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Board holds closed sessions on Douglas Avenue property sale and litigation strategy

Des Moines County Board of Supervisors · June 9, 2026
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Summary

On June 9 the Des Moines County Board of Supervisors entered closed sessions under Iowa Code 21.5(1)(j) to discuss a property sale and under 21.5(1)(c) to discuss litigation strategy; no public decisions were disclosed.

The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors held two separate closed sessions during its June 9 meeting. The first closed session, invoked under Iowa Code 21.5(1)(j), addressed the sale of Douglas Avenue properties. The second, under Iowa Code 21.5(1)(c), covered strategy with counsel on matters of present or imminent litigation.

Motions to enter and to exit each closed session were made by Jim Cary and seconded by Tom L. Broeker. Meeting minutes state that discussion took place in both closed sessions; no public action, vote outcome, or further details were disclosed in open session.

Statutory citations were recorded in the minutes to justify the closed sessions; the board returned to open session and proceeded to adjourn at 11:54 a.m.