(Atlantic, IA) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors will hold their regular and separate, Compensation Board meetings Tuesday morning, in their Cass County Courthouse meeting room. During their regular meeting that begins at 9-a.m., the Supervisors will hold public hearings (Beginning at 9:05-a.m.), with regard to requested zoning changes for properties at 59708 Yankton Road and 54148 Boston Road. The latter pertains to a change from General Agricultural to Light Industrial. The former is for a change from Suburban Residential to General Agricultural. Following each hearing, the Board will act on approving the zoning changes as requested.

The Supervisors are also expected to receive public comments with regard to a report from the Cass EMS Advisory Council’s annual report, as it pertains to funding recommendations. They are also scheduled to receive a Monthly report from Cass/Guthrie Environmental Health Director Jotham Arber, and, discuss/and-or take possible action on, a lease agreement for the Willow Heights building. In other business, and prior to holding the Compensation Board Meeting, the Cass County Supervisors will discuss and/or approve a Cass County (employee) Health Insurance Rates Policy, designating participation and non-participation rates for Jan. 1, 2027-through Dec. 31, 2027, based on wellness plan participation in 2026.

At 10:30-a.m., the Cass County Supervisors, acting as the Compensation Board as allowed under the Code of Iowa, will review health insurance renewal options, and set the employee/employer premium rates for4 FY27. They will then compare the compensation rates for the auditor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, attorney and supervisors, to comparable officers in other counties of the State, other states, private enterprise and the federal government, in accordance with the Code of Iowa, and act on setting the FY27 compensation scheduled for those elected officials.

The Compensation Board’s final order of business, is to discuss general compensation rate changes for clerks, assistants and others, and to establish recommended parameters for use by department heads in budget planning.