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Muscatine County supervisors approve $493,569.39 in claims, authorize election-cost signature and approve minutes
Summary
At its March 16 meeting the Muscatine County Board of Supervisors approved claims totaling $493,569.39, authorized a signature arrangement for March 10 Davenport School District election costs and approved minutes from March 9 and 10; all motions passed on voice votes.
The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors on March 16 approved routine business including claims totaling $493,569.39, authorized a signing arrangement for a Davenport School District election cost statement and approved minutes from recent meetings.
In the meeting’s first substantive motions, a committee member moved to approve the agenda and noted that "the signatures are gonna be modified to Jeff Sorensen, since Kurt was unable to make it in today," which the board adopted by voice vote. The board then considered claims dated March 16, 2026, in the amount of $493,569.39. A committee member moved to approve the claims, another committee member seconded, and the board recorded ayes to approve.
On an item regarding election expenses, the board considered authorizing the vice chair to sign a statement of election costs for the March 10, 2026 Davenport School District special election with county auditor Tidy Vanderlinden. A committee member moved approval and a second was recorded; during discussion a staff member and a committee member clarified that the signature arrangement would be amended so the signature would be the mover’s signature. The motion passed on a voice vote.
The board also moved to approve the minutes from the March 9 regular meeting and the March 10 special meeting; the motion was seconded and approved.
Votes at a glance - Approve agenda (with signature modification noted): approved (voice vote) - Approve claims dated 03/16/2026 — $493,569.39: approved (voice vote) - Authorize vice chair to sign statement of election costs (03/10/2026 Davenport School District special election): approved (voice vote); amendment recorded that the signature would be the mover’s signature - Approve minutes (03/09/2026 regular; 03/10/2026 special): approved (voice vote)
The board solicited public comment and heard none before adjourning.
