Valley County commissioners approved routine administrative items on Jan. 12, including claims, meeting minutes and an updated mileage reimbursement rate.

An unidentified commissioner moved to approve claims for Jan. 12, 2026; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Commissioners then approved the Jan. 5, 2026 meeting minutes by motion and voice vote.

A county official reported that the IRS approved the 2026 mileage reimbursement rate of 72.5¢ per mile. The official recommended that the commission adopt the IRS rate for the county; a commissioner moved to adopt the new rate and the motion was approved by voice vote.

These actions were procedural approvals of standard county administration items; no substantive policy changes beyond adopting the federally published mileage rate were recorded.