The Dallas County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Tuesday.

At the meeting, the Board approved a bid for the A Avenue bridge project.  McCulley Culvert out of Barnes City, Iowa submitted the lowest of five bids with $169,996.  This is over the engineer’s estimate by about nine percent.  McCulley was awarded the bid for the project that is located on the Dallas and Guthrie county line.  Therefore, the cost will be split between the two counties.  Though Dallas County has not used this contractor before, County Engineer Al Miller says he has worked with them before in Johnson County and had a positive experience.

Next the Board approved a resolution that allows Miller to sign off on the final acceptance of construction projects on behalf of the Supervisors.

An AmeriHealth Caritas Iowa Ancillary Agreement was then approved for case management services in the County.

Facilities Director Eric Rose then brought up a question in regards to which type of toilet dispensers the Supervisors wanted to use at the human services campus.  After briefly discussing labor and estetics, Rose recommended using the large roll dispensers and the Board agreed.  Supervisor Kim Chapman then asked about having hand dryers in the restrooms rather than paper towels.  Rose said they are not currently wired for that but he will look into what it would take to be able to install them.

Finally, Supervisor Mark Hanson talked about attending a recent Greene County Gaming Commission event.  Now that Wild Rose Jefferson is open, Greene County will no longer get funds from the State Racing and Gaming Commissions that are split among counties in the state that do not have a casino.  Hanson says the five contiguous counties, including Dallas, are in a sharing agreement with Greene County that states they will get a portion of the profits that are brought in, which will go to the Dallas County Community Foundation to be used for projects across the county.

Supervisor Brad Golightly then talked about recent console upgrades for the Sheriff’s office.  He says the local 911 commission is leaning toward participating in the state program for communication equipment, which would involve additional financing from the County.  Golightly says this is something that will likely come before the Board for a decision in the near future.   The Board will be looking for a specific dollar amount this week and a workshop will be held in the next Tuesday to discuss the issue.  The Supervisors will also hold a department space workshop next week to discuss who is moving to the human services campus and which department is going where.

The Board then went into a closed session to discuss the purchase of particular real estate.