The Cass County Board of Supervisors are set to meet in Atlantic this morning, beginning at 8:30-a.m. During their session in their Boardroom at the Courthouse, the Supervisors will act on “Filling [the] Vacancy of [an] Elected County Officer”, by means of appointment or to call for a Special Election, with regard to the position of County Attorney, which becomes vacant Jan. 1st, 2018.

Cass County Attorney David Wiederstein announced his resignation in mid-August, not long after the Supervisors voted to change the position from part-time to full-time. Doing so ties the hands of an elected County Attorney with regard to their ability to also work in private practice. Earlier this year, the Board announced that it was their intention to appoint a County Attorney.

In other business, the Board today will act on approving a cooperative agreement between the County and Iowa DOT, with regard to Buck Creek under Interstate 80. They’ll also work on drafting an ordinance which would authorize the operation of All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV’s) and off-road Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTV’s) on County roadways and trails, and possibly set dates for hearings to consider the ordinance.

Among the final orders of business, other than regular County Department Head reports, is action on a Resolution to withdraw from a 28-E agreement for the Iowa Precinct Atlas Consortium, and the appointment of a member to the SIRHA Commission (Southern Iowa Housing Authority Commission).