Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the County Actions Roundup topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Jasper County supervisors approve 28E agreement, permanent easement, dust-control policy and $600,000 transfer
Summary
At its Feb. 17 meeting the Jasper County Board of Supervisors approved a 28E agreement with the City of Monroe, a permanent highway easement with compensation to the Brandhof trust, adopted a county dust-control policy (Resolution 26-07) and approved a $600,000 transfer order (Resolution 26-08); several hearings and appointments were also set.
The Jasper County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 17 approved a package of routine actions, including a 28E agreement with the City of Monroe on Rodeo Avenue, a permanent highway easement on Parcel #11.15.100.001 and two substantive resolutions.
Supervisor Cupples moved and Chairman Thad Nearmyer seconded the motions to adopt the 28E Agreement with the City of Monroe regarding Rodeo Avenue (E. Washington Street) and to approve a permanent easement for Public Highway on Parcel #11.15.100.001 owned by the John M Brandhof Revocable Trust. The easement compensation was recorded as $623.95 in cash plus $2,500.00 in improvements to an existing field entrance, for a total of $3,123.95. The Board also approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Brandhof trust concerning improvements and future maintenance of the field entrance and associated culvert pipe. Recorded votes on these items were listed as YEA: NEARMYER & CUPPLES.
The Board adopted Resolution 26-07 establishing policy and procedures for dust-control application on granular-surface roads in Jasper County and adopted Resolution 26-08 (transfer order #1567) to move $600,000 from the General Fund to the General Supplemental Fund; both motions were moved by Cupples and seconded by Nearmyer, with recorded YEA votes listed as NEARMYER & CUPPLES.
The Board set additional public hearings for the vacation of a right-of-way on S. 28th Ave. W. (second and third readings scheduled for March 3 and March 10, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.) and for the amended 2026 County Five Year Program with hearings recommended for March 3, March 10 and March 17, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. The Board also approved appointments of Michelle Hull and Pamela Keenan as Deputy Recorders, effective Jan. 27, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2026.
Jerry Nelson, representing the Veterans Affairs Commission, briefed the Board on achievements by Ray Maxey in his first year and said the Commission recommends a 6% total salary increase for Maxey effective July 1, 2026; the Board took no action on that recommendation during the meeting.
The meeting minutes from Feb. 10, 2026, were approved. The Board recorded motions and votes as printed in the minutes; an internal inconsistency appears in the record: earlier segments note Supervisor Talsma as absent, yet the recorded YEA on the final adjournment line lists Talsma among those voting YEA. The transcript records motions and vote tallies as shown by the Board’s minutes.
