Webster County Board of Supervisors Packet Summary — 2026-08-25
Meeting: Board of Supervisors Meeting
Scheduled: August 25, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.
Location: Board of Supervisors' Room, Webster County Courthouse, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Public Access: The agenda provides for both an open meeting and electronic participation through Microsoft Teams.
Key Items on the Agenda
The Webster County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider routine meeting business, personnel actions, facility improvements, intergovernmental agreements, a traffic-control resolution, road-project plans, and a September Recovery Month proclamation.
The agenda also includes an opportunity for citizens to address the Board on matters not listed on the agenda, Board committee reports, claims, and adjournment.
Prior Meeting Minutes
The Board is scheduled to consider approval of meeting minutes dated August 11, 2026, and August 12, 2026.
Consent Agenda
The proposed consent agenda includes several personnel matters along with manure-management and Engineer's Office filings.
Personnel Actions
The Board is scheduled to consider:
- Terrance Henson: Voluntary move from night Sergeant to night Correctional Officer with a 5% pay decrease, effective August 19, 2026, as requested by the Jail Administrator.
- Krista Sulsberger: Hiring as a part-time Home Care Aid working fewer than 30 hours, at $20.60 per hour, effective August 31, 2026.
- Valeria Calles: Hiring as a full-time Breastfeeding Peer Counselor/Spanish Interpreter, working 40 hours, at $20.60 per hour, effective August 31, 2026.
- Mark Condon: A step wage increase from $94,730.13 to $109,730.13 for Professional Engineer licensure in his full-time Assistant County Engineer position, effective August 3, 2026, as recommended by the Webster County Engineer.
Plans and Permits
The consent agenda also calls for receiving and placing on file an Annual Manure Management Plan for Carl Sandgren #63255, as well as two MidAmerican Energy utility permits:
- Work along Johnson Avenue in Section 8 of Douglas Township.
- Work along Kansas Avenue in Section 22 of Elkhorn Township.
Major Financial and Facility Items
Yell Building Server-Room Cooling
The Board is scheduled to consider accepting the lowest bids for two new mini-split units serving server rooms in the Yell Building.
For the second-floor server room, the packet lists:
- Tru Temp — $5,345.00
- Moeller Furnace & Air — $6,155.89
- Johnson Controls — $15,810.00
For the basement server room, the packet lists:
- Tru Temp — $6,132.00
- Moeller Furnace & Air — $9,952.05
Because the agenda specifically calls for accepting the lowest bid in each case, Tru Temp submitted the lowest listed amount for both projects. The packet does not document an award as having already occurred.
Intergovernmental Agreements
Temporary Environmental Health Services
The Board is scheduled to consider Resolution No. 2026-20, approving adoption of a 28E agreement involving Webster County, the Webster County Health Department, and Sac County for environmental health services on a temporary basis.
The agenda identifies the agreement and its temporary-service purpose but does not provide additional terms, costs, or duration.
Private Sewage Disposal System Services
A separate agenda item asks the Board to approve and authorize the Chair to sign an intergovernmental 28E agreement between Webster County, Calhoun County, and Sac County concerning the provision of private sewage disposal system services.
The packet does not provide additional financial or operational terms for this agreement.
Roads and Infrastructure
Stop Signs on 320th Street
The Board is scheduled to consider Resolution No. 2026-19, concerning the installation of stop signs on 320th Street.
The agenda specifically identifies this item for a roll-call vote.
D54 and P73 Paving and Widening
The Board is also scheduled to consider approval of plans and specifications for project RS-C094(145)—61-94.
The project is described in the agenda as paving and widening on D54 and P73. The packet text does not provide a project cost, construction schedule, bid amount, or funding breakdown.
September 2026 Recovery Month
The agenda includes consideration of a proclamation recognizing September 2026 as Recovery Month.
The packet text identifies the proposed proclamation but does not include additional proclamation language or program details.
Public Participation
The agenda provides an opportunity for citizens to address the Board regarding items not on the agenda.
For electronic participation, the public notice instructs participants who wish to speak through Microsoft Teams to use the platform's "raise your hand" function so the Chair can unmute them.
What to Watch at the Meeting
Several agenda items involve concrete Board action:
- Whether the Board accepts the lowest listed bids of $5,345.00 and $6,132.00 for the two Yell Building server-room mini-split projects.
- Consideration of Resolution No. 2026-20 for temporary environmental health services involving Webster and Sac counties.
- Consideration of the separate 28E agreement with Calhoun and Sac counties for private sewage disposal system services.
- The roll-call vote on Resolution No. 2026-19 concerning stop signs on 320th Street.
- Whether the Board approves plans and specifications for the D54 and P73 paving and widening project.
- Consideration of the personnel actions contained in the consent agenda, including the proposed $15,000 increase associated with Professional Engineer licensure for the Assistant County Engineer.
Official public-body source: Webster County Board of Supervisors meeting materials.
Official Meeting Source URL: https://www.webstercountyia.gov/departments/board_of_supervisors/directory_of_meeting_minutes/2026.php#doccenter-2026-08-25-regular
Meeting/document listing page: https://www.webstercountyia.gov/departments/board_of_supervisors/directory_of_meeting_minutes/2026.php
Provider: revize-documents
Provider Meeting ID: revize-documents-doccenter-2026-08-25-regular
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