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Pottawattamie trustees approve amendment to fund $99,488.83 in levee warrants
Summary
Trustees for the C & R Drainage District unanimously approved a funding-agreement amendment Nov. 12, 2025, authorizing $99,488.83 in warrants tied to the south levee contract closeout; they also approved Nov. 4 minutes and adjourned.
Trustee Susan Miller moved and Trustee Jeff Jorgensen seconded a motion to amend the district's funding agreement and authorize payment of $99,488.83 in warrants tied to the south portion of the levee; the trustees voted unanimously to approve the motion. The funding agreement covers expenses from May 2025 through May 2026, and the warrants stem from the contract closeout for the south levee completed in fall 2024 and paid in January 2025. A listing of the warrants was noted as attached to the trustees' request.
The meeting record shows Trustees Brian Shea, Susan Miller, Jeff Jorgensen and Tim Wichman present; Trustee Scott Belt was absent. Earlier in the session the board (the C & R Drainage District trustees) voted unanimously to open the meeting and to approve the minutes from the Nov. 4, 2025 meeting. The meeting was later closed by a unanimous motion moved by Trustee Tim Wichman and seconded by Trustee Jeff Jorgensen.
Actions recorded in the minutes indicate the following votes at a glance: open meeting — motion carried (4 yes, 1 absent); approve minutes (Nov. 4, 2025) — motion carried (4 yes, 1 absent); funding agreement amendment and authorization of warrants ($99,488.83) — motion carried (4 yes, 1 absent); adjourn — motion carried (4 yes, 1 absent). The minutes state these were unanimous votes of the trustees present; individual roll-call votes beyond the trustees listed as present were not detailed.
The Pottawattamie County Auditor and Election Commissioner, Mary Ann Hanusa, is named on the minutes cover but the record does not indicate additional staff discussion or public comment regarding the amendment. The minutes note a warrant listing is attached to the funding request; that attachment was not included in the transcript provided here.
No statutes, ordinances, or external funding sources were cited in the minutes. No formal amendments to the motion were recorded. The minutes do not specify subsequent administrative steps or payment schedules beyond authorizing the warrants under the current funding agreement.
The C & R Drainage District meeting minutes are filed with the Pottawattamie County Auditor's office in Council Bluffs; the contact information listed in the minutes is Pottawattamie County Auditor, phone (712) 328-5700, fax (712) 328-4740.
