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Louisa County supervisors appoint Kevin Harden chair, approve $313,528.30 in claims and multiple resolutions
Summary
The Louisa County Board of Supervisors appointed Kevin Harden as board chair and Scott Hunt as chair pro tem, approved $313,528.30 in claims and a series of resolutions covering payroll procedures, engineer authorities, regional appointments, and county depositories, and scheduled follow-ups on appointment policies.
The Louisa County Board of Supervisors on an unspecified January meeting appointed Kevin Harden as board chair and Scott Hunt as chair pro tempore, approved $313,528.30 in claims and adopted a package of resolutions covering payroll procedures, engineer authorities, regional representation and depository banks.
Speaker 1 moved to appoint Kevin Harden and Scott Hunt; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Speaker 2 presented claims totaling $313,528.30 and the board voted to approve them. Speaker 2 then introduced and the board approved multiple resolutions by voice vote: Resolution 202601 authorizing the county auditor to pay claims and certified payrolls; Resolution 202602 designating the county engineer to execute final acceptance and certification on certain construction projects; Resolution 202603 authorizing the engineer to propose actions in emergencies for later confirmation; Resolution 202604 naming Scott Hunt as the county representative and Brandon Marquette (Sheriff) as alternate to the Southeast Iowa regional planning body; Resolution 202605 (transcript language garbled) related to county engineer operations; Resolution 202606 adopting a construction-evaluation resolution for confinement feeding operations and potential submission to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources; Resolution 202607 appointing Kevin Harden to a one-year term on the regional planning board; and Resolution 202608 approving a list of financial institutions as county depositories.
Board votes were recorded by voice with ayes; no roll-call tallies by name were recorded in the transcript. When questions about appointments and boards arose later in the meeting, Speaker 2 said the appointment list would be handled as presented and moved to approve the current slate; the motion carried. The board also approved the county holiday schedule for 2026–27.
The next procedural item recorded in the transcript was a move to enter closed session to consult with counsel on litigation matters (see separate item).
