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Jasper County supervisors approve equipment purchases, wage resolutions and multiple budget hearing dates
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Summary
At its April 7, 2026 meeting, the Jasper County Board of Supervisors approved a series of routine motions including contracts for bridge inspection and heavy equipment purchases, adoption of two wage resolutions for FY2026–2027, and set several budget hearing dates; most votes were unanimous.
The Jasper County Board of Supervisors on April 7 approved several contracts and routine administrative items, moving forward on equipment purchases, wage resolutions and scheduling public hearings.
Thad Nearmyer, chairman of the Jasper County Board of Supervisors, presided over the meeting. On motions by Supervisors Talsma and Cupples, the board approved a two-year bridge inspection and rating proposal from Calhoun-Burns & Associates for a lump sum of $76,400. The board also awarded two equipment purchases recommended by Engineer Mike Frietsch: a trailer-mounted asphalt hot box from Mid Country Machinery in Bondurant, Iowa, with a solvent tank added for a total of $57,260.00, and a 2026 CAT 250 skid steer loader with a CAT PC306 cold planer attachment from Ziegler Caterpillar for $92,696.41. Both awards were approved unanimously.
The board adopted Resolution 26-17 approving wages for elected officials for FY2026–2027, replacing Resolution 26-02, and approved Resolution 26-18 setting wages for salaried department heads for FY2026–2027. Both resolutions were approved and are on file in the Jasper County Auditor's office.
Other routine actions approved included adding Jasper County Recorder Joe Otto and Deputy Recorder Michelle Hull as signatories on the Recorder's bank account at First Newton National Bank; approving the Secondary Roads safety policy covering boots, high-visibility clothing and safety glasses; suspending taxes for Parcel #09.26.236.003 in the amount of $808.50; approving a Purple Wave contract to auction the 2000 Mack semi-tractor known as M-1; and re-appointing Troy Wesselink and Tim Deutsch to the West Malaka Benefited Fire District through June 30, 2026. The board also approved claims through April 7, 2026, and approved minutes for March 24 and March 31, 2026.
The board set public hearing dates for Secondary Roads budget matters: a FY2026 budget amendment with recommended dates of April 28, May 5 and May 12, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.; and FY2027 Secondary Roads budget hearings on April 21, April 28 and May 5, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. A public hearing was also set for the FY2025/2026 budget amendment on April 21, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
One vote of note on a non-financial matter: the board approved a property-use request to place eight Christmas trees on the courthouse square in concrete stands to be removed before Jan. 7, 2027. The motion carried with Chairman Thad Nearmyer and Supervisor Talsma voting yea and Supervisor Cupples recording an abstention.
Most motions recorded the mover and seconder and passed by unanimous or near-unanimous vote; where a full breakdown was recorded in the minutes, the board's vote lines are reflected in the official record kept in the Auditor's Office. The board adjourned the regular session and entered a work session where staff presented additional nonbinding discussion items.