The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors spent the bulk of its organizational meeting approving routine annual resolutions and making committee and personnel appointments.

County Engineer Andy Wicks presented a resolution authorizing the county engineer to close secondary roads for construction and maintenance and another to certify completion and accept contract work on the farm-to-market and federal-aid systems. The board approved those measures by roll call. A separate resolution authorized special permits for movement of oversize vehicles on county secondary roads; that measure also passed.

The board adopted Robert’s Rules of Order for board procedure, confirmed its regular meeting schedule (Tuesdays at 10 a.m.), and approved payment of county bills and deputy appointments referenced in Resolution O1-2026 and Resolution O2-2026 (resolution numbers read from the record). The board also approved a utilities/taxable-value resolution (transcript reference O3-2026).

A construction evaluation resolution relating to confinement feeding operations (referred to in the meeting as Resolution O4-2026) drew a brief staff explanation. A staff member identified in the transcript as "Matt" said the policy brings the application review into the county process and noted, "85 of the 99 counties last year adopted this resolution." The board approved the resolution by roll call.

The board approved three official newspapers for county publications, adopted the county holiday schedule for 2026 (including a floating personal holiday), and agreed to match the federal mileage rate for 2026 at 72.5 cents per mile.

On personnel and appointments, the board approved Mitch Kai and Jasmine Elmore as representatives to Iowa Golden Hills (insurance-related), and appointed Jasmine Elmore as the county’s Title VI coordinator. The board also approved township trustee and clerk compensation in Resolution O8-2026 (transcript: clerks to receive an additional $50 per month for paperwork) and set precinct election official compensation at $200 per day (chair $250/day), training pay at $8 per hour and temporary election help at $15 per hour. The board completed a lengthy set of committee and intergovernmental appointments including RPA-18 representatives and other regional boards.

Votes at a glance
- Resolution O5-2026 (authorize county engineer to close secondary roads): Approved by roll call (Ayes recorded from supervisors present).
- Resolution O6-2026 (certify completion/accept contract work): Approved by roll call.
- Resolution O7-2026 (issue special permits for oversize vehicles): Approved by roll call.
- Resolution O4-2026 (construction evaluation for confinement feeding operations): Approved by roll call; staff stated 85 of 99 counties adopted similar language last year.
- Resolution O1-2026 (payment of county bills) and O2-2026 (deputy appointments): Approved by roll call.
- Resolution O3-2026 (utilities/taxable value): Approved by roll call.
- Resolution O8-2026 (township trustee and clerk compensation): Approved by roll call.

The meeting also approved non-legislative items including adoption of Robert’s Rules, meeting schedule, official newspapers, elected-official cell-phone reimbursement ($50/month), and committee appointments. Some intergovernmental appointments were held for additional information or scheduled for follow-up.

Next steps: Items that were postponed or held for more information — including a judicial district corrections appointment and some MAPPA finance-committee details — were moved to a future meeting for action.