(Harlan, Iowa) – The Shelby County Board of Supervisors met in a regular session Tuesday morning. According to the meeting minutes (courtesy of Shelby County Auditor Mark L. Maxwell), Chris Nelson of Gronewald Bell and Kyhnn was on hand to present the board the results of the fiscal year 2021 audit to be filed with the State of Iowa. The review concluded that the County was in sound financial shape on June 30th, 2021.

• Two temporary liquor licenses were then approved by the Board after a motion by Parkhurst and a second by Haake. These licenses are for two events at the Pink Petunia North of Irwin near the town of Manilla. A vote was held with Haake, Kenkel and Parkhurst all voting in favor of approval.
• Todd Valline of the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce announced that this Saturday will be another legislative coffee and Valline advised the supervisors of other upcoming activities in the Chamber.
• Shelby County Roads Superintendent and County Engineer, Brand Burmeister, presented the 5-year plan for fiscal years 2023-2027 and the currently planned projects.  The Board voted in favor of the proposed 5-year plan.

Supervisor Burmeister presented a Utilities in Right of Way Policy that had not been updated in over 20 years, a bituminous road policy that has needed to be rewritten and a Training Reimbursement Policy to adapt to the new commercial drivers license procedures. The policies were approved by the Board. A change in the Entrance Policy for secondary roads was tabled until more information can be received.

Maxwell reports the Shelby County Board of Supervisors has been presented the Tentative Agreements with AFSCME 1014-4 Iowa Council 61 concerning the Shelby County Emergency Management and Shelby County Sheriff’s office employees as well as AFSME Iowa Council 61 Local 1014-2, Secondary Road employee organization. It was moved by Parkhurst , seconded by Haake , to approve the Tentative Agreements for three-year contracts, effective July 1, 2022, with these Unions and to authorize the Chairman to sign the final contracts, pending signatures from the Union representatives. There were no objections. A Resolution (presented below) regarding the publication and hearing date for an amendment to the fiscal year 2022 budget, was approved as written.

RESOLUTION 2022-19 ENTRY RECORD OF THE FILING AND CONSIDERATION OF THE COUNTY BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022

BE IT REMEMBERED on this 15th day of March 2022, the Board of Supervisors of Shelby County, Iowa, met in scheduled session for filing and considering the amendment of the County Budget for Fiscal Year 2022. There was present a quorum as required by law. Entry record for filing of said budget amendment was established and approved for publication. The Board, being fully advised, find that the date of the hearing on said amendment should be fixed, and it does fix, the 5th day of April 2022, A.D., at the hour of 9:00 a.m. as the date and time of hearing to be held in the Supervisor’s Chambers in the Courthouse in Shelby County, Iowa. The proposed service areas amended are as follows:

Explanation of Changes: Revenue from bond proceeds and ARPA proceeds and expenditures.