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Chickasaw supervisors approve updated county confidentiality acknowledgment and set health-insurance renewal guidance
Summary
Supervisors approved a revised county confidentiality acknowledgement for employees, asked departments to return signed forms within two weeks, and instructed staff to prepare IGHCP renewal documentation at a 4% increase while leaving 6% for budget planning.
The board approved a revised Chickasaw County confidentiality acknowledgement to be included as an attachment to the county handbook. The updated paragraph narrows which information the county classifies as confidential (referencing Iowa Code §22.7) and the board directed departments to return signed forms to the auditor’s office within two weeks. Supervisors discussed whether the form should be on county letterhead and how disciplinary consequences would be handled; the chair said the statement is intended to clarify, not to supplant whistleblower protections.
In related budget items, supervisors reviewed health insurance renewal scenarios. Staff recommended using a 4% renewal figure for IGHCP paperwork to present to providers while retaining a 6% figure in department budgets as a conservative planning estimate. The board voted to proceed with paperwork prepared at a 4% renewal figure.
Other routine approvals included the previously noted Class C retail alcohol license application (effective 04/01/2026 for an eight-month period), which the board approved by motion earlier in the meeting. The board also reviewed scheduling concerns for upcoming budget publication and TIF bond timing.
Next steps: Auditor’s office to collect signed confidentiality statements; HR and county attorney to clarify disciplinary expectations; finance staff to prepare IGHCP documents at the 4% renewal level for final signatures.
