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Supervisors approve insurance and election machine purchase; several discussions held with no action
Summary
The board unanimously approved FY 2026/27 medical, vision and life insurance, approved a new Assistant Tax & Finance Officer job description, approved a roughly $600,000 ES&S election machine purchase, and held discussion-only items including a juvenile-detention 28E agreement and a budget/CFO study session; public comment included Shawna Anderson; closed session addressed labor negotiations.
The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors on March 10 approved several administrative items and held multiple discussion-only sessions.
The board unanimously approved FY 2026/27 employee medical, vision and life insurance; dental benefits were deferred to a later meeting. The board also approved a new job description for an Assistant Tax & Finance Officer in the Auditor’s Office with a pay grade of 526.
Supervisor Wichman moved and Supervisor Jorgensen seconded approval of an election machine bid from ES&S and authorized the board chair to sign a purchase agreement for approximately $600,000; the motion carried unanimously. The minutes describe the purchase amount as approximate and do not include a detailed financing breakdown.
Melissa Vanderpool, Director of SWI Juvenile Detention, briefed the board on a proposed multicounty 28E agreement and requested that Supervisor Jorgensen sign the agreement at the March 27 SWI Juvenile Detention Board meeting; the board discussed the agreement but took no action. Jacob Hardiman, president of the Pottawattamie County Fire Chiefs, earlier asked the board to consider establishing an EMS Advisory Council (discussion only). Shawna Anderson appeared during the public comment period; the minutes record her appearance but do not provide the content of her remarks.
The board also met in closed session under Iowa Code 20.17(3) to address labor negotiations/collective bargaining matters and later returned to open session. A budget study session on capital planning and a study session on a Chief Financial Officer position were held for discussion only. Chairman Brian Shea left the meeting at 1:40 p.m. and Chairman Pro‑Tem Tim Wichman assumed the chair; the meeting adjourned at 1:58 p.m.
