Des Moines County supervisors move routine business; floodplain ordinance rescheduled

The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors used its April 14 meeting to take routine actions and hear department updates before adjourning to a work session.

Lede: Supervisors approved payroll reimbursement claims totaling $25,623 and approved three personnel actions from the correctional center, including a promotion (Mason Boyer to full-time correctional officer), a step increase for Rory Cockerham, and a part-time pay increase for Kathy Manley.

Nut graf: Department heads reported routine spring activity (minor river flooding concerns, an increase in voter registrations and vital-record requests, DOT bridge lane reductions scheduled this summer, and planning activity). The board deferred full action on Floodplain Ordinance No. 25 to allow a related resolution — setting an effective date tied to new maps taking effect May 26 — to be posted and processed correctly.

Details: Jan Parado, Emergency Management, warned river users that the river is in minor flood stage and could rise. Becky Purchase described DOT plans for lane reductions on two Highway 34 crossings from late April through August. Trent Hubig noted prosecutorial staffing and described a shift toward employer wage-assignment orders for driver-reinstatement collections. The clerk/auditor filed March financial reports on record.

The personnel items were approved in a single motion; the payroll claims were approved by a recorded voice vote. For the Floodplain Ordinance No. 25, staff said the map referenced in the ordinance becomes effective May 26 and that a separate posted resolution is needed; the board elected to move the resolution to next week so that proper posting and timing align with the map effective date.

Ending: The meeting adjourned and supervisors held a work session on a possible county land sale adjacent to the public-health building.