Tama County Board of Supervisors Packet Summary — 2026-08-31
Meeting: Board of Supervisors Meeting
Scheduled start: 8:30 a.m.
Location: 104 W. State St., Toledo, Iowa
The Tama County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider secondary-roads matters, two tax-certificate reassignments, a temporary liquor license, legal counsel related to the secondary roads union, claims, and other county business. The agenda also includes road and IT project reports, supervisor reports, and two opportunities for public comment.
Key Items on the Agenda
Secondary Roads: Utility Permits and Reporting Contract
The Board is scheduled to consider possible action on two utility permits for Poweshiek Water Association. The agenda does not provide additional details about the locations or terms of the permits.
The Board is also scheduled to consider a consulting contract for the Secondary Roads Annual Report and SD Bridge report. The packet identifies the proposed contract but does not provide its cost or detailed scope.
An engineer-road projects report is also on the agenda as an informational item.
Legal Counsel for Secondary Roads Union Matters
The agenda calls for discussion and possible action on a legal contract with Stuart Cochrane to advise the Board on legal matters involving the secondary roads union. The proposed action includes authorizing the Board chair to sign the contract.
This follows action documented in the attached August 24 minutes. At that prior meeting, the Board entered an exempt session concerning the secondary roads union contract and afterward voted to designate two supervisors to retain legal counsel concerning union negotiations.
Tax Certificate Reassignments
Two tax-certificate matters are scheduled for discussion and possible action:
- Tax certificate #26-00012 — proposed reassignment to Yaumara Molina Mayea and Alexis Castillo Mendibur.
- Tax certificate #26-00006 — proposed reassignment to Claudia Perez Gonzalez.
The packet does not provide additional information about the properties, financial terms, or circumstances associated with the proposed reassignments.
Temporary Liquor License for Sips in Motion LLC
The Board is scheduled to consider possible action on a temporary liquor license for Sips in Motion LLC.
The included application identifies the license as a Class "C" Retail Alcohol License for a special event at Pilgrim Heights Retreat Center, 3005 E Ave., Montour, Iowa. The requested license would take effect October 6, 2026, for five days.
Reports, Claims, and Routine Business
The agenda includes an IT projects report and discussion or possible action on supervisor reports. The Board is also scheduled to review and approve claims.
The Board is scheduled to consider approval of the August 24, 2026 regular meeting minutes, which document several previously completed actions. Those minutes are background material and should not be read as proposed actions for the August 31 meeting.
Background From the August 24 Meeting
November Ballot Measure on Board Size
The attached prior-meeting minutes document the Board's adoption of Resolution 8-24-2026A on August 24. The resolution determined that a citizen petition seeking to reduce the Tama County Board of Supervisors from five members to three was valid and directed that the question be submitted to Tama County voters at the November 2026 General Election.
The resolution states that it is administrative and procedural and does not indicate Board advocacy for or against the public measure. The August 24 minutes record a unanimous roll-call vote adopting the resolution.
Prior Secondary Roads Actions
The August 24 minutes also document several completed secondary-roads actions:
- The Board approved transferring funds from the County's Farm to Market account to the Iowa Department of Transportation to pay an invoice for Manatt's work on a Highway E66 paving project.
- The Board accepted a bid from Iowa Bridge & Culvert for work on Highway E29 and authorized the chair to sign documents.
- The Board approved utility permits for Poweshiek Water Association and Consumer Energy.
These are previously completed actions included in the packet as part of the August 24 minutes, not proposed August 31 decisions.
Public Participation
The agenda provides for public comment near the beginning of the meeting and again before adjournment. The meeting notice states that comments must concern county business and may be limited to three minutes per speaker.
For subjects not listed on the agenda, the notice explains that the Board will not act on the comments at this meeting because of Open Meetings Law requirements, although a matter may be placed on a future agenda.
The notice also states that meetings may be available electronically for viewing or participation, subject to power, internet, equipment, or other unforeseen disruptions. The meeting will still be held if electronic access is unavailable.
What to Watch at the Meeting
Several agenda items leave substantive details to the meeting itself. Key points to watch include:
- The locations and terms of the two Poweshiek Water Association utility permits.
- The scope and cost of the proposed Secondary Roads Annual Report and SD Bridge report consulting contract.
- The terms of the proposed legal-services contract with Stuart Cochrane for secondary roads union matters.
- The circumstances and terms associated with tax certificates #26-00012 and #26-00006.
- Whether the Board approves the five-day Sips in Motion LLC alcohol license for the October special event.
- Updates presented through the engineer's road-project report, IT projects report, and supervisor reports.
Official public-body source used for this packet: Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting materials.
Official Meeting Source URL: https://tamacounty.iowa.gov/files/meetings/2026-08-31_agenda_board_of_supervisors_58959.pdf
Public body's meeting/document listing page: https://tamacounty.iowa.gov/supervisors/meetings/
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Provider Meeting ID: neapolitan-board-document-58959
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