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Cedar County supervisors approve consent items, personnel notices and proclamation for April
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Summary
In a routine session the Cedar County Board approved the agenda, minutes (one abstention), claim disbursements, personnel notices including a new Home Health Aide hire and a resignation from the Board of Adjustment, authorized a $1,000 Home Base Iowa veterans incentive, approved a handbook change for jailer overtime and adopted a proclamation recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
The Cedar County Board of Supervisors at its March 17, 2026 meeting approved routine consent items, personnel notices and a proclamation recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
The Board approved the meeting agenda on a motion by Supervisor Bixler, seconded by Supervisor Barnhart. Supervisor Barnhart moved to approve the March 10 minutes, seconded by Supervisor Gaul; four supervisors voted aye and Supervisor Bixler recorded an abstention. The board approved claim disbursements #445132–#445286 paid on March 12 after a motion by Supervisor Gaul and second by Supervisor Barnhart.
Personnel and finance items in the consent bundle included acknowledgment of a written resignation from Board of Adjustment member Jeff Wallick, a notice of hire for Mandy Horner as a Home Health Aide effective March 11, 2026 with a starting wage of $17.74 per hour, and a dispatch personnel notice from Brenda Johnson that employee Bridget Camp completed probation and is eligible for an increased pay rate of $25.62 per hour. The Board also noted a handwritten disbursement issued March 13, 2026 to the Cedar County Treasurer for Benefits, Inc. (electronic deposit) number 445287 for $10,794.57 to cover self-funded medical claims.
On specific approvals, the Board unanimously approved a Home Base Iowa application for Heather Bryant to receive a $1,000 Cedar County Veterans Live Incentive. The Board also unanimously approved a handbook change updating overtime language for jailers tied to FLSA Section 7(k).
Mae Hingtgen, executive director of the East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECIA), met with the Board to discuss ECIA Council and CCEDCO representation; Public Health Director Wagaman said she is working with ECIA on identifying an elevated blood lead (EBL) inspector for Cedar County. The Board asked Hingtgen to submit a memo once representatives have been selected so the Board can formally approve them.
The Board adjourned at 10:15 a.m. and scheduled the next regular session for March 24, 2026.