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Ringgold County supervisors enter closed session to discuss potential litigation
Summary
At their May 29, 2026 meeting, the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors approved the agenda and minutes, held a closed session under Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(c) to discuss strategy with counsel on threatened or potential litigation, then adjourned at 3:43 p.m.
Ringgold County — The Ringgold County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on May 29, 2026, called to order at 3:00 p.m. The clerk recorded Supervisors Colby Hotmes, Randy Taytor and Steve Knapp as present.
Supervisor Steve Knapp moved to approve the meeting agenda; Supervisor Randy Taytor seconded. The clerk recorded unanimous 'AYES' and no 'NAYS.'
The board voted to enter a closed session under Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(c). The clerk recorded a roll-call vote in which all three supervisors voted in the affirmative. The board noted that Auditor Amanda Waske and County Attorney Mike Wells were present for the closed session. According to the meeting record, the closed session was held "to discuss strategy with counsel on threatened or potential litigation." The board met in closed session beginning at 3:00 p.m. and recorded exiting the closed session at 3:30 p.m.
After the closed session, Supervisor Knapp moved and Supervisor Taylor seconded to approve the minutes; the clerk recorded a roll-call vote of AYES from Hotmes, Taytor and Knapp and noted the motion carried. The board then moved to adjourn; the meeting was adjourned at 3:43 p.m. by motion of Supervisor Taytor, seconded by Supervisor Knapp.
The minutes conclude with the auditor's attestation line for the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors. The transcript records the procedural actions taken at the session but contains limited discussion details because substantive deliberations occurred in the closed session.
