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Jasper County supervisors enter closed session for employee evaluation
Summary
The Jasper County Board of Supervisors met in special session May 5, 2026, and voted unanimously to enter a closed session to conduct an employee evaluation under Iowa Code §§21.5(1)(i) and 21.5(1)(a). The board later reconvened and adjourned.
The Jasper County Board of Supervisors met in special session at 1:00 p.m. on May 5, 2026, and voted unanimously to enter a closed session to conduct an employee evaluation, the minutes show.
Supervisor Talsma moved to enter closed session at the request of Human Resources Director Dennis Simon; Supervisor Cupples seconded the motion. The board cited Iowa Code §21.5(1)(i) — to evaluate the professional competency of an individual when the person requests a closed session — and Iowa Code §21.5(1)(a) — to review or discuss records required or authorized to be kept confidential. Chairman Thad Nearmyer presided during the special session.
The minutes record a unanimous vote in favor of the motion, with supervisors Cupples, Nearmyer and Talsma voting "Yea." After the closed session concluded, Supervisor Cupples moved and Supervisor Talsma seconded a motion to come out of closed session, which passed by the same unanimous vote.
Following the reconvening, Supervisor Talsma moved to adjourn the special meeting; Supervisor Cupples seconded. The motion carried unanimously and the meeting was adjourned. The meeting record is signed by Auditor Jenna Jennings and Chairman Thad Nearmyer.
No further details about the subject of the evaluation were included in the minutes.
