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Wapello County supervisors approve routine donations, resolutions and payroll
Summary
On Feb. 10 the Wapello County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved routine business: donations to local nonprofits, two resolutions including assignment of tax-sale certificates to Ottumwa, a repayment agreement, a county health-screening package, and authorization of claims and payroll.
The Wapello County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 10, 2026 unanimously approved a series of routine actions including donations to local organizations, two resolutions related to county financial matters, a repayment agreement and authorization of claims and payroll.
Chair Darren Batterson opened the meeting at 9:35 a.m. in the third-floor courtroom/boardroom. Supervisor Bryan Ziegler moved and Vice Chair Carrie Teninty seconded approval of the agenda; the board voted all ayes and carried the motion.
The board approved minutes of the Jan. 27, 2026 meeting. It also approved a $5,000 donation to the Greater Ottumwa Convention & Visitors Bureau and a $2,000 donation to Heartland Humane Society; both motions were moved by Ziegler and seconded by Teninty and passed unanimously.
Supervisors approved Resolution 1-2026, listed as 'Disbursements Outstanding,' and Resolution 2-2026, described as 'Comp and Assign County Held Tax Sale Certificates to the City of Ottumwa.' The board also approved a repayment agreement for J. Arnold; the transcript records the agreement but does not provide further contractual details.
The board approved the Healthy Choice/Blood Draw Package 'E' at $40 per person, with the option for individuals to pay the difference to add a PSA test. That motion was approved with unanimous votes.
Supervisor Ziegler noted the Southeast Iowa Agribusiness Summit scheduled for Feb. 25, 2026 at the Bridgeview Center and characterized the event as a good opportunity for the community. The board accepted and filed the Recorder’s second-quarter 2025–26 report of fees collected and disbursed and accepted the Treasurer’s Investment Report for January 2026.
Claims in the amount of $158,152.10 and payroll in the amount of $497,349.29 (dated Feb. 6, 2026) were approved. At 10:29 a.m. Vice Chair Teninty moved to adjourn, seconded by Ziegler; the motion carried. The minutes were attested by Kelly Spurgeon, Wapello County Auditor.
The meeting record shows unanimous votes on the listed motions; no controversial debates or dissenting remarks are recorded in the transcript.
