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Votes at a glance: Des Moines County Board, Oct. 28, 2025
Summary
The Des Moines County Board approved routine claims and personnel items, accepted a $162,000 bid for the former public health building, approved first reading of a rezoning request for AF Holdings LLC, and extended the commercial wind‑energy permit moratorium through Dec. 31, 2025.
The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors took the following recorded actions at its Oct. 28 meeting. Vote records are taken from roll-call or verbal confirmations recorded in the meeting transcript.
- Bid acceptance: 522 North 3rd Street (former public health building). A sealed bid from Two Rivers and First Interstate Bank for $162,000 was opened; the board moved to accept the bid after review by counsel and approved the motion. Board members who voiced approval included Sarah (surname not specified in the transcript), Supervisor Tom Broker, Supervisor Shane Campbell and Supervisor Jim Carrey.
- Zoning amendment: First reading to rezone a six-acre parcel on Tamer Road (AF Holdings LLC) from A-1 agricultural to I-1 industrial to legalize outdoor storage of construction equipment. The board opened a public hearing, heard no substantial opposition, and approved the first reading by vote.
- Moratorium extension: Resolution extending the moratorium on accepting or approving permit applications for commercial wind-energy conversion systems through Dec. 31, 2025, to allow time to finalize ordinance amendments. The motion passed by vote of supervisors present.
- Lease termination: Approved 30‑day notices to terminate parts of a lease agreement with Imagine the Possibilities for several county parcels (parcel identifiers read into the record).
- Assignment of county-held tax-sale certificates: Approved the assignment contingent on payment of outstanding taxes and required statutory steps to return the parcel to the tax rolls.
- Personnel actions: Approved two hires for the correctional center (part-time cook Kathy Manley, effective Oct. 31, 2025, and a correctional officer position with effective dates and pay rates read into the record).
- Payroll/reimbursement claims: Approved payroll and reimbursement claims as presented.
Procedural notes: For several motions the transcript records the motion and a second but does not clearly identify the mover or seconder by name; where vote responses were read aloud, the transcript shows affirmative responses from the supervisors present. If specific mover/second names or precise tallies were not spoken in the record, they are listed as "not specified" rather than inferred.
What’s next: Items requiring follow-up include scheduling work sessions on the wind ordinance setbacks and wildlife draft, and staff legal analysis requested by the board.
