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

Fresh-eyed and bushy-tailed from the weekend, the supervisors came in Monday morning ready to approve resolutions and take roll call votes. Before we get into all the nitty-gritty of the bureaucratic humdrum, let’s talk about a public comment that kicked off a bit of discussion.

One citizen, who arrived partway through the meeting, used the second public comment time to express a vigorous condemnation of the condition some of the county roads are in. The supervisors attempted to alleviate the citizens’ concern by stating that it would be looked into. The citizen was also informed of the new system in place for road complaints. For all future complaints regarding road conditions, the Tama County Engineers’ office should be the first call, as a work order will then be made, and the issue should be dealt with.

Now, on with the regular agenda items, the meeting began with approval of a resolution to transfer funds to the secondary roads for fiscal year 2027.

The supervisors had a conversation with the Conservation Department Director, Curtis Behrens, about plans for future improvement. The department has plans for putting up cabins. Supervisor Mark Doland asked about full-service hookups for campers. Behrens spoke about possible ideas for such a thing, including a septic tank for the dump station. Doland spoke about how he looked forward to a full service hookup since he has a camper, which led to Behrens joking that they could name the possible new system The Mark Doland Septic Field.

The general service agreement with Tama County Council on Aging was approved.

The supervisors approved a resolution to appropriate the FY27 funds to the departments while holding back 10% in the same savings strategy they implemented last year. Fifty percent however, will be held back from the public health department as there will be quarterly meetings.

A resolution to transfer funds, which was saved by the maintenance department, for future improvements was approved. $15,000 was earmarked for tuck-pointing, and $5,000 was designated for future HVAC needs.

The supervisors approved a transfer of $90,000 in savings to cover future IT equipment.

Specific names of county representatives were approved to be added as signers to the Be the Example Award and K9 accounts at WCF. Claims totaling $124,118.95 and non-departmental claims totaling $144.50 were approved.