(Greenfield) – The Adair County Board of Supervisors, Wednesday, set August 11th at 9:15-a.m., as the date and time for a Public Hearing on a Fiscal year 2022 Budget Amendment. Adair County Auditor Mandy Berg explained the amendment is with regard to money that had been bonded for the Sheriff’s and Recorder’s Office, but that was not spent in FY2021.

The money has to go back in, hence the need for the Public Hearing to adjust the budget.The Board also passed a County Employee Travel Policy Resolution. Board Chair Steve Shelley…

In addition, they approved Child Abuse Prevention Grant draw-downs for May & June, in the amounts of $1,770.16 & $1,706.48, respectively.

The Board discussed the Adair County Veteran’s Affairs Dept. Assistant’s hours. Department Director Duane Avey (who, some may recall served as Chief of Police in Atlantic from 1978 to 1983) has been dealing with health issues that have since been corrected, but still require him to be absent for a couple of months. Supervisor John Twombly wondered if Avey’s assistant who will cover for him when he is absent, is limited to 10 hours plus two for cleaning, or not? It was determined her salary would remain the same for now while she fills-in, and can work up to 20-hours per week, if needed.

In other business, the Board authorized Chair Steve Shelley to sign-off on a final pay voucher to A.M. Cohron, for the N-22 Jackson Bridge replacement project in the amount of $31,923. Everyone was pleased with the work that took place. County Engineer Nick Kauffman said he was busy on the phone tracking down dust complaints mostly related to trucks working to install Audubon County wind farms and related transmission lines and substation in the northwest part of the County. He said route the trucks use, which was changed without his knowledge, can be covered under the County’s dust control program.