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Pottawattamie County supervisors approve bridge naming, roadside plan and grant agreements; table Crescent 911 tower
Summary
At their April 14 meeting the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved resolutions to support naming an I‑80 bridge for Matt Dickerson, adopt an updated roadside vegetation management plan, authorize a bridge‑replacement agreement and an interlocal Byrne JAG grant agreement, approved AFSCME wage reopeners and authorized finance director interviews; a Crescent 911 tower agreement was tabled.
The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors met April 14 and took several unanimous actions on infrastructure, grant and labor matters while tabling a proposed 911 tower agreement with the City of Crescent.
In the meeting’s most notable votes, the Board approved Resolution No. 23‑2026 supporting a family request to name the Interstate 80 bridge over Tamarack Avenue the "Matt Dickerson Memorial Bridge." Jeff Jorgensen moved the resolution and Keith Jones seconded; the motion carried on a roll‑call vote with Supervisors Brian Shea, Tim Wichman, Susan Miller, Jeff Jorgensen and Keith Jones voting aye. The Board’s resolution will be submitted to the Iowa Department of Transportation as required for formal approval.
Supervisors also adopted Resolution No. 24‑2026 to approve an updated Secondary Roads Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management (IRVM) Plan. The plan, moved by Tim Wichman and seconded by Susan Miller, will be submitted to the Iowa Department of Transportation; once IDOT approves it, the county will be eligible to apply for state grants to support purchases such as seed and equipment.
The Board authorized the Chair to sign Agreement No. 2026‑C‑095 for Project BRF‑006‑1(135) with the Iowa Department of Transportation to replace a bridge on Highway 6 just east of 350th Street. That motion was also approved unanimously.
On intergovernmental grants, the Board approved Resolution No. 26‑2026 authorizing the Chair to sign an interlocal agreement with the City of Council Bluffs setting out the use of 2026 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funds. The minutes record that local law enforcement leaders had agreed on the proposed use of the funds.
The Board approved two AFSCME Local 2364 wage reopener agreements — one covering 911 staff and the other covering Secondary Roads employees — effective July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Motions to approve those agreements were moved and seconded as noted in the minutes and carried unanimously.
During the meeting the Board discussed a proposed contract with the City of Crescent related to a 911 tower but decided to table the matter; no approval occurred and the item will return for future consideration. The minutes do not record further details of the Crescent agreement.
On personnel matters, Human Resources Director Jasmine Elmore will email department heads and elected officials a two‑week review timeline for proposed changes to the county Policy Handbook, with an April 28 deadline for initial comments. The Policy Committee will then have two weeks to review input (deadline May 12), and the handbook is scheduled to return to the Board agenda on May 19. The Board also authorized Human Resources to set up interviews with the top three applicants for the Finance and Budget Director position and to coordinate interviews with the Board when completed; Supervisor Jeff Jorgensen was briefly absent for that vote.
The Board opened the meeting with a proclamation designating April 12–18, 2026, as Public Safety Telecommunicators Week to recognize the role of dispatchers in emergency response. Representatives from Jennie Edmunson Hospital — Tara Slevin, chief philanthropy officer, and Jenene VandenBurg, chief nursing officer — also appeared to thank the county for its investment in telemetry equipment purchased with ARPA funds; that presentation was for information only and required no Board action.
The minutes record that Bob Lich appeared during public comment; the substance of his remarks is not specified in the minutes. The Board adjourned subject to call at 12:21 p.m.
What happens next: the county will submit the IRVM plan and the bridge‑naming resolution to the Iowa Department of Transportation for their respective approvals; the Crescent 911 tower agreement remains tabled pending further action by the Board.
