(Greenfield, IA) – The Adair County Board of Supervisors received a report,today (Wednesday) from Auditor Mandy Berg, with regard to the Courthouse phone system. Berg said their current provider, Mediacom internet with Access Systems as a phone provider, costs them $940/month, and comes with a year-to-year contract, and they have informed her that they can no longer bundle the phone and internet contract.

Berg said she’s been in contact with Windstream, who would provide Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) internet service, and phones. Voice over Internet Protocol is a technology that lets you make voice and video calls over the internet instead of traditional phone lines, converting your voice into digital data packets sent via broadband.

The total package price, Berg said, would be $755/month, plus tax.

Berg is waiting to hear from Access Systems to see if there would be a penalty for cancellation of the current contract, before proceeding with an agreement with Windstream. In the interim, the Supervisors approved having Mandy Berg explore more, the possibility of a contract with Windstream.

The Adair County Superisors also heard from County Engineer Nick Kauffman, with regard to the purchase of a motorgrader. He initially reported on the costs associated with an all-wheel drive grader, during the Board’s meeting last week. Kauffman said he preferred an all-wheel-drive system. If they commit to the purchase of the new grader now, he said, it would save about five-percent on the cost, as opposed to purchasing at the beginning of 2026, or about $20,000.

The Board approved purchasing the all-wheel drive graderfor the FY 2027 Budget year, which begins July 1, 2026. Kauffman reported also on Adair County Secondary Roads Department maintenance and activities.

Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater spoke with the Board about the hiring of Greenfield Police Officer Hunter Fry, as a new Deputy. Fry has served the Greenfield PD for about 4-years. The Board approved the request as presented. They approved also, the Sheriff’s request to extend an unpaid leave of absence for a Sheriff’s Office employee out on medical leave.