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Kossuth County supervisors review budget worksheets, confirm fair funding and assessor deadline; adjourn at 3:17 p.m.
Summary
During a budget work session supervisors reviewed ambulance and conservation budgets, kept the county fair allocation at its customary level, clarified assessor submission deadlines with Department of Management, and approved adjournment after outstanding worksheet checks.
Kossuth County Board of Supervisors used a budget work session to review a range of departmental worksheets, confirm customary allocations for the county fair, clarify assessor submission deadlines with the Department of Management and address ambulance and conservation line items before adjourning at 3:17 p.m.
The board revisited prior-year allocations for the fair and affirmed the long-standing approach (participants repeatedly referenced $25 and $5 allocations in the discussion). Speaker 5 said the allocation worksheet showed the same request and the group indicated they would generally follow the established pattern.
On insurance and payroll-line items, members noted minor calculation discrepancies (FICA amounts such as a recorded $94.20 vs. larger macro figures discussed) and a rounded package total of about $90,400 for a presented set of lines; staff were asked to correct a single ambulance worksheet figure and re-run totals.
The board also called Carrie at the Department of Management for publication guidance under House File 718. Carrie advised that assessor budgets are not part of the March 5 publication requirement tied to county/city/school notices and that assessor budgets are due April 30. The board recorded that clarification and adjusted scheduling expectations for the assessor and related hearings.
Conservation department revenues drew attention: supervisors observed a recent drop in camping and other user fees that has reduced revenue in that program and raised the tax appropriation portion of the department’s budget. Members asked for a closer look at conservation’s bottom line and revenue drivers before finalizing those numbers.
Procurement and capital items were also discussed: board members reviewed architect/engineering proposals and noted that price may be considered as a tiebreaker only when qualifications are equivalent. Supervisors agreed to place the design/architect selection on a future agenda after seeking clarifications and references.
The session closed with a motion to adjourn, which was moved and seconded; the chair called for a voice vote, members said “aye,” and the meeting was adjourned at 3:17 p.m.
No formal ordinances or budget adoptions were completed during this work session; outstanding worksheet changes and follow-up items were left to staff for the next meeting.
