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

The meeting began with a presentation from Farnsworth Group Architecture Principal Kristofer Orth about the potential renovations to the Dallas County Courthouse that included shifting courtrooms to different floors for a total cost of  $4.6 million. Supervisor Kim Chapman voiced concerns with spending more money, especially if the newly proposed Criminal Court building bond issue passes in November. 

Orth reassured Chapman emphasizing that the potential construction wouldn’t begin until after November, so the bond would be known whether it is accepted or not. Finance Director Rob Tietz confirmed that Orth spoke with him about this process and felt comfortable moving forward. No action was taken as Orth just wanted to outline the plan and said that they would be taking bids in the next few months. However, there was a proposal to approve an environmental testing agreement with Eocene Environmental Group of West Des Moines.

Other items on the agenda that were approved included changing the administrative process of the Secondary Roads Administration addition for County Engineer Al Miller to attend regular meetings for Turner Construction, to which Miller would share the necessary information with Tietz to make a joint decision on next steps. Also the board approved an architect master contract amendment to utilize the Wells Fargo Bank building and the 902 Court Avenue building in Adel to find proper space for the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department, the County Attorney and Auditor’s Offices in the amount of $45,067.

Additional approved items on the agenda were a request from the Adel Lions Club to use the county’s east parking lot on Nile Kinnick Drive and Court Street on Saturday, June 7th for a HyVee diabetes screening event, and an EMS billing request for vendor selections to use Physicians Claims Company (PCC) in Castlewood, South Dakota. The board also approved resolutions to appoint Doug Baker to the Linden Library Board, and Mark Steigleder and Shelby Spencer to the Dallas County Planning and Zoning Commission. The meeting ended in  a closed session pending litigation.