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Crawford County supervisors appoint chair, confirm newspapers and depositories as budget work begins
Summary
At its organizational meeting supervisors appointed Mike Craig Dozark as chair and Kyle Schulz as vice chair, approved official newspapers and named county depositories, and set January working days as the board begins a tight budget season amid state funding uncertainty.
Speaker 1 opened the meeting by moving to appoint leadership for the year; Speaker 5 formally moved to appoint Mike Craig Dozark as chair and Kyle Schulz as vice chair. After a second and a voice vote, the board declared the motion carried and the appointments official.
The board then reviewed and approved minutes from the Dec. 23, 2025 meeting, during which the county had previously adopted several measures now entered into the record, including a $1,511,000 transfer to the secondary road fund and a temporary moratorium on utility‑scale solar projects. Speaker 1 read the prior actions into the record for the assembled board.
On administrative organization, the supervisors evaluated four newspaper applications and, based on reported circulation figures on the application forms, selected the top three outlets (Manila Times/Observer and the Denison Free Press) as official county newspapers for public notices. Speaker 4 noted the board’s interest in reaching Spanish‑speaking residents and said the board will ask the Denison Free Press publisher whether La Prensa could carry notices at no extra charge.
The board also named the county’s bank depositories and corresponding deposit limits, listing Wells Fargo, Crawford County Trust, Westside Savings, Bank Iowa, UBI and Defiance State Bank among the approved institutions. Speaker 3 moved the depository resolution, and the motion carried on roll call.
Chair and staff confirmed committee assignments largely remained the same as last year; several positions were left to chair designation. The board approved an investment policy for county funds, consistent with cited Iowa statute language, and approved signature authorization updates for Region 12 certificates.
With budget season imminent, the board set two full working days in January for budget work (January 19 and 20) and discussed logistics for upcoming budget meetings. Speaker 4 said those working days will give staff and supervisors time to review departmental requests before final certification.
The meeting concluded business and moved to department reports and public‑safety budget items on the agenda.
Votes and formal actions recorded at the meeting were approved by motion; specific vote tallies for some procedural items were not read aloud in the transcript but were announced as carried by the chair.
