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Board accepts DESCOM director resignation, appoints interim director and approves IT leave

Board of Supervisors of Des Moines County · July 22, 2026

Summary

Supervisors accepted the resignation of the DESCOM director effective July 17, 2026, appointed an interim director with a temporary pay change, and approved a system administrator's unpaid leave request for July 8–17, 2026.

The board approved personnel actions in DESCOM and IT. The board accepted Shannon Croakmire’s resignation as DESCOM director, effective July 17, 2026, and appointed Kirk Schneiden as interim director with an hourly rate increase from $32.92 to $39.66. The board also approved 35.5 hours of unpaid leave for Josh Shelman, a system administrator, from July 8 to July 17, 2026.

The chair read the personnel items into the record and the board voted to approve them. No additional terms, recruitment timeline or replacement plan were discussed on the record. The transcript records the compensation change and effective dates in the personnel report.

The board recorded the actions as part of its routine personnel approvals and moved on to other business.

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