(Atlantic, IA) – During a Special Meeting of the five-member Cass County Board of Supervisors this (Thursday) morning, the Board approved the hiring of an Executive Assistant to the Board. Dorene Sothman will be paid $70,000 per year, effective Feb. 16, 2026. Sothman will be assigned specified duties, and other tasks as assigned.

The Board had previously discussed and then approved the creation of a new Executive Assistant position to support their operations.