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Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors appoints chair, approves slate of routine resolutions
Summary
At its Jan. 2, 2026 organizational meeting the Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors appointed Casey Kellan as chair, selected a vice chair, and adopted more than a dozen routine resolutions covering finance, roads, and administrative authorities.
The Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 2, 2026 appointed Casey Kellan as chair and approved a slate of routine administrative resolutions and appointments during its organizational meeting.
A board member moved "I move to appoint Casey Kellan as chair," and the motion was seconded and adopted by voice vote, after which the presiding member turned the meeting over to Casey Kellan. The board then moved to appoint a vice chair; the transcript reads "appoint college vice chair," which is unclear in wording, but the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.
The board approved several administrative designations and authorities: it ratified appointments listed as item E (1–22), designated official holidays for the county calendar, and approved members to oversee purchasing of supplies and equipment. The board also moved to "appoint the county engineer at 5,000 pursuant to Iowa code"; the transcript does not further explain the meaning or purpose of the numeric reference.
More than a dozen resolutions were introduced and adopted with no substantive discussion. Among the measures the board adopted by voice vote were Resolution 2026-01 (new year resolution), Resolution 2026-02 (designating the official newspaper), Resolution 2026-03 (issuing warrants when the board is not in session), Resolution 2026-04 (authorizing destruction of certain county officer items), Resolution 2026-05 (designating official depositories), Resolution 2026-06 (authorizing the engineer to close roads for maintenance or natural disasters), and Resolution 2026-07 (authorizing the engineer to execute certificates of completion).
The board also approved Resolution 2026-08 allocating monies from the economic development fund for public purpose, Resolution 2026-09 concerning precinct election officials, Resolution 2026-10 regarding township trustee meetings, Resolution 2026-11 designating authorized departmental signatures for claims, Resolution 2026-12 designating public purpose for domestic abuse coalition meetings, and Resolution 2026-13 adopting Title VI compliance documents and appointing a Title VI coordinator.
Under new business the board noted there were no claims for the meeting (claims will be available Monday), reviewed and approved the warrant register for the period ending Dec. 27, 2025, and adopted annual APO operations (recorded as Resolution 2026-15). A management item was approved and forwarded to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources as presented.
County engineer correspondence and announcements were noted near the close of the meeting, and a motion to adjourn was seconded and approved.
Votes were recorded by voice throughout; the transcript does not provide individual roll-call tallies. When statutes or other authorities were cited, the transcript referenced the "Iowa Code" in relation to the county engineer appointment. The meeting record contains some transcription errors (for example, "Surrogoral Countyy" and unclear wording around the vice chair motion); this article uses corrected and clarified names where the county or statute is clearly intended.
The board adjourned following the routine business. No formal public-comment period appears in the transcript.
