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Clinton County supervisors approve hires, retirements, community allocations and utility permits
Summary
At their May 11 meeting the Board of Supervisors approved a consent agenda that included new hires, a resignation and a retirement, second-half allocations to community groups, and two utility permits; the board also approved $268,769 in claims.
The Clinton County Board of Supervisors approved a multi-item consent agenda on May 11 that authorized personnel changes, community grant payments and county utility permits.
The Board passed Resolutions 2026-97 through 2026-102. Resolution 2026-97 authorized payroll actions for the Auditor’s Office and named Jennifer Ellithorpe as a full-time Payroll Administrator at an hourly rate of $24.56 effective May 11, 2026. Resolution 2026-98 approved the appointment of Mitchell Johnson as a seasonal Conservation Technician at $13.50 per hour. Resolution 2026-99 accepted the resignation of Medical Examiner Investigator Rodney Livesay effective May 11, 2026. Resolution 2026-100 accepted the retirement of Greg Oldsen from the Secondary Road Department, with a last day of July 27, 2026, and authorized posting the Shop Foreman vacancy. The board also approved second-half FY2026 allocations to multiple nonprofit and community entities (Resolutions 2026-101 and 2026-102), including $12,500 to the YWCA Clinton and $17,500 to the Clinton Municipal Airport Commission.
Supervisor Irwin moved two utility-permit motions the Board approved: Utility Permit 16-230-26 to allow Windstream to bury fiber-optic cable in the county right-of-way along 250th Avenue in Welton Township, and Utility Permit 09-81-26 to allow Eastern Iowa Light and Power to reroute 7,200-volt primary cable along 170th Street in Center Township. Roll call votes on the consent agenda and permit motions were recorded as unanimous (Irwin, George, Srp).
The Board also approved the Claims Approval Report, authorizing payments to vendors totaling $268,769 across county funds. The claims list included routine operating expenses, equipment purchases and contract payments; larger line items included $17,652 for bridge decking and $15,290 for election laptops/printers and software. County Auditor David Troester certified the claims list as complete and accurate.
The board took these actions as routine business and set follow-up steps where appropriate, such as posting vacancies and coordinating payroll issuance. The Board adjourned to meet again on May 18, 2026.
