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Efforts to change county engineer termination threshold and related contract motions fail; transcript records vote ambiguity
Summary
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.
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.
The transcript records the roll-call vote but includes an inconsistent entry for Supervisor Josh Waechter (the roll-call line lists both 'Waechter: Pass' and later 'Waechter: no'), creating ambiguity in the recorded votes. The minutes record the motion as failed.
Subsequent motions also failed: Supervisor Josh Waechter’s motion to retain the majority threshold and extend severance pay from six to nine months failed for lack of a second, and a later motion by Supervisor Kyle Stecker to offer the adjusted contract to County Engineer Doug Miller failed for lack of a second. The board held discussion with Engineer Doug Miller and with the County Auditor; no formal contract change was adopted during the meeting.
