Board approves claims, personnel actions and canvass results

The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors approved routine administrative items during its Nov. 18 session, including accounts-payable claims, personnel actions and the certification of school-election canvass results.

Accounts payable and payroll: The clerk presented claims and payroll totals (the transcript contains garbled numeric strings that could not be reliably transcribed). A motion to approve accounts payable claims was moved, seconded and passed; supervisors Shane Campbell, Tom Brooker and Jim Carrey recorded "yes" votes.

Personnel: The board approved a new lead-maintenance hire (Zach Reynolds) and a correctional-officer step increase for Bryce Wade with an effective date given as Dec. 19, 2025. Salary numbers in the transcript are not legible and are listed in the minutes as presented; the board approved the personnel motions by roll call.

Minutes and canvass: The Nov. 12 regular meeting minutes were approved by voice/roll call. The board also approved the county canvass results for the Nov. 4, 2025 school election (Henry County and the county portion in another jurisdiction); officials said the canvass did not change any race outcomes.

Vote details: The transcript records the vote for each approval with supervisors identified by name; the motions were carried at the Nov. 18 meeting. Where numeric amounts were unclear in the record, this article notes that the transcript numbers were not specified or were garbled.

Next steps: Routine administrative records and personnel onboarding will proceed according to standard county processes; the chair moved the meeting on to public comment after approvals.