(Greenfield, IA) [UPDATED/corrected] – The Adair County Board of Supervisors, during their meeting this (Wednesday) morning in Greenfield, officially approved the appointment of Timber Woosley as Auditor Deputy, and Nathan Reed as Elections & Real Estate Deputy. Both held the same positions under former Auditor Mandy Berg, but since Ruthie Smith was appointed as Auditor, their positions had to be formalized under her leadership.
The Board passed a Resolution with regard to Public Notices, as required by the State of Iowa. Auditor Smith said it basically boils down to open records and transparency rules.
Adair/Guthrie County Public-Environmental Health Executive Director Jotham Arber presented for the Board’s review, a 28-E agreement for them to review and approval of Adair County Attorney Melissa Larson.
The contract will be reviewed after six-months to see if any changes are necessary, and yearly reviews after that. Arber described what the first six-months would look like, assuming the agreement is approved by the Attorney Larson and the Board.
In other business the Adair County Supervisors discussed at length Local Option Sales Tax (“LOST”) Revenue.
In a statement provided on our social media page, Supervisor Jodie Hoadley said she “…made a motion to put the Local Option Sales Tax Fund on the General Election Ballot on November 3,2026 , legally this has to be done to redirect the LOST FUND. Currently Local Option Sales Tax Fund goes to Adair County Secondary Roads for use on bridges and culverts. The motion was to put LOST on the November Ballot so Adair County Residents could make the decision to leave it at Secondary Roads for bridges/culverts OR to change where the LOST Fund is designated and have it paid instead to the General Fund.
“This would allow the the Adair County Board of Supervisors to use the LOST Fund to meet county Departmental Budgets when doing budget for the next fiscal year. Also LOST Funds to get General Fund balance to the percentage where it should be going into the next fiscal year. After those budget items are accounted for, then the remaining balance of LOST Fund would be designated to Adair County Secondary Roads for heavy equipment and bridges/culverts in non-TIF areas of the county.
“Moving the designated account for LOST Fund to the General Fund would help the Board of Supervisors to help offset the 2% Revenue Cap on Property Taxes, keep up with inflation and provide for some unplanned expenses and help keep Adair County and departments as needed to keep Adair County operating in good shape. The $225, 000 was the amount of money that Adair County Board of Supervisors didn’t have to allocate to fund balances to get them where Adair County Board of Supervisors would usually have them going into a new fiscal year, which starts on July 1 each year.
In other business, Assistant Adair County Engineer Sawyer Hansen presented to the Board’s approval and Chair Jerry Walker’s signature, a contract for the W36 Lincoln (Township) Bridge Project, and the related Performance Bond. Both were approved by the Board and signed by Walker.
