(Greenfield, IA) – The Adair County Board of Supervisor’s today (Wednesday) received the County Compensation Board’s recommendations for FY27 elected officials’ compensation. Jayne Lents, a member of the Compensation Board, says their recommendation essentially amounts to a four-percent across-the-board increase.

The Supervisors acknowledged receipt of the recommendations for consideration during the budgeting process. In other business, the Board approved:

• A 2026 ISAC Wellness Agreement (renewal), and
• A raise for Secondary Roads employee Mason Barkley, upon recommendation by County Engineer Nick Kauffman.

Kauffman presented also, his weekly report on Secondary Roads Department maintenance and activities, which includes a just shy of 22-inch thick slab for a bridge deck that’s being poured on the North 7 Eureka bridge. He said he’s working with Mid-American Energy with regard to an agreement for Orient wind turbine roads and related project construction.

Mid-American, Kauffman said, is paying for the road work. Kauffman said also, he’s been busy working on his department’s budget, and he has been researching the cost of a new motor grader.

Kauffman mentioned a lot of the counties around Adair County have gone to all-wheel drive, when ordering their motor graders, which is more expensive, but the machines come with more horsepower and added weight, which helps when it comes to traction.