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At a glance: Black Hawk County board approves claims, contracts, library funding, insurance renewal and other resolutions
Summary
The board approved claims and payments, a social‑media management contract, a library services contract totaling $216,375, a tax‑sale certificate assignment, insurance renewals including optional excess cyber coverage, a $125,000 transfer to the self‑insurance fund, and placed a bridge steel bid on file.
At its June 30 meeting the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors approved a slate of routine and financial items, ratified several contracts and accepted a single bid for bridge steel.
Claims and payments: The auditor reported total bill payments of $1,685,861 and payroll of $1,694,148.83; the board approved the claims resolution by roll call.
Social‑media contract: The board approved a service agreement with Social Assurances LLC for social‑media management and archiving at $8,500. Marketing coordinator Gabby Dit said the vendor will combine scheduling with required archiving, keep data in U.S. Amazon Web Services and provide human support for staff onboarding.
Library contract: The board approved a FY2027 contract with the public libraries of Cedar Falls, Dunkerton, Evansdale, Hudson, Janesville, La Porte City and Waterloo totaling $216,375, a 3% increase over the prior year.
Tax‑sale assignment: The board approved assignment of a tax‑sale certificate for parcel 8913‑24‑130‑00005 (certificate 20009001152) in Waterloo, as presented by County Treasurer Linda Hinsman.
Insurance renewal and cyber coverage: The insurance committee recommended renewal of property/casualty coverage with Iowa Communities Assurance Pool at $948,399 (about a 6.1% increase) and presented an optional excess cyber policy providing $2 million of additional cyber coverage for a premium quoted at $28,166.60 (not to exceed $30,000). The board approved both the renewal and the additional cyber coverage.
Fund transfer and proxy: The board authorized the auditor to transfer $125,000 from the general supplemental fund to the self‑insurance property/liability fund to cover deductibles, and approved the FY27 IAP proxy designations for Michelle Weedner and Lori Wormers.
Bid opening: Bids for the steel purchase for project L‑3031 (Aborvenue bridge #7445) were opened; the county received one bid from Odin Enterprises of Wahoo, Nebraska, at $96,595.28; the board placed the bid on file for review.
All listed resolutions were approved by roll call unless noted. The board adjourned after routine reports and calendar reminders.
