Mills County board approves consent agenda, liquor-license renewals, tax-sale action and hires detention officer

The Mills County Board of Supervisors on an administrative agenda on Jan. 13 approved a slate of routine items including the consent agenda, three liquor-license renewals, a tax-sale motion for abandoned-property taxes and the hiring of a new detention officer.

Board members voted to approve the consent agenda, which included minutes from the Jan. 13, 2026, board meeting and the Jan. 14 Sunshine Laws meeting. "Motion carries," Speaker 2 said after a second and a roll call of procedural assent.

The board then approved three liquor-license renewals: Fountain's Ballroom (weddings), Villa Golf Corp, and a five-day license effective Jan. 30, 2026 for Toby Jackson at Mineola Community Village. Speaker 5 introduced the items, and Speaker 1 moved to approve all three.

The board addressed an abandoned-property tax-sale action that staff presented. Speaker 7 moved to "make the full taxes on abandoned properties" eligible for the county tax sale; the motion was seconded and carried. At one point the board discussed a cited total of $22,644 related to outstanding amounts referenced during the motion.

The board accepted a resignation after a brief motion and then moved to hire a new detention officer. Speaker 7 moved to hire Haley (identified in meeting materials as Haley Buber/Bouyer/Bu) to start Feb. 2 with a starting salary of $46,500 under the union contract; the motion was seconded and passed with recorded "Aye" votes.

The meeting concluded with a procedural adjournment at 8:54 a.m.

The actions above were procedural and administrative; no ordinance adoptions or changes to county code were recorded during the meeting. Future board packets will carry documentation related to the tax-sale action and the detention-officer hiring.