Efforts to change county engineer termination threshold and related contract motions fail; transcript records vote ambiguity
Several motions regarding the Kossuth County Engineer’s contract failed: a proposed change to require a 4/5 board vote to terminate the contract failed, a motion to extend severance failed for lack of a second, and a motion to offer the contract to Engineer Doug Miller failed for lack of a second. The transcript shows an inconsistent roll-call entry for one supervisor during the 4/5 vote.
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The board considered multiple motions related to the Kossuth County Engineer’s contract on May 5. Supervisor Amber Garman moved (second by Howard Haas) to require a 4/5 vote to terminate the engineer’s contract rather than a simple majority and to leave the severance period unchanged; the motion failed.
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