Tama County Administration Building, 104 W State St., Toledo, Iowa. NEWS CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO

This week’s Tama County Supervisor meeting was punctuated by the odd cough and sneeze as Supervisor Curt Hilmer still fought to get over his cold. Poor Hilmer even got a start and jumped at the sudden dial tone when they attempted to reach insurance man Skip Lowe.

The meeting started as it usually does with Ben Daleske, the Tama County Engineer’s, weekly report. The report this week focused on one main item: snow. After the supervisors were updated on road conditions and how hard the men had been working to battle the wintry conditions, they went on to approve three utility permits for Windstream in the city of Chelsea.

The supervisors were treated to an update and speech on the Toledo Courthouse Bandstand from project manager Jim Roan. Roan even went off his main topic a few times to inform the board of the next couple of projects he’d be working on.

Roan even threatened, “I’ll be back,” as he talked about his future projects. In the end, the supervisors went ahead and approved the 28E agreement with the City of Toledo for the bandstand.

After talking with a representative from the Tama County EMS Advisory Council, the supervisors went ahead and approved their trust fund distribution policy. This policy is mainly based on 911 call volume and service area. The supervisors also approved the council’s operating charter.

The supervisors approved David Turner as their primary representative on the Tama County 911 Service Board, and Curt Kupka was approved as the alternate.

When it came to the contract with Region 6 for the comprehensive land use plan, the supervisors approved waiting until after the legislative session to possibly bring it back. However, they wish for the zoning board to keep moving forward.

The supervisors chose and approved a plan with Health Gauge to perform a wellness screening for county employees and their spouses. Claims totaling $406,175.87 were approved.