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Votes at a glance: Board approves loan notes, licenses, correctional hire and routine reports
Summary
At its June 16 meeting, the Des Moines County Board approved two loan-note resolutions totaling about $4.227 million (one tax-exempt for capital items and one taxable for insurance), approved the sale of three Douglas Avenue parcels for $34,900, granted two alcohol licenses, approved a correctional officer hire, filed May reports, and approved minutes from June 9, 2026.
The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors recorded several formal actions at its June 16 meeting. Key outcomes:
- Resolution 2026-037: Authorizes a $1,139,000 tax-exempt general obligation county purpose note (series 2026A) to support capital expenditures and the county's line-of-credit practices. The motion was moved and seconded and the roll call recorded approval.
- Resolution 2026-038: Authorizes a $3,088,000 taxable general obligation county service note (series 2026B) intended to cover insurance obligations; the chair noted a taxable interest rate of about 6.5 percent. The motion carried on roll call.
- Resolution 2026-039: Authorizes sale of three Douglas Avenue parcels for a combined price of $34,900 to Troy M. Thompson (separate article documents the sale and a subsequent closed session about related property matters).
- Licenses approved: Class E native wine license for River Ridge Farms (sheriff had no objection); Class C liquor license for Flint Hills Municipal Golf Course (sheriff had no objection).
- Personnel: Approved hiring Paul Brockett as a correctional officer; new annual rate read into the record.
- Administrative items: Accounts payable claims in the amount of $478,655.22 were accepted; clerk-of-court and sheriff fee reports for May 2026 were filed; minutes for the June 9, 2026 regular meeting were approved.
Each of the above actions was presented and acted on in the open meeting. Where roll-call names and affirmative responses were read into the record the transcript reflects the board's recorded approvals.
