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Votes at a glance: Dallas County Board approves multiple contracts, transfers and appointments
Summary
At its May 12 meeting the Dallas County Board of Supervisors approved consent agenda items, personnel contracts, MOU changes in the sheriff—s office, Title VI agreements, the Bear Creek Estates final plat, several operating transfers (totaling multi-million dollars), a GIS travel request, MSA comprehensive plan contract, township budget certifications, and appointed a weed commissioner.
The Dallas County Board of Supervisors recorded a series of routine and substantive approvals on May 12. Motions were typically made by Supervisor Kim Chapman and seconded by Supervisor Brad Golightly; votes were recorded as unanimous in the meeting minutes unless noted otherwise.
Key approvals and actions:
- Consent agenda (expense claims paid 5/8/2026; fireworks permit for Kelm Brueschke; manure management report for Washington Livestock; Drain Claim #6). Motion by Golightly; all ayes.
- Minutes from the May 5, 2026 meeting approved. Motion by Golightly; all ayes.
- Payroll change notice: Receive and file for Conservation to hire Lilah Behounek as seasonal maintenance worker at $18.08/hr starting May 19, 2026. Motion by Chapman; all ayes.
- County Engineer employment contract approved.
- Sheriff Adam Infante presented and the board approved the Teamsters Local #238 Memorandum of Understanding adding 30 minutes per day pay for detectives on call 24/7; chair authorized to sign.
- Iowa DOT and US DOT Title VI nondiscrimination agreements approved to allow conservation and secondary roads to apply for grants.
- Request by the Iowa Republican Women—s Club to use the courthouse south lawn on June 19 was approved with location recommended near the flags due to construction.
- Adel Partners Sweet Corn Day support request was tabled pending more specifics.
- Resolution 2026-0058: Final Plat of Bear Creek Estates (petitioner Dan Wilhelmi) approved; public hearing opened and closed; no conditions recorded.
- GIS Coordinator (Sarah) out-of-state travel to a San Diego user conference approved; the department will budget the travel going forward.
- Resolution 2026-0064: Acknowledgement that all 16 township FY2027 budgets were certified by April 30, 2026; certified budgets to be on file in the auditor—s office.
- EMS update received; board asked EMS Director Kristin Brady to provide the billing company—s discount policy in writing for board review and proposed two dates for follow-up on collection terms.
- MSA Comprehensive Plan vendor contract approved after a public hearing; 15-month schedule and five phases presented by Planning & Zoning Director Dave Hockett.
- Operating transfer resolutions adopted: Resolution 2026-0059 (general basic to capital fund transfer of $2,000,000), Resolution 2026-0060 (general basic to conservation fund; $1,467,274 to be transferred), Resolution 2026-0061 (general basic to secondary road fund; transfer amount $805,765 reported), and Resolution 2026-0062 (rural services basic to secondary road fund transfers reported). The board directed the county auditor to notify the treasurer and the budget official to record transfers.
- Resolution 2026-0055: Appointment of Jake Hake Figge as Dallas County Weed Commissioner with specified duty period and compensation; effective March 1 or appointment date as noted.
- The board recessed and reconvened for a 10:15 a.m. public hearing and adjourned the meeting at 10:21 a.m.
Most recorded votes were unanimous; the minutes do not show contested roll-call tallies beyond the —all ayes— notations. Where additional detail was requested by board members (for example, more information on pay-plan changes and EMS billing policies), staff were directed to return with clarifying material in future meetings. The board set May 26, 2026 for a public hearing on FY26 Budget Amendment #2 and set June 2, 2026 to receive public comment on the proposed GO local option sales tax bond issuance.
