By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
During the May 26 meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors, the matter of County County Attorney Dana Minteer’s resignation was discussed. County Auditor Dani Fink shared what she learned in Iowa code about the timing of the county’s plans to appoint someone to fill the vacancy. She read aloud a portion of Iowa code that applies in this situation.
“The board may make an appointment to fill a vacancy after the notice is published or after the vacancy occurs, whichever is later,” Fink said. “So, since the vacancy doesn’t actually occur until May 31, you can’t appoint yet.”
With the supervisors’ decision to cancel the June 2 regular meeting (due to the Primary Election), Fink’s recommendation was to schedule a filling of the County Attorney vacancy on June 9. No action was taken at this time.
Information Technology Administrator Brian Hoffman provided an update on happenings in the IT department.
“We have 251 users now in our database, our active directory. Probably a little more than half of those are actually employees,” Hoffman said. “And then some of the other half are accounts that we need just to make everything come together. There are 71 groups as well.”
County Engineer Josh Sebern performed the bid opening for Bridge Replacement Project L-CA226-73-39, which is near Bays Branch. The only bid received was from Murphy Construction, for $175,407.11. Sebern said he will go through the bid to check the math and will bring a recommendation to the next meeting of the supervisors.
As part of the consent agenda, a fireworks permit was approved for Joe Chaloupka.
Supervisor Maggie Armstrong noted that postcards have been mailed out to inform residents impacted by the road project on Wagon Road (County Road P-28).
The June 2 regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors was canceled due to the Primary Election on that date. 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#