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Board grants annual permission for J & M Displays to operate fireworks in unincorporated county
Summary
The board approved Resolution 2026-48 allowing J and M Displays Incorporated to conduct fireworks in unincorporated Des Moines County for the 2026–27 fiscal year, contingent on a 48-hour permit and no objections from fire chiefs or supervisors.
Des Moines County supervisors approved Resolution 2026-48 to authorize J and M Displays Incorporated to conduct fireworks displays within the county's unincorporated areas for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, provided an application and permit are submitted at least 48 hours before a display and no fire chief or county supervisor objects.
The resolution (read into the record by the Chair) notes J and M Displays’ training history with display operators and establishes a standing authorization so that individual displays do not require separate board approval if the permit conditions are met. One supervisor said, “I have no problem with that,” and the board moved and approved the resolution. Staff and board members discussed the need to ensure dates are correct in the adopted fiscal period; the transcript language included an end date of 06/31/2027, which is a calendar error (June has 30 days); the board’s intent was approval for the 07/01/2026–06/30/2027 fiscal year.
The resolution requires permits to be submitted 48 hours before a display and allows an objection from an area fire chief or a Des Moines County supervisor during the fiscal year window. J and M Displays is identified in the resolution as headquartered in Yarmouth, Iowa.
