Tama County Administration Building, 104 W State St., Toledo, Iowa. SUN COURIER FILE PHOTO

TOLEDO – Under bright blue skies and white cotton ball clouds, the county leaders met for their weekly meeting on Monday, May 12. All supervisors were present with Heather Knebel telecommuting via the Owl. She became a TV star as her image was on the television on the wall.

The meeting started with the Tama County Engineer’s report stating that they’ve been taking care of the dust control list. On the east side, they’ve been retrieving shoulders on paved roads, spraying shoulders, county sheds, and 911 towers. The part-time mowers will be starting. The cap on the 340th St. Bridge is being prepared to be replaced. The wooden box culvert on G Avenue is being replaced with tanker cars.

The supervisors decided a while back to wind down and eliminate the Safety Director position. The current Safety Director, Garrison Reekers, stopped by the supervisors for clarification on what to do with his equipment and vehicle. An itemized list will be made.

Laura Wilson was hired as the new Zoning Administrator and Weed Commissioner; Wilson had been working in the role on an interim basis.

The supervisors approved changing Board of Adjustment member Nancy Yuska’s term end date to June 30, 2027.

It was also approved to post for the two soon-to-be-open slots on the Board of Adjustment and for one on the Zoning Commission.

The supervisors approved increasing the amount of County funds deposited in the Iowa Public Agency Investment Trust from $5 million to $10 million to increase interest.

After an update from the Heartland Risk Pool at last week’s meeting, the supervisors approved renewing.

Claims totaling $1,045,323.65 were approved, the majority of which is a funds transfer.