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Tama County approves $2.28 million road transfer, adopts FY2027 appropriations
Summary
On June 22, 2026 the Tama County Board of Supervisors approved a $2,283,355 transfer from the Rural Services Fund to the Secondary Road Fund and adopted FY2027 departmental appropriations after debate over public health funding.
The Tama County Board of Supervisors on June 22 approved a $2,283,355 transfer from the Rural Services Fund (0011) to the Secondary Road Fund (0020) and adopted its FY2027 appropriations schedule.
The board adopted RESOLUTION 6-22-2026A authorizing the transfer and permitting the county treasurer to move monthly amounts equal to 68.437 percent of property tax receipts to the Secondary Road Fund until the total transfer of $2,283,355 is met. The resolution passed on a unanimous roll-call vote.
Board members then debated the FY2027 appropriations. After discussion about how much to appropriate to public health, Supervisor Curt Hilmer withdrew an initial motion and proposed revised rates that, according to the minutes, allocated roughly 10% to most departments, 50% to public health and 100% to a select group of departments. The board adopted RESOLUTION 6-22-2026B, which the minutes say implements the appropriation figures published with the Notice of Public Hearing. Roll-call votes on the resolution were unanimous.
The minutes list FY2027 appropriation figures for multiple departments. Among the figures recorded in the minutes: Engineer appropriation $9,972,263; Sheriff $3,695,963; Local Health/Nurses $538,141; Conservation $1,084,012. The minutes do not specify which departments received the 100% appropriation except as reflected in the published appropriation table.
Other fiscal actions approved in the meeting included RESOLUTION 6-22-2026C, transferring $20,000 from the General Fund (0001) into the Capital Projects Fund (1600) to cover $15,000 in tuck-pointing work and $5,000 for future HVAC needs, and RESOLUTION 6-22-2026D, transferring $90,000 from the General Fund into the Capital Projects Fund to cover future IT equipment purchases. The board also approved $150,000 in IT equipment purchases funded by a mix of capital project and ARPA funds. All votes on these items were recorded as unanimous.
The board approved routine claims: health claims totaling $144.50 and regular claims totaling $124,118.95.
The meeting minutes state the board adopted the fiscal measures to align department budgets with the county’s published FY2027 budget estimate; for the full appropriation list and official accounting entries the minutes reference the published budget and the auditor’s office.
The board adjourned at 9:42 a.m.
