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Audubon County approves IDOT five‑year roads plan and budget; hires Secondary Roads equipment operator
Summary
The Board approved the IDOT five‑year Secondary Roads plan and the county’s Secondary Roads IDOT budget, and adopted Resolution 2026‑17 hiring John Hansen as an Equipment Operator A effective April 13, 2026 at $25.48/hour, with benefits under the union contract.
Audubon County supervisors on April 7 approved the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) Secondary Roads five‑year plan and the county IDOT Secondary Roads budget, and adopted Resolution 2026‑17 to hire a new equipment operator for the Secondary Roads Department.
Engineer Rydl presented the five‑year plan and project and maintenance updates; the Board approved the IDOT five‑year plan and the IDOT budget for Secondary Roads by unanimous motions (mover Don Mosinski; seconder Heath Hansen). The minutes record Board discussion that included references to data centers and battery and energy storage in the county as topics connected to roads planning and budgeting.
The Board then adopted Resolution 2026‑17, hiring John Hansen as Grade 1 Classification, Equipment Operator A in the Secondary Roads Department effective April 13, 2026. The resolution specifies an hourly wage of $25.48 and benefits in accordance with the contract between Audubon County and Public, Professional and Maintenance Employees, Local Union #2003. The motion to adopt the resolution was recorded as moving by Don Mosinski with Heath Hansen seconding; the minutes show the vote as "all in favor."
The county listed funds and project budgeting for upcoming Secondary Roads work in the minutes; no detailed line-item appropriation for specific projects is recorded in the minutes beyond approval of the IDOT budget.
Next steps include implementation by the Secondary Roads Department and processing of hiring paperwork for the new equipment operator.
