By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
During the June 9 meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors, the supervisors unanimously voted to appoint Charles Abel to fill the vacancy created by Dana Minteer’s resignation from the role of County Attorney.
County Auditor Dani Fink also read the unofficial results of last week’s Primary election.
“On Election Day, we had a total of 1,693 people vote at the polls. We had 410 absentee ballots that were accepted for counting, so we had a total of 2,103 people who voted,” Fink said.
No changes were noted from the unofficial results. The supervisors approved the canvas of the results, which are now considered official.
Health Services Director Jotham Arber discussed a proposed Health Services Agency Vehicle Use policy, which he explained would help standardize the expectation for all employees and the nine vehicles used by the department. The supervisors approved the policy as proposed.
The supervisors approved two recommendations from County Engineer Josh Sebern. The first was the awarding of the contract to Murphy Contracting for the bridge replacement project L-CA226-73-39. The second was to award the contract to Genco Construction for the culvert replacement project on 150th Street.
The supervisors discussed the planning for RAGBRAI, including designating the courthouse as an option to be used in case of dangerous weather so that all bicyclists would have shelter available. EMS and law enforcement personnel will have the ability to open the courthouse as needed during RAGBRAI.
The supervisors also discussed whether or not to have the courthouse open for business on July 20, due to the influx of thousands of bicyclists and others. The consensus was to remain open as usual on that date.
Supervisor Maggie Armstrong shared information on the community survey being rolled out by the EMS Advisory Council to gauge county residents’ opinions about EMS services. She said the survey will be roughly 20 questions. She noted that when the survey is opened, communication will be made through a variety of means to inform citizens of the availability of the survey.
“That will be on our county website and will be pushed out. I encourage everybody to take the survey. It’s easy; it takes about 10 minutes,” Armstrong said.
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#