(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors today (Tuesday), held a public hearing on an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022 Cass County Budget. There were no comments, therefore the Board closed the hearing and adopted the budget and related appropriations, as amended. County Engineer Trent Wolken gave the Board an update on Secondary Roads activities. He said they’re still clearing and stacking brush, stockpiling rock. Wolken also presented the plans for a bridge rehabilitation project (L-289-73-15) with the City of Atlantic, on West 6^th Street, near the airport.

Once the project is sent out for bids and the contractor is lined-up, Wolken said the repair work will take about two months for the larger segments of construction, with traffick likely being reduced to one lane once the major bridge rehabilitation is complete, and finishing work is underway. The project will cost $400,000, and is being split between the City and County.

In other business, after consulting by phone with Cass County Auditor Dale Sunderman, the Board voted to set the pay rate for the remainder of FY 2022 at $20 per hour, for Auditor’s Assistant Doreen South. She was hired in Oct. 2021 and has ended the probationary requirement for her employment. Sunderman had originally proposed an increase of $1.29 per hour (to $19.29), but Supervisor Steve Green suggested her pay be more in-line with other County Office employees.

The Board also approved a Cass County Tax Rebate Program for new, non-residential construction Cass County, beginning with the 2023-24 and 2024-25 Tax Years. Cass County Deputy Auditor Sheri Karns…

And, they approved Rocky Anderson, of Griswold, as Pleasant Township Clerk.