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Lucas County supervisors adopt FY2027 budget, approve pay adjustments and county engineer contract
Summary
The Lucas County Board of Supervisors on April 6, 2026 adopted the county's FY2027 budget, approved a salary resolution for elected officials based on the Compensation Board's recommendations (with smaller increases adopted by the supervisors), and approved a three-year employment contract for County Engineer Todde Folkerts and the Secondary Roads FY27 budget and five-year plan to the Iowa DOT.
The Lucas County Board of Supervisors on April 6, 2026 adopted the county's fiscal year 2027 budget, approved pay adjustments for elected officials and authorized a multi-year employment contract for the county engineer.
Chairperson Cathy Reece opened the public hearing on the FY2027 budget; no members of the public spoke and the board closed the hearing by unanimous vote. The board then approved Resolution FY26-bdgt, adopting the annual budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and noting publication of the budget in the Chariton Newspapers, Inc. on March 27, 2026 and at lucascounty.iowa.gov.
The supervisors next considered a salary resolution (recorded as FY26-Sal in the minutes) that implements elected-official pay changes following a January meeting of the Lucas County Compensation Board. The Compensation Board's minutes, as included in the record, show larger proposed increases; the Board of Supervisors approved smaller increases in the formal resolution. The approved salary figures recorded in the resolution include: County Attorney $83,077.05; Auditor $70,045.04; Recorder $69,295.00; Treasurer $69,295.00; Sheriff $100,418.43; Supervisors $34,457.22. The document records the Compensation Board's membership and states the Compensation Board's motion to recommend higher amounts. The minutes indicate the board approved the salary resolution by unanimous vote.
The board also approved an employment contract for County Engineer Todde Folkerts, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029, with a base salary listed for FY2026/27 at $146,300. The contract text in the minutes ties future annual salary increases for the engineer to the increase granted to the secondary road department employees or a minimum of 4% of the current year's base salary.
Following the engineer contract, the board accepted the FY27 Secondary Roads budget and approved submission of the Secondary Roads Five-Year Program to the Iowa Department of Transportation for FY27. All motions recorded in the minutes were made and seconded by supervisors (motions were recorded as moved by Smith and seconded by Davis, or moved by Davis and seconded by Smith, as noted) and the minutes state that all votes were "aye." The meeting adjourned sine die.
The minutes include signature blocks for Chairperson Cathy Reece and Auditor Julie Masters and record the resolutions as approved on April 6, 2026.
