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Dickinson County supervisors approve drainage claims, appointments and claims register; housing partners urged use of crisis hotline
Summary
Supervisors approved multiple drainage stamp warrants and the general claims register, confirmed appointments to local trails boards, and heard from housing partners that the crisis hotline is the entry point to the coordinated homelessness response.
At its January meeting the Dickinson County Board of Supervisors approved a slate of drainage claims, confirmed recent appointments to local trails boards and approved the county claims register.
The board approved individual drainage stamp warrants including: Jacobson Westergaard $1,213.40 (DD01), Jacobson Westergaard $786.25 (DD05), Greg and Pam Kaiser $872.59 (Southwest Drainage District 25), Jacob and Westegaard $849.80 (DD48), and ISG for $5,196.30, among others. Motions to approve the claims were made, seconded and passed on oral roll-call votes.
Supervisors also noted that West Okoboji appointed Scott Cass to the trails board and Lake Park appointed Billy Niemeyer; the board moved to approve those appointments and recorded unanimous ayes.
In committee reports, a supervisor summarized a meeting with Upper Des Moines staff about coordinating services for people experiencing homelessness and emphasized that "the first step according to them is calling their crisis hotline and getting into the system," a process the supervisors said helps prioritize and coordinate assistance rather than create fragmented responses.
During public comment, a resident raised a legislative issue regarding CO2 pipelines and recent U.S. Supreme Court procedural actions related to Shelby County; the board declined to treat that item as an agenda matter at the meeting.
Next steps: Approved claims will be processed; county staff will continue coordination with housing partners to publicize hotline procedures and to pursue meetings to align services.
