Tama County supervisors met Monday morning with Kendall Jordan absent for the first half of the meeting, due to a fire call earlier. Lyle Brehm, county engineer, reports the Engineer’s department is in the process of getting information on the purchase of a couple of new trucks. Brehm says he wants trucks that are heavy duty and will inform supervisors when he gets more information as to the capability and cost of the vehicles. Brehm also says the road department will be doing some work this spring and summer on the paved roads with cracks in them. Brehm says they plan to fill the cracks with oil to keep the water from filling them and causing more damage. One of the areas will be Highway E49 from the Raven Creek bridge east to Tama. The road department will continue to haul gravel to get rural roads back in shape after the winter months. Supervisors set April 11th at 10:30 a.m. for canvassing the April 5th South Tama County Community school election. An application for property tax relief was approved for Luella Hora from Clutier. This was recommended by the Department of Human Services. This does not eliminate the property tax, only suspends the tax to a later date. Safety officer appointments were Lyle Brehm, engineers office, Craig Wise, conservation, Dirk Henle, maintenance, Ron Green and Doug Carlson, road department foremen. They will attend safety meetings held for counties, and report back to their departments with new and present safety rules. Tami Wise emphasized the importance of the safety schooling particularly for those working outside and with equipment. Service Awards were presented to Gary Tomas 45 years in the Tama County road department, Gerald Husak and Craig Konicek 40 years with the road department, Kendall Kriz, George Buresh, and Terry Dvorak, 30 years with the road department, Kenneth Wiebensohn, road department and Dixie Caloud, Tama County Assessor’s office, both for 25 years service, Laura Kopsa, Auditor Office, Chad Hansen, Wesley Sebetka, and Kira Doyle, County Sheriffs department and Ginny Young with Tama County Public health department , all for 20 years service for Tama County. A 15-year certificate was presented to Chad Princehouse in the road department. 10 Year certificates were issued to Michelle Yuska, county treasurer’s office, Angie Princehouse, Deborah Kupka in the Recorders office, Dawn Steuhm in the Sheriff’s office, Rodney Kolder in the Road department and Melissa Bergom in the Emergency Management department. 5-year certificates went to Nicole Stinn and Justin Kupka in the road department, Karen Rohrs in the Auditors Office and Lisabeth Reekers in the CPC office. Certificates were presented to the employees by Supervisor Dan Anderson, co-chairman of the County Board of Supervisors, in the absence of Chairman Kendall Jordan. Tami Wise asked for someone to be appointed as an advocate for t he statewide advocate meeting. This person would work under the supervisors, but would have an office in the CPC building. Claims approved for the past week came to $157,835.01. Supervisors meet every Monday morning at 9:30 a.m. in the Supervisors room.