Boone County Board of Supervisors Packet Summary — 2026-07-01
Meeting: Board of Supervisors Meeting
Agenda: Amended tentative agenda
Scheduled start: 9:00 a.m.
The Boone County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider fiscal-year appropriations and employee compensation, a new dispatcher hire, landfill project payments and a change order, community betterment funding, an employee handbook update, and other county business. The agenda also schedules a closed session with the County Attorney and departmental updates.
Key Items on the Agenda
FY27 Budget Appropriations and Employee Compensation
The Board is scheduled to consider approval of Boone County budget appropriations for FY27 and Boone County employee salaries and wages for FY27.
The agenda also calls for consideration of authorization to include FY26–27 wages for Boone County Assessor's Office employees in payroll. Those wages are identified as having been approved by the Boone County Assessor's Conference Board.
Leachate Forcemain Project
During a scheduled 9:30 a.m. appearance by Landfill Administrator John Roosa, the Board is expected to receive a departmental update and consider two financial items related to the FY27 Leachate Forcemain Project:
- Change Order #1: $1,950.
- Pay Application #1 to JB Holland Construction: $85,577.28.
The Board is also scheduled to consider waiving the tipping fee on two loads of municipal solid waste for the City of Churdan on August 8, 2026.
The agenda includes discussion and consideration of a Boone Chamber Community Betterment Funds allocation. The packet does not specify an allocation amount or proposed recipient details.
Personnel and Workplace Policies
Several personnel-related matters are scheduled for consideration:
- Hiring Jayden Bell as a PRN Dispatcher at $25.55 per hour, effective June 28, 2026.
- Signing a Nationwide Agreement, presented during the scheduled 9:45 a.m. appearance by HR Director Katelynn Hensley.
- Updating the Employee Handbook, Section 11.9.
- Approving the Planning & Development and Health & Sanitation Department Director job description.
The agenda identifies these as items for consideration and does not document an outcome.
Closed Session
At 9:00 a.m., County Attorney Matt Speers is scheduled to appear regarding a proposed closed session pursuant to Iowa Code 21.5(c).
The agenda describes the statutory purpose as discussing strategy with counsel concerning matters presently in litigation or where litigation is imminent when disclosure would be likely to prejudice or disadvantage the governmental body's position in that litigation. The packet does not identify the litigation or provide further case details.
Consent Agenda
The agenda states that consent items are intended to be enacted through one motion unless separate discussion is requested before the Board votes. Listed consent matters include:
- Approval of previous meeting minutes.
- Hiring Jayden Bell as a PRN Dispatcher at $25.55 per hour, effective June 28, 2026.
- Approval of claims and issuance of warrants.
Permit and Community Item
The Board is scheduled to consider a fireworks display permit for Greater Omaha Youth for Christ for an event at Sunstream Retreat Center on July 26, 2026. The agenda lists July 27–31 as rain dates.
Other Scheduled Business
The agenda also provides time for reports and discussion on issues Board members need to share with one another.
Following the listed business, the agenda calls for adjournment. It also notes that the Boone County Courthouse will be closed Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day.
What to Watch at the Meeting
Among the agenda's more consequential items are the FY27 appropriations and employee compensation decisions, the two Leachate Forcemain Project financial actions totaling $87,527.28, and the proposed allocation of Chamber Community Betterment Funds.
The Board is also scheduled to consider multiple personnel and workplace matters, including a new dispatcher hire, FY27 salaries and wages, an employee handbook change, and a department director job description. The packet identifies these as proposed actions and does not indicate how the Board will act on them.
Public Access
The agenda states that the Board regularly meets on Wednesdays beginning at 9:00 a.m. and that meetings are open to the public except when a closed meeting is necessary or advisable for purposes described under Iowa Code Chapter 21.
The packet also provides Zoom access information for the meeting and states that members of the public may address the Board without an appointment while it is in session if they are willing to wait for an unscheduled agenda time.
Civic Translator summarized publicly available meeting materials from the Boone County Board of Supervisors.
