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Meeting roundup: supervisors approve subdivision plats, SEIRPC appointment and set budget hearing
Summary
At the Jan. 13 Des Moines County supervisors meeting the board approved final plats for two subdivisions, appointed Jim Kerry to the SEIRPC board, set a Jan. 27 FY26 budget amendment hearing and approved listed personnel actions and committee assignments.
The Des Moines County Board of Supervisors approved two final subdivision plats, appointed Jim Kerry to a one-year term on the Southeast Iowa Regional Planning Commission (term to expire Jan. 1, 2027), and set a public hearing on the FY26 budget amendment for Jan. 27, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.
During the meeting the board certified final plats for the Dean Tager subdivision and for Pam's Land under Iowa Code § 354.8 and recorded motions and roll-call approvals. The clerk noted signatures on documents would be completed after the meeting. The board also read and approved its committee assignments for 2026, listing multiple county and regional liaisons.
Personnel items approved included unpaid leave for two local health department employees and anniversary/step increases for county correctional and county-attorney staff (for example, a 12-month step increase for Chloe Ravenscraft, effective Jan. 29, 2026). The clerk announced that quarterly reports and minutes from the Jan. 6, 2026 meeting are available in the auditor's office.
Ending: The meeting moved to an extended public-comment period on the wind/solar/battery ordinance after the business items concluded. No additional votes on the ordinance occurred during the later public-comment period recorded in the transcript.
