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Crawford County supervisors renew employee insurance, approve lawn bid, canvass Kiron election and appoint EMSAC member
Summary
At their April 14, 2026 meeting the Crawford County Board of Supervisors approved routine claims and personnel actions, renewed employee insurance with a July 1 change of certain lines to Hartford, accepted a $954 courthouse lawn-spray bid, canvassed the Kiron special election, appointed Kendal Esteves to EMSAC and authorized an ICAP application tied to sheriff’s office litigation.
The Crawford County Board of Supervisors on April 14, 2026 approved several routine personnel and procurement items, canvassed a local special election and held a closed session on pending litigation.
Chair Craig Dozark presided. The Board approved the minutes of the previous meeting and recognized claims for the Public Health Department while approving claims for other departments. The minutes record a vendor and claims listing totaling $656,455.96 across funds including General Basic, Secondary Road, E911, landfill and the county self-insurance fund.
Supervisor Schultz moved and Supervisor Rosburg seconded a motion to renew the county’s health, dental and vision insurance with Holmes & Murphy and to switch certain life and disability lines to Hartford (Life & AD&D, LTD, Voluntary Life & Spouse Life) effective July 1; the motion passed unanimously. Supervisor Schultz later moved and Supervisor Heiden seconded a motion to accept a courthouse lawn spray bid from JP Turf and Pest LLC for $954; that motion also passed unanimously.
The Board canvassed votes cast in the City of Kiron special election held April 7, 2026; canvass abstracts and copies are available in the Auditor’s Office, according to the minutes. Supervisor Heiden moved and Supervisor Muhlbauer seconded the appointment of Kendal Esteves as the seventh member of the county’s Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee (EMSAC); the appointment was approved unanimously.
Kevin Georgius and Lucas Gillmor from DMU discussed the county’s water quality with the Board; the minutes record that the topic was presented but do not list specific findings or any formal action or directive arising from that discussion.
At 11:45 a.m. the Board entered a closed session under Iowa Code 21.5(1)(c) for pending or imminent litigation and reconvened at 12:37 p.m. After the closed session Supervisors Muhlbauer and Heiden moved to authorize an application to ICAP related to pending litigation involving the Sheriff’s Office (case #CVCV043776); that motion passed unanimously. The Board adjourned at 12:41 p.m. Agendas for the next meeting are posted and available at the Courthouse on the Friday preceding the meeting at 4:30 p.m.
Votes at a glance: - Renew employee health/dental/vision with Holmes & Murphy; switch specified life and disability lines to Hartford, effective July 1 — motion by Supervisor Schultz, seconded by Supervisor Rosburg; outcome: approved unanimously. - Accept JP Turf and Pest LLC bid for courthouse lawn spray, $954 — motion by Supervisor Schultz, seconded by Supervisor Heiden; outcome: approved unanimously. - Canvass City of Kiron special election (April 7, 2026) — action recorded; copies of canvass and abstracts available in the Auditor’s Office. - Appoint Kendal Esteves as 7th EMSAC member — motion by Supervisor Heiden, seconded by Supervisor Muhlbauer; outcome: approved unanimously. - Authorize ICAP application related to pending litigation (Sheriff’s Office case #CVCV043776) — motion by Supervisor Muhlbauer, seconded by Supervisor Heiden; outcome: approved unanimously.
Key details and clarifications recorded in the minutes: courthouse lawn-spray bid amount $954; insurance switch effective July 1; closed session invoked under Iowa Code 21.5(1)(c) for pending or imminent litigation beginning 11:45 a.m. and ending 12:37 p.m.; litigation reference Sheriff’s Office case #CVCV043776; vendor/claims total $656,455.96 and fund totals are listed in the minutes.
