The Dallas County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Tuesday.
At the meeting, Recorder Chad Airhart reported that the Cott Systems software upgrade is ready to go live Monday, June 20th. He says staff has been training with the program over the past week and a half and Cott Systems will have staff on hand to help with the transition. His office will stop recording documents at noon on Friday as time is needed to export the last portion of data before the system is up and running first thing Monday. Airhart says this will be a beneficial change that will help save time and space for his office.
The Board then canvassed the primary election results. Kim Owen from the Auditor’s office reported that one provisional ballot was rejected and 20 more ballots were counted and added to the totals since late Tuesday. This resulted in no changes to the overall election results.
Payroll change notices for the sheriff’s office and emergency medical services departments were approved as presented.
A farm to market review board application for the secondary roads department was then discussed and approved. Engineer Al Miller says eight roads, for a total of 11.08 miles, need to be added to the system. The Board then approved the purchase of a Ziegler Cat dozer at a cost of $271,116.90. Miller says employees are currently using the same piece of equipment as a demonstration unit. He says they have found it performs well and meets the needs of the department.
A public hearing in regards to the final plat of the Heritage Woods subdivision was then held. This creates five suburban estate district parcels in Adams Township. Following the hearing the Board approved the final plat.
An Iowa Prayer Caucus Network courthouse lawn event request was then discussed. The 99 County Bible Reading Marathon starts at 8am Thursday, June 30th with an estimated end time of 4pm July 3rd. The plan is to read the Bible continuously for approximately 80 hours. A pop up tent will be set up in the south portion of the courthouse lawn, along with a podium and chairs for participants. The Board unanimously approved the request.
A MidAmerican Energy audit of 210 North 10th Street was then discussed. Auditor Gene Krumm says the goal is to take a look at what options exist to save energy costs in the building that his office is moving into, former home of the Department of Human Services. The audit looked at lighting options, heating ventilation and air conditioning options and a more efficient water heater. It compared the equipment needed, cost of the project, energy cost savings and estimated payback length. The facility department was directed to include this in their building audit process and bring recommendations back to the Board.
The Board then discussed establishing a public safety facility citizen advisory committee. This will be made up of people from across the County, including representatives from the Sheriff’s office, Board and staff. Anyone interested in serving on the committee is encouraged to contact Sheriff Chad Leonard.
Architect Jerry Purdy with Design Alliance then shared brief updates on the 902 Court Street building and north campus construction projects. The Board approved the first pay application to Edge Commercial LLC. in the amount of nearly $75,000. The furnishing quote from All Makes for the north campus was again reviewed by the Board. The Supervisors expressed preference in table and chair options for the classroom, cafeteria and conference room. A quote is expected to be approved by the Board at next week’s meeting.
Finally, the Board held a human resources workshop and went into a closed session to discuss the professional competency of an employee.