Hardin County supervisors approve slate of appointments, financial policies and road resolutions
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On Jan. 8, 2026, Hardin County supervisors approved multiple appointments to boards and commissions, adopted financial policies and resolutions including depository and investment policy designations, and authorized road embargo and temporary closure authority ahead of the 2026 construction season.
Hardin County supervisors on Jan. 8 approved a series of appointments, administrative policies and resolutions to govern county operations in 2026. The actions included naming county depositories, adopting an investment policy, setting the regular meeting schedule and approving several resolutions that relate to construction and road controls.
The board voted to appoint representatives to a long list of county and regional boards, including Renee McClellan and BJ Hoffman as emergency management primary/alternate and Lance Granzo among other designated primary and alternate representatives for entities such as the solid waste commission, Region 6 and the Board of Health. Supervisor 1 reminded appointees that "in all these appointments, any new appointments, they would have to have a class taken within 90 days," referencing required open-meetings training for new members.
On finance, the board approved Resolution 2026-1 naming county depositories under Iowa Code, adopted the county investment policy and approved Resolution 2026-2, described as a construction evaluation resolution under Iowa Code 459.3473. Supervisors also approved Resolution 2026-3, which empowers the county engineer to embargo roads, and Resolution 2026-04 authorizing temporary road closures in Barton County. Those transportation-related resolutions were presented as preparedness measures ahead of road work and weather-related needs.
The board approved medical examiner agreements for physicians and investigator services effective Jan. 8, 2026, through Jan. 1, 2027. The motion records the rate as "$335 a case plus mileage." During discussion Supervisor 2 later referenced aligning a physician dollar amount with the MEI amount at "$3.35," a discrepancy that appears in the record and is noted below as an item requiring clarification.
Other administrative items approved included a Title VI nondiscrimination assurance for 2027, a 2026 holiday schedule and the naming of legal publications for official county notices. The board also acknowledged the sheriff's December report and tabled a proclamation for National Human Trafficking Month until a later meeting because a copy was not available for the record.
Most motions were moved by Supervisor 2 and seconded by Supervisor 3; votes were recorded as voice votes or roll calls where noted, and the meeting record shows motions carrying on majority votes or unanimous consent.
What happens next: Many appointments begin Jan. 8, 2026, and appointees must complete required training. The board will return later to the tabled proclamation and will implement the depository and policy changes immediately as administrative matters.