The Cass County Board of Supervisors had a short meeting on Tuesday morning at the Cass County Courthouse.

Veterans Affairs Director Mitch Holmes shared that current Veterans Commission member Dean Harrison will not be continuing his service on the commission at the end of his term which ends on June 30th. He said he will begin advertising for the opening and the Board will eventually have to appoint a new member.

Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken provided an update on equipment and projects. The big news of his discussion was that work will begin on Bridge 433 on Olive Street, 1 mile south of the interstate next week. The bridge will be closed on Monday, May 24th to begin work. The detour will be Highway 71 to 83/6 for traffic in and out of Atlantic. He said the closure is set to be in place until the week after Labor Day but could possibly be done sooner.

The Board also discussed the opening for a County Assessor following the departure of Brenda Nelson. Board Chair Steve Baier said the search process has started.

He said the Examining Board will have a list of qualifications to guide them through candidates and they will make recommendations on a candidate or candidates. County Auditor Dale Sunderman explained the ultimate approval comes down to a vote of a few entities.

Chair Baier said there is a limited pool of candidates and a number of counties have dealt with some lengthy vacancies at the position. They will see what kind of response they get within the next week.