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Palo Alto County holds closed sessions for two annual staff performance reviews

Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors · March 17, 2026
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Summary

County Engineer Walter Davis-Oeth and Environmental Health official Ben Huntley each requested and received closed sessions under Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(i) for their annual performance reviews; sessions occurred at 8:31–8:45 a.m. and 8:51–9:07 a.m., respectively.

The Palo Alto County Board of Supervisors moved into closed session twice on March 17 to conduct annual performance reviews. Walter Davis-Oeth, the County Engineer, requested a closed session under Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(i); the Board entered closed session at 8:31 a.m. and exited at 8:45 a.m.

Later the Board held a second closed session for Ben Huntley of Environmental Health, who likewise requested the session under Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(i). The Board entered that closed session at 8:51 a.m. and exited at 9:07 a.m. The minutes record the sessions and statutory citation but do not disclose performance details publicly, consistent with the closed-session basis cited.