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Votes at a glance: Kossuth County Board of Supervisors, May 5, 2026
Summary
Summary of motions and formal actions taken May 5, 2026: agenda and minutes approved; claims and drainage claims approved; Northland Securities selected as financial advisor for Buffalo Township urban renewal financing; multiple JDD and drainage items approved; several contract-related motions failed; letter of support for Hancock County and landfill assurance report approved.
The Kossuth County Board of Supervisors recorded these motions and outcomes on May 5, 2026.
Approved (examples): - Approve agenda and April 28, 2026 minutes (motion: Amber Garman; second: Josh Waechter) — carried unanimously. - Approve claims and drainage claims (motion: Howard Haas; second: Amber Garman) — carried unanimously. The transcript lists a claims grand total of $114,420.03 and a drainage grand total of $290,023 from the submitted vendor lists. - Approve Resolution No. 05-05-26-01 regarding payroll timing due to conversion to biweekly payroll — carried (see separate article). - Use Northland Securities as financial advisor for issuance of financing for the Buffalo Township Urban Renewal Amendment Plan (motion: Kyle Stecker; second: Josh Waechter) — carried unanimously. - Approve Change Order #3 (increase $6,648.25) and Pay Application #2 ($76,971.52) for JDD PAK 1 — carried unanimously by both Kossuth and Palo Alto counties. - Do not move forward with pre-classification for DD 80 Lats 10 & 70 due to petition withdrawal (motion: Kyle Stecker; second: Amber Garman) — carried unanimously. - Approve and authorize chair to sign letter of support for Hancock County’s Safe Streets for All Implementation Grant (motion: Josh Waechter; second: Amber Garman) — carried unanimously. - Approve Annual Financial Assurance Report for Kossuth County Sanitary Landfill for 2026 (motion: Howard Haas; second: Amber Garman) — carried unanimously.
Failed or no action (examples): - Motion to change the Engineer’s contract to require a 4/5 vote for termination (motion: Amber Garman; second: Howard Haas) — failed; transcript roll-call contains inconsistent entry for Supervisor Josh Waechter; minutes record the motion as failed. - Motion to keep majority threshold and extend severance from six to nine months (mover: Josh Waechter) — failed for lack of second. - Motion to offer the amended contract to County Engineer Doug Miller (mover: Kyle Stecker) — failed for lack of second.
The board adjourned at 12:11 p.m.
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