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Des Moines County supervisors approve subdivision final plat, authorize annual fireworks and clear $1.08M in claims
Summary
At a regular meeting, the Board of Supervisors approved the final plat for the Claussen Bike Subdivision, authorized an annual fireworks display for J and M Displays for fiscal 2026–27, and approved accounts payable claims totaling $1,082,959.94. The board also approved personnel actions including a DESCOM director resignation and an interim appointment.
Des Moines County’s Board of Supervisors approved several routine but consequential items at its meeting, including a subdivision final plat, an annual fireworks authorization and more than $1 million in claims.
The board approved the final plat for the Claussen Bike Subdivision after Jared Meister of Southeast Iowa Regional Planning summarized the application and recommended county approval. Meister said the proposal splits an existing parcel to give a third existing house its own lot and provides a 33-foot access easement to Iowa City Road. “So we are recommending approval as submitted,” Meister said, and the board moved to approve the plat.
The board also adopted Resolution 2026-48 to authorize J and M Displays Incorporated to conduct fireworks in unincorporated Des Moines County for the fiscal year beginning 07/01/2026 and ending 06/31/2027. The resolution requires a permit application be filed at least 48 hours before a display and allows a county supervisor or an area fire chief to raise an objection that would stop a specific display. A supervisor moved and the board approved the resolution.
On financial matters the board authorized accounts payable claims totaling $1,082,959.94 and payroll reimbursement claims of $350.48. The claims were presented to the board, moved, seconded and approved.
Personnel actions approved included the resignation of DESCOM Director Shanna Croakmire, effective 07/17/2026, and the appointment of Kirk Schneiden as interim director with an hourly rate raised from $32.92 to $39.66. The board also approved an IT personnel action allowing system administrator Josh Shelman 35.5 hours of unpaid leave from 07/08/2026 through 07/17/2026.
The board approved the minutes of its July 14, 2026 regular meeting and cleared other routine business before closing the session.
What happens next: The subdivision plat will be recorded and the fireworks authorization will remain in effect for the stated fiscal year unless rescinded or objected to under the resolution’s conditions. Personnel changes take effect on the dates stated in the personnel actions.
