The Cass County Board of Supervisors, Tuesday (today) appointed Kipp Harris, of Atlantic, to fill a vacancy on the County Compensation Board. The vacancy was created by the resignation of Phyllis Nichols. Harris will fill the position for the remainder of Nichols’ four-year term, which expires June 30, 2021.

In other business, the Board passed Ordinance #37 on the first reading. The Ordinance basically updates the County’s Code of Ordinances, as required by the Code of Iowa. Auditor Dale Sunderman explained what it entails: It repeals Ordinance 33 and updates policies concerning the construction/reconstruction of roadways, division of taxes for the 2017 Cass County Agribusiness Urban Renewal Area [for Elite Octane], and regulates the operation of ATV’s on County roadways.