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Pottawattamie County board adopts FY2026–27 budget and sets elected officials' salaries
Summary
After public hearings the board adopted the FY2026–27 budget, approved related transfers, and set elected officials' salaries (3% increases for several offices); motions and roll calls are recorded in the minutes.
The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors adopted the county budget for fiscal year 2026–27 at its April 28 meeting following the required public hearing and multiple procedural votes.
Key actions recorded in the minutes include: - Approval of the Board’s recommended salary schedule for elected officials: 3.0 percent increases for the county attorney, county auditor, county recorder, county treasurer and sheriff; no increase for the Board of Supervisors. (Resolution No. 27‑2026.) (SEG 891–897) - Adoption of the final FY2026‑27 budget by resolution (Resolution No. 30‑2026) after the public hearing. The record shows the motion carried with a unanimous roll call by the board. (SEG 898–906) - Approvals of budget amendments and transfers during April to reconcile county funds (Resolutions No. 28‑2026, 29‑2026, 31‑2026, 34‑2026), including transfers between bond funds and a transfer of $2,900,000 from the Rural Services Fund to the Secondary Roads Fund. (SEG 860–875, SEG 880–889, SEG 908–915, SEG 1183–1192)
The April 28 minutes show the board complied with statutory notice and hearing requirements before adoption. The ledger entries and resolutions recorded transfers for the current fiscal year and authorized administrative steps such as appointing a paying agent associated with the county’s note issuance, plus other operating transfers tied to FY2025–26 adjustments.
The minutes do not record granular program‑level budget details — the board adopted the higher‑level countywide appropriation schedule and instructed the Auditor to update books and notify the Treasurer as required under Iowa law. A separate set of county reports and the official budget document contain department‑level line items.
The board’s decisions included administrative and personnel items tied to the budget: step increases and general salary adjustments for nonunion employees, and other personnel decisions reflected in separate resolutions adopted across the meeting cycle.
Next steps set by the board include departmental implementation of the approved appropriation and the Auditor’s posting of the adopted budget and levy as required by statute.
