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Votes at a glance: July 21 Black Hawk County Board actions
Summary
Board approved the meeting agenda, claims and payments totaling $579,703.02, minutes for July 14, the consent agenda, an MOU with the City of Waterloo for Longfellow facility evaluation, a travel request for a marketing coordinator, and authorization to pursue abandoned‑property procedures for 326 3rd Street, Washburn.
The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors took the following formal actions on July 21, 2026:
- Agenda: Adopted as proposed (voice vote).
- Claims and payments: Staff reported total bill payments of $579,703.02, including Esri enterprise license renewal ($60,300); CJIS payment ($80,083.72); partial retainage to Peters Construction (~$116,861.11); mini excavator purchase ($71,300); and sheriff bond payment ($5,204.31). The board approved the resolution to authorize payments.
- Minutes: Approved minutes for July 14, 2026 (voice vote).
- Consent agenda: Approved by single resolution with no items withdrawn (voice vote).
- Contracts/Agreements (Item 7): Approved a memorandum of understanding with the City of Waterloo to evaluate a potential land exchange and possible relocation of the county roads facility at Longfellow (see separate article for details).
- Travel request: Approved travel for Gabby DeWitt, marketing coordinator, to attend and co‑present on accessibility at the City/County Marketing Association conference in Denver, Sept. 2026; estimated cost $2,410.
- Abandoned‑property authorization (Item B): Authorized staff to obtain a title report, set a final demand and initiate abandoned‑property procedure transcribed as "Iowa code 6 57 a" for property at 326 3rd Street in Washburn; board approved moving forward with initiating the procedure.
Where roll‑call or name responses were recorded in the transcript, supervisors answered in the affirmative when prompted by the chair; specific voice/roll‑call responses appear in the meeting record. Items that require further contract action or design work were referred to staff for implementation steps.
