(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Cass County Board of Supervisors are set to hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 18th, beginning at 9-a.m. Their session will be held at the Cass County Courthouse, and electronically, via Zoom. On the agenda is a monthly report from Cass/Guthrie County Environmental Health Director Jotham Arber, and action on setting March 25th as the date for a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Tax Levy.

The Board will also act on passing a resolution to vacate a portion of 350th Street that crosses the Cass-Audubon County line, and to pass a resolution selling Bridge #389 on the vacated road over Troublesome Creek, to John Kilworth, for the sum of One-dollar. In other business, the Board will receive a Quarterly report from Cass County Conservation Executive Director Micah Lee, and a regular report from Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken. They are also expected to approve and authorize Board Chair Steve Baier to sign, the plans for a bridge replacement project on Rockport Road, west of Massena.

Following the Board’s meeting, the Supervisors, acting as the Cass County Compensation Board, will hold a meeting at 10-a.m. Tuesday, to specify the data to compare salaries (In accordance with Iowa Code), and vote on the recommended compensation schedule for county elected officials for the Fiscal Year 2026. Cass County Auditor Kathy Somers reminds residents of the County, that “Senate File 2442, signed into law by Governor Kim Reynolds on May 1, 2024, introduced significant changes to Iowa’s property tax laws and the structure of county compensation boards. One notable change allows county boards of supervisors to assume the responsibilities of the county compensation board, which traditionally recommended compensation levels for elected county officials. In response to this legislative change, the Cass County Board of Supervisors chose not to re-establish the separate compensation board. Instead, they have taken on its duties directly. This decision was formalized during their meeting on October 15, 2024, where they acknowledged that, as a result of SF 2442, the Board of Supervisors would assume the responsibilities of the compensation board as outlined in Iowa Code §331.905 and §331.907.”

A Budget Work Session will follow the Compensation Board meeting (Beginning at approximately 10:30-a.m., Tuesday).