Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors Packet Summary — 2026-08-25
Meeting: Board of Supervisors Meeting
Scheduled: August 25, 2026, at 10:00 A.M.
The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider personnel requests, hear updates on housing services and a Crescent sewer project, review potential action involving Lombardy Road and county information-technology funding, and hold study-session discussions on the State of the County and a community health needs assessment.
Key Items on the Agenda
Crescent Sewer Project and Lombardy Road
- Crescent Mayor Chuck Hildreth is scheduled to provide an update on the city's sewer project.
- In a separate agenda item, the Board is scheduled for discussion and/or a possible decision on vacating Lombardy Road in Crescent.
- The packet agenda does not provide additional details about the proposed road vacation or sewer project.
- Chief Information Officer David Bayer is scheduled to present an item for discussion and/or possible decision concerning funding for virtualization, hardware, storage, and backups.
- The agenda identifies the technology areas involved but does not specify a requested dollar amount or funding source.
Veterans Service Part-Time Caseworker
- Veterans Service Administrator Peggy Becker is scheduled to request approval to hire a part-time caseworker.
- The agenda does not provide compensation, hours, or other details about the proposed position.
Conservation Seasonal Bartender
- Conservation Executive Director Jeff Franco is scheduled to request approval to hire a seasonal part-time bartender for the Ski Hills.
- No wage, schedule, or other employment terms are specified in the agenda.
Together Update
Gerry Ford, Housing Stability Clinic Manager with Together, is scheduled to provide an update on the organization. The agenda does not provide further detail about the subjects expected to be covered.
New Hires
The scheduled-sessions portion of the agenda includes an introduction of new hires to the Board. The agenda does not identify the employees in this item.
Committee Updates
Board members are scheduled to provide updates on committee meetings from the previous week.
Consent Agenda
The consent agenda includes the August 18, 2026, minutes as read. The packet does not list additional consent-agenda items.
Received and Filed Items
The Board's agenda includes several administrative items to be received or filed:
- Out-of-state travel: Jail travel notifications for Trish Bernhards, Tricia Jones, and Kayla Smeal.
- Sheriff's report: Report of fees disbursed and collected for July 2026.
- Communications: Payroll status for Valerie Mathews.
- Conservation: Employment of Mark Orsag as a Hawk Watch Counter.
These are listed separately from the agenda's discussion-and/or-decision items.
Study Session
State of the County
Public Relations Director Kate Gerber is scheduled to lead a discussion on the State of the County. The agenda does not identify specific issues or proposals to be addressed during the discussion.
Planning and Development Director Matt Wyant and Public Health Administrator Maria Sieck are scheduled to lead a review of the Community Health needs assessment. The agenda identifies the assessment for review but does not provide findings or proposed actions.
Public Participation
The agenda includes a public-comment period. Participation information lists options to attend in person at the Board of Supervisors' Hearing Room in the Pottawattamie County Courthouse or participate remotely by telephone conference call or the county's online meeting option.
What to Watch at the Meeting
The agenda's clearest potential decision points involve vacating Lombardy Road, funding for county virtualization, hardware, storage, and backups, and approval requests to hire a part-time Veterans Service caseworker and a seasonal part-time bartender for the Ski Hills. The Board is also expected to receive the Crescent sewer-project update before separately considering the Lombardy Road item, while the State of the County and community health needs assessment are structured as study-session discussions rather than identified approval items.
