Scott County supervisors approve multi-item consent agenda, set FY27 budget hearing for April 23

The Scott County Board of Supervisors on March 26 approved a 20-item consent agenda that included contracts, grants, payroll and property-tax actions and set a public hearing on the FY27 budget for April 23, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. in the Board Room at the Scott County Administrative Center.

The board authorized participation in the Iowa Department of Transportation contract with Cramer and Associates to add Portland Cement Concrete (PCC) pavement patching on portions of 210th Street under Scott County jurisdiction, contingent on contract unit prices and with a county expenditure not to exceed $325,000 to be funded from the FY2027 Secondary Roads budget (res. 41-2026). The motion to approve the consent agenda was moved by Supervisor Beck and seconded by Supervisor Dickson; the record shows all five supervisors voting aye.

The Board also approved plans and specifications prepared by Wold Architects and Engineers for the Treasurer’s Office project at Paul Revere Square (res. 42-2026) and for the SECC backup center UPS and computer room air-conditioning project (res. 43-2026).

MEDIC EMS of Scott County was authorized to enter a three-year agreement with the Center for Patient Safety for participation in an EMS Patient Safety Organization and related training and coaching services (res. 44-2026). The total contract amount is $39,342, with Year 1 billed at $17,711.50, Year 2 at $11,414.50 and Year 3 at $10,216.00; the Director of MEDIC EMS was authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of the board.

The Board approved purchase of an email security service subscription from KnowB4 for $238,136.43, to be paid over three yearly installments of $79,378.81 (res. 45-2026). The Board also approved terms of an FY27 wages agreement with representatives of the Deputy Sheriff Association covering July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 (res. 46-2026).

Several tax-suspension resolutions were approved for individual properties (examples in the minutes: Kevin Boyd, 1930 Hill Street — $1,670.00 plus $129.22; Tonya Niles, 3235 Keota Ave — $507.00; Melissa Supple, 7207 N. Pine Street — $1,102.00). The Board authorized filing and publication of departmental FY27 budget requests and fixed the time and place for the FY27 budget hearing and Secondary Roads five-year capital plan hearing for April 23, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. (res. 50-2026).

The Board accepted Byrne Justice Assistance Grant funding authorized by the State of Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy for the Scott County Special Operations Task Force ($69,457 with 25% matching funds; res. 51-2026) and an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant through the U.S. Department of Justice in the amount of $88,349 (res. 52-2026).

The board approved the 2026 Slough Bill exemptions as presented by the Scott County Assessor’s office, including a county-level total exemption value listed in the minutes of $1,697,800 covering 1,234.27 exempt acres (res. 53-2026). City-level exemptions presented for Davenport totaled $1,536,180 (172.09 acres) and Bettendorf totaled $89,700 (25.474 acres) as recorded in the meeting packet (res. 54-2026). The minutes include detailed parcel lists for these exemptions; the full lists are available in the official meeting packet and recording.

The Board appointed Kathy Gaylord to the Judicial Magistrate Commission for a six-year unexpired term expiring December 31, 2026 (res. 55-2026). The Board also approved payment of warrants numbered 346188 through 346441 totaling $1,198,631.42 (res. 56-2026).

Other routine items approved included several local liquor license renewals and the second and final reading and adoption of Scott County Ordinance No. 26-01, which amends Chapter 29 of the Scott County Code to remove the date of birth and social security number requirement from municipal infraction citations. All motions recorded for the consent agenda and ordinance adoption carried with all ayes.

The Board recorded that a video and full meeting materials are available on the Scott County website; the minutes supplied itemized details (including parcel lists and the full text of resolutions) and the recording for public review.