Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors Packet Summary — 2026-09-01
Meeting: Board of Supervisors Meeting
Scheduled: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Supervisors Room – Courthouse, Pocahontas, Iowa 50574
The tentative agenda includes a fourth-quarter grant update, drainage district planning, a heated shed discussion, personnel acknowledgments, an engineering invoice, a resolution concerning outstanding warrants, and an alcohol permit renewal.
Key Items on the Agenda
Grant Fourth-Quarter Update
At 10:03 a.m., Alison Hauser, serving as liaison, is scheduled to provide a Grant – 4th Quarter Update. The agenda does not provide additional details about the grant or the information expected in the update.
Drainage District 91 Plans and Bidding
At 10:25 a.m., Haley Toms, Assistant Engineer/Drainage, is scheduled to present matters concerning Drainage District 91 (DD 91).
The agenda lists two proposed actions:
- Approve the final plans and specifications for DD 91.
- Set a bid opening date for DD 91.
The packet does not state the project's estimated cost or proposed bid-opening date.
Heated Shed Discussion
At 10:30 a.m., Engineer Tate Schmeling is scheduled for a Heated Shed Discussion. The agenda characterizes this portion as informational and does not identify a proposed action or expenditure.
Action Items
Beginning at 10:35 a.m., the board is scheduled to consider several action items:
- Lori Kass employment: Acknowledge Kass's six-month employment.
- Dispatcher hiring: Acknowledge the Sheriff's letter of hire for Chelsea N. Brown as a full-time dispatcher.
- Bolton & Menk invoice: Consider an invoice for $7,361.50 associated with Wetland IDALS – St. Sebastin.
- DNR construction permit: Acknowledge receipt of a Moline Brothers LLC DNR Construction Permit – Calhoun/Poky.
- Outstanding warrants: Consider Resolution 2026-09-#36, described as Canceling Outstanding Warrants.
- Alcohol permit: Consider the Laurens Golf Club Alcohol Permit Renewal.
The agenda lists these as upcoming action items and does not document their approval or other meeting outcomes.
Routine Board Business
The meeting is scheduled to open at 10:00 a.m. with:
- Call to order.
- Roll call.
- Approval of minutes.
- Approval of the agenda.
- Public comment.
At 10:40 a.m., supervisors are scheduled to provide weekly reports and address informational matters. The agenda calls for adjournment when no further business remains.
Additional Public Notice
The packet also notes a Fonda Pickleball Court Ribbon Cutting scheduled for September 5 at 10:30 a.m. at North Park in Fonda.
The notice states that a quorum may be present and that no decisions will be made.
What to Watch at the Meeting
The agenda's most concrete proposed decisions include approval of the DD 91 final plans and specifications, establishment of a DD 91 bid-opening date, consideration of the $7,361.50 Bolton & Menk invoice, Resolution 2026-09-#36 concerning outstanding warrants, and the Laurens Golf Club alcohol permit renewal.
The packet provides limited supporting detail beyond the tentative agenda, so it does not specify the financial scope of the DD 91 work, the substance of the outstanding warrants resolution, or additional terms associated with several listed action items.
Civic Translator summarized publicly available meeting materials from the Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors.
