Bremer County supervisors adopt FY25 appropriations totaling $37.9 million

The Bremer County Board of Supervisors on June 18 adopted RESOLUTION #24-44, appropriating $37,911,071 to operate county offices and departments for fiscal year 2025. Chairman Corey Cerwinske opened the session in the courthouse in Waverly and the motion to adopt the resolution was moved by Supervisor Hildebrandt and seconded by Supervisor Kammeyer; the action was recorded as adopted (the minutes note actions were approved unanimously unless otherwise stated).

The resolution cites Section 331.434(6) and Section 331.437 of the Code of Iowa as authority for the board’s action and directs the Finance Director to establish separate accounts for the appropriations and to report account status monthly during the budget year. The resolution also states that appropriations lapse at the close of business on June 30, 2025, and requires departments to avoid expenditures in excess of the amounts appropriated.

Schedule A attached to the resolution enumerates line-item amounts, with the largest allocations including $7,363,540 for the County Engineer and $3,826,022 for the Sheriff. Other listed amounts include $1,740,600 for Local Option Sales Tax distribution, $730,251 for Conservation, $403,506 for Data Processing, and multiple departmental and fund allocations that together total $37,911,071. The minutes note the full text of some resolutions and ordinances is available online and in the Bremer County Auditor’s office.

Finance Director Kassandra Johansen is identified in the minutes as present for the meeting; the resolution assigns her responsibilities to monitor fund resources and recommend corrective action if resources fall short of appropriations. The action takes effect July 1, 2024. The board did not record separate roll-call vote details in the minutes beyond the general note that actions were approved unanimously when not otherwise noted.