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Kossuth County amends FY25-26 budget, approves EMS funding, equipment purchases and interim appointments
Summary
The Board adopted a FY2025-26 budget amendment adding $150,452 in appropriations and approved EMS volunteer distributions, a Tahoe purchase, a replacement server to be paid in FY2027, and appointed T.J. Sestak as interim IT Director and interim 911 Coordinator.
The Kossuth County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution #05-19-26-01 May 19, 2026, amending the FY2025-26 budget to increase total appropriations by $150,452 to $32,188,365.
The board recorded notable appropriation increases that were part of the amendment: Public Safety & Legal +$40,000; Ambulance +$20,000; Fair/4-H +$25,000; Conservation +$12,000; Medical Examiner +$20,000; and Non-Departmental +$33,452. The resolution passed by roll call with Supervisors Waechter, Garman, Haas and Chairman Carter Nath voting yes.
Separately, the board approved distribution of EMS volunteer support funds, with motions carried unanimously to send $5,000 each to Bancroft, Fenton, Lone Rock, Titonka and Wesley and $7,500 each to Lakota and Whittemore. The board also approved purchase of a 2026 Chevrolet Tahoe from Karl Chevrolet as an EMS response vehicle for $53,740.20.
The board authorized purchase of an I-Series replacement server from Solutions in the amount of $74,853.82; the server purchase was approved to be paid in FY 2027. By motion the board appointed T.J. Sestak as the county’s interim IT Director and, by separate motion, as interim 911 Coordinator; both appointments carried unanimously.
Other routine operational actions included accepting the low quote from Reding’s Gravel and Excavating for 2026 gravel crushing and stockpiling (unit price $3.18/ton; pumping water $0.70/ton), awarding a $13,900 contract to B & W Control Specialists for tree and brush control in open drainage ditches, approving changes to the county engineer’s contract effective July 1, 2026 (revising paragraph 10A to require a 4/5ths vote for termination and removing the word 'association' from paragraph 7), and setting dates for drainage informational and public hearings. The board entered closed session under Iowa Code 21.5(1)(i) for an employee performance evaluation with the Planning & Zoning Administrator; the transcript records no decision was made during or after the closed session.
The board adjourned at 12:01 p.m.
