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Pottawattamie supervisors approve proclamations, bridge namings, vegetation plan and union wage reopeners
Summary
On April 14, 2026 the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approved a proclamation for Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, a DOT bridge‑naming resolution, an updated roadside vegetation plan, a DOT bridge agreement, an interlocal grant agreement with Council Bluffs and two AFSCME wage reopener agreements.
The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors on April 14 approved a string of routine and policy items including a proclamation recognizing Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, a resolution supporting a DOT request to name an Interstate‑80 bridge for Matt Dickerson, updates to the county’s roadside vegetation plan and multiple labor and interlocal agreements.
The actions began when the board unanimously approved a proclamation designating April 12–18, 2026 as Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, honoring dispatchers’ role in coordinating emergency responses. The board then approved Resolution 23206, giving the Iowa Department of Transportation formal county support to install signage naming the Interstate‑80 bridge over Tamarack Avenue the Matt Dickerson Memorial Bridge — board members noted this is a letter of support and carries no county cost or operational change.
County engineer staff presented an updated Secondary Roads Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management Plan required by the Iowa DOT to remain eligible for native‑seed and equipment grants; the board adopted Resolution 242026 to accept the updated plan and allow staff to pursue DOT funding. The board also approved an agreement (2026‑C‑95) with the Iowa DOT to authorize replacement work on the bridge over Silver Creek on Highway 6, with staff to provide detour and scheduling details to local emergency management and schools.
Supervisors voted to authorize the chair to sign an interlocal agreement with the City of Council Bluffs to accept a 2026 assistance/grant award (recorded as Resolution 26206 in the meeting packet). Human resources presented two AFSCME wage reopener agreements — for 911 staff and secondary roads employees, both effective July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 — and the board approved both by motion and voice vote.
The board recorded roll‑call votes where noted; motions were moved and seconded as recorded in the meeting’s verbal minutes. No new county budget appropriation or immediate staffing change was authorized in these items; where projects require contractor schedules or detours, county staff committed to relay those plans to emergency management and affected school districts.
The board’s next step on several infrastructure projects is administrative: DOT and county staff will finalize construction start dates and detour plans and pursue grant applications under the updated vegetation plan. The County will post signed proclamations and resolutions once the documents are executed.
