Budget hearings before the Tama County Board of Supervisors continued Monday, Jan. 13, as department heads presented their budget requests for the 2020-21 fiscal year beginning July 1. County Engineer Lyle Brehm was scheduled to make the road department asking on Monday morning. It is traditionally the biggest single amount in the budget picture followed by public safety. This year both counties and cities are required to provide an additional hearing process focusing on certain property tax levies of cities and counties according to the Iowa department of Management. Based upon legislative action, the hearing on increases or decreases to these levies must be held, and a resolution adopting the maximum amount of these affected levies must be completed prior setting a hearing date to approve the budget. Appointments A revision to the appointment of medical examiner investigators was approved by supervisors Monday naming DalLynn Mc Eltree and Bruce McEltree to the posts. Former investigators including Deputy Sheriffs Bryan Ellenbecker and Bruce Rhoads and Toledo EMS Director Greg Johnson had also been initially approved. The deputy sheriffs have retired and Johnson did not re-certify for the position, David Bethel, D.O., county medical examiner informed Laura Kopsa auditor and board secretary. Also appointed on Monday as county Americans with Disabilities and safety coordinator was Tammy Wise. Wise is Tama County Human resources manager and insurance administrator. In other business the supervisors: •approved County Auditor Kopsa’s report of fees collected showing $596 from map and plat book sales in the quarter ending Sep[. 30 and a total of $1,230 collected from the sales for calendar year 2019. •approved Treasurer Michelle Yuska’s semi annual report with a total of $16,803,257 in county funds deposited in banks and outstanding warrants totaling $240,574. •approved weekly claims totaling $149,869.