The Cass County Board of Supervisors met at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday. During their session, County Engineer Trent Wolken reviewed current road projects.  Since the county roads are so dry, Wolken told the Board maintenance work is mainly off road (that includes driveway, culvert, shoulder, etc.)

County Auditor/Board Secretary Dale Sunderman reports, in accordance with Iowa Code, the board set the annual base salaries of those deputy sheriffs who are not classified as exempt under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Base salaries (pay rates) submitted by Sheriff Darby McLaren per union agreement, and approved by the Board include: $28.44/hour for road Deputies Jimmy James, Corey Larsen, Joshua McLaren, and Kyle Quist; An Investigator Deputy rate of $29.44/hour for Benjamin Bartholomew, and Dog Handlers rate of $29.29/hour for Deputies Tim Olsen and Tyler Shiels.

The Board also voted 3-to 2 to strike the line for engineer’s office manager from a motion of June 16th and set the FY2021 base wages for Alice Ray at $51,955.00/year. In other business, Mental Heath/General Assistance Coordinator Deb Schuler submitted to the Board a written report on month of May activity.

During the Board’s next regular meeting 9-a.m. Tuesday, July 7th, they’ll enter into a closed session to evaluate the performance of Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken, as required in the contract, and any other matters to come before them.