(Atlantic, IA) – The Board of Supervisors in Cass County (IA) will hold their annual organizational meeting this Friday morning, in Atlantic. The meeting begins at 9-a.m. in the Supervisor’s Board Room at the Cass County Courthouse.

Among their first items of business, is to elect a permanent Chairperson and Vice-Chair, setting the schedule for 2026 Board meetings and the use of Zoom for electronic coverage of those meetings.

Other administrative matters include:

• Naming the official county newspapers
• Set mileage reimbursement rate
• Set medical examiner fees
• Set 2026 Holidays the Courthouse will be closed
• Set Christmas Eve hours for employees not covered by bargaining agreements
• Approve the County’s Investment Policy
• Authorize county officials to destroy records in their possession which have been on file for 10 or
  more years and are not required as permanent records
• Approve Resolution 2026-01, Livestock Facility Construction Evaluation and use of the Master Matrix
• Approve Resolution 2026-02, Authorization of County Auditor to Issue Warrants
• Approve Resolution 2026-03, Authorization for County Engineer to Close Secondary Roads
• Appointments to County Property and Employee Committees:
  • Cass County Farm
  • Courthouse Committee
  • Law Enforcement Negotiations
  • Secondary Roads Negotiations
  • Safety Committee
  • Wellness Committee
• Appointments to Cass County Committees:
  • Board of Health
  • Civil Service Commission
  • EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Advisory Council
  • Eminent Domain Compensation Commission
  • Cass County Environmental Control Agency (Landfill)
  • Conservation Board
  • E911 Services Board
  • Emergency Management Agency Commission
  • Environmental Control Agency (Landfill/Transfer Station)
  • Housing Commission
  • Local Food Policy Council
  • Medical Examiner, Deputies and Investigators
  • Public Safety Commission
  • Resource Enhancement Committee (REAP)
  • Cass County Tourism
  • Weed Commissioner
  • Zoning Board of Adjustment
  • Zoning Commission
• Appointments to Local and Regional Committees:
  • Airport Tall Structure Zoning Board of Adjustment
  • CADCO
  • East Nishnabotna Watershed Management Coalition
  • Fourth Judicial District Department of Correctional Services
  • Golden Hills R.C. & D.
  • Hungry Canyons Alliance (Rural Conservation and Development)
  • Juvenile Detention Center and Emergency Juvenile Services
  • Loess Hills Development and Conservation Authority
  • Nishna Valley Trails
  • Southern Iowa Regional Housing Authority (SIRHA)
  • Southlawn Memory Gardens
  • Southwest Iowa Coalition
  • SWIPCO Policy Council (includes SWITA)
  • SWIPCO Regional Planning Affiliation (RPA 13) Policy Committee
  • Thriving Families Alliance
  • West Central Community Action
  • Western Iowa Tourism
  • Zion Integrated Behavioral Health Services
• Appoint Weed Commissioner for 2026
• Discuss/Approve joining the National Association of Counties (NACo) in 2026
• Discuss/Approve the Iowa Department of Administrative Services lease of 601 Walnut Street
• Approve a letter of support for Cass Health’s grant application for a PET CT machine
• Report from Cass County Engineer Trent Wolken
• Reports of Supervisors and Committees
• Approve claims
• Adjournment

The order of agenda items may change based on when personnel are available and when time allows.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 20, 2026