin, executive director of Marshall Town Central Business District, asked to use the Marshall County Courthouse grounds for the downtown event “Haunt the Block” on Oct. 23. Leakin said the event draws large crowds ("Last year, we estimate there's about 3,500 attendees") and requested the horseshoe be used for first‑responder displays; the board approved the request and discussed traffic and parking plans in light of a possible jury day.
Consent agenda items approved included prior meeting minutes, audited claims, two new Secondary Roads hires (Omar Rico Alba and Antonio Ordaz Mendoza at $31.57 per hour starting Oct. 9) and a manure management plan filing for Hatch Finisher Farm.
Votes at a glance: multiple motions and roll calls during the meeting resulted in adoption of the agenda, consent agenda, the 2026 calendar, resolutions 2025‑25 and 2025‑26, the Marshall Ridge Farms LLC permit recommendation, and approval for use of courthouse grounds for the Oct. 23 event. Specific roll‑call names and full vote tallies were recorded in the meeting record but are not fully enumerated in the transcript excerpt provided.
The meeting proceeded to a closed session at 9:49 a.m. for pending litigation under the citation read aloud at the meeting.
