By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors met in regular session April 28. County Engineer Josh Sebern summarized the county’s Fiscal Year 2027 Iowa DOT (Department of Transportation) budget and the county’s five-year plan.
“This (DOT budget) goes in at the same time as the county five-year program, so they go hand in hand,” Sebern said. “It’s an aggressive five-year program, where we are utilizing a significant amount of federal funding. There’s $11 million in federal funding in here. Nine million of that is federal bridge.”
The supervisors voted unanimously to approve the DOT budget, five-year plan and mowing contract extension.
Supervisor Brian Johnson shared a matter for the board to consider.
“As you know, for about a year now, I’ve been attending First Responders meetings as an ad hoc member. They asked me at the last meeting if I would join the board. They’re having trouble finding qualified people that don’t have a conflict to join,” Johnson said. He asked that the matter be added to the agenda for the supervisors to discuss at the May 5 meeting.
The supervisors set a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026 budget amendment. The hearing will be at 9 a.m. on May 19, immediately prior to the regular meeting of the supervisors on that date.
As part of the consent agenda items, the supervisors approved payroll change notices with pay increases for three employees in the Secondary Roads department (Wade Downing, new rate $30.71 hourly; Andy Johnson, new rate $28.66 hourly; and Jeremy Wolfe, new rate $28.96 hourly).
The supervisors meet regularly on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. The public is welcome to attend in person at the courthouse or via remote technology. To join remotely, call 323-792-6123, then use meeting code 547029216#