# 12361583 May 19, 2026 The Dallas County Board of Supervisors met in regular session pursuant to board rules with Chair Julia Helm, Supervisor Kim Chapman, and Supervisor Brad Golightly present. Others present: Matt Schultz – DC Attorney, Rob Tietz – Operations Director, Beth Deardorff – Human Resources Director, Cliff Gibson – Information Services Director, Melinda Harney – Administrative Coordinator, Mollie Monthei – Auditor’s Office, Curt Cable – Conservation Director, Todd Halbur – DC Auditor, Kristin Brady – EMS Director, Al Miller – DC Engineer, Suzanne Hegarty – Health Department Director, Lindsey Collison – Auditors Office, Darci Kuhns – Auditors Office, Shelley Kaster – Auditors Office, Mary Cline – Auditors Office, Madison Feller – Auditors Office, Jacob Hagan – AgriVia, Tyler Buman – AgriVia, Dave Roszak, Kyrsten Cable, Robert Greenway, Julie Stanger, Dave Stanger, Daniel Friesth, Allison Ullmann, Lance Ferrell, Oliver Bardwell, and Vic Piagentini.  Item 1: Call to Order - Helm called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Item 2: Approve Agenda Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly to approve the agenda as presented. All ayes. Motion carried Item 3: Pledge of Allegiance Item 4: Open Forum – Todd Halbur presented Kyrsten Cable with a certificate for winning the second annual I Voted Sticker Contest. Robert Greenway spoke his thoughts regarding the new EMS building. Julie Stanger spoke and shared photos of a county drainage tile that is plugged and causing ongoing flooding issues in her yard. Item 5: Consent Agenda A) Payroll Disbursements from 5/15/26 B) Temporary Liquor License Applications 3 Sisters Barn Plant Life C) Manure Management Reports Pat Summerson Dallas Twp Kempf Farms, Dallas Twp D) Drain Claims #25, #32, #41 Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly to approve the consent agenda. All ayes. Motion carried. Item 6: Disc/Action Re: Supervisors Minutes from 5/12/2026 Motion by Golightly and seconded by Chapman to approve the minutes as presented. All ayes. Motion carried. Item 7: Disc/Action Re: Payroll Change Notices Beth Deardorff presented the following payroll change notice: EMS – Request to hire Madison Evans for Part Time EMT at $20.98 beginning 03/08/2026. Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly to approve the payroll change from EMS as submitted. All ayes. Motion carried. Item 8: Disc/Action Re: Capital Projects Item 9: Disc/Action Re: 9:30 Public Hearing Drainage District #25 Annexation Board recessed at 9:27 a.m and reconvened at 9:30 a.m. Helm opened the public hearing at 9:30 a.m. Jacob Hagen with AgriVia recommended annexing Dale Meyers, per his request, into Drainage District 25. Dale will still remain in Drainage District 12 with seven acres out of the total 34.61 acres. Motion by Golightly and seconded by Chapman to close the public hearing at 9:34 a.m. Motion by Golightly and seconded by Chapman to adopt and approve Drainage District #25 Annexation and classification presented for Drainage District 25. All ayes. Motion carried. Item 10: Disc/Action Re: Resolution 2026-0065 Abate Real Estate Taxes Van Meter Community School District Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly to adopt Resolution 2026-0065 All ayes. Motion carried. RESOLUTION 2026-0065 WHEREAS, Iowa code Section 445.63 provides for the abatement of taxes: “When taxes are owing against parcels owned or claimed by a municipal or political subdivision of the state of Iowa, or a city or county agency, the county treasurer shall give notice to the appropriate governing body which shall pay the total amount due. If the governing body fails to pay the total amount due, the Board of Supervisors shall abate the total amount due." WHEREAS, the Van Meter Community School District owns the following parcels of land: 1. Parcel #1527300020 & #1527300022 WHEREAS, the Van Meter Community School District is respectfully requesting that all taxes be abated. THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED that the Dallas County Board of Supervisors hereby abates all taxes and penalties owing on the aforementioned parcel in the amount of $6587.00. AYE                                  NAY Julia Helm, Chair Kim Chapman, Member Brad Golightly, Member Dated this 19th day of May, 2026 ATTEST: Todd Halbur, Dallas County Auditor Item 11: Disc/Action Re: Set Time & Date for Public Hearing Proposed Changes to Chapter 45 Zoning Ordinance Regarding Home Based Businesses Motion by Golightly and seconded by Chapman to set time & date for public hearing for proposed changes to Chapter 45 Zoning Ordinance regarding the Homebased Businesses for June 2nd at 10:00 a.m. All ayes. Motion carried. Item 12: Disc/Action Re: Resolution 2026-0066 Afton Geothermal Agreement Receiving a rebate for the work directly associated with Geothermal System at Secondary Roads Admin Addition. Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly to adopt Resolution #2026-0066 Afton Geothermal Agreement. All ayes. Motion carried Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly to approve the geothermal consultation and service agreement between Dallas County and Afton Energy LLC. effective 5/19/26 and authorize the chair to sign. All ayes. Motion carried RESOLUTION 2026-0066 WHEREAS, Afton is in the business of designing, procuring, consulting, developing, financing, managing and coordinating the sale, purchase and funding of renewable and energy efficiency products and systems to customers, and WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into a relationship whereby Afton will provide its services to Dallas County on the terms and conditions as set forth in the Geothermal Consultation Agreement. Now, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors that Dallas County enter into an agreement with Afton for services to secure Grant Opportunities for the County Secondary Roads Administration Addition Geothermal system. AYE                                          NAY Julia Helm, Chair Kim Chapman, Member Brad Golightly, Member Dated this 16th day of May, 19 2026 ATTEST: Todd Halbur, Dallas County Auditor Item 13: Disc/Action Re: Resolution 2026-0057 (Amended) Opioid Settlement Overnight Committee Project Funding Recommendation Suzanne Hegarty noted the resolution on 5/12/26 had incorrect dates. The project and amount funded are not changing. Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly to adopt Resolution #2026-0057 as amended. All ayes. Motion carried RESOLUTION 2026-0057 (AMENDED) WHEREAS, Dallas County, Iowa joined in nationwide settlements to resolve Opioid litigations brought by state and local political subdivisions against pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors of opioids alleging that pharmaceutical opioids causing harm to the public and the companies that manufactured, distributed, marketed, and dispensed them, should be held responsible for those harms; and WHEREAS, by means of the opioid settlement funds received thus far, Dallas County currently has $479,732.32 in its opioid settlement funds account to be used for programs addressing opioid use and prevention.; and WHEREAS, the Opioid Settlement Oversite Committee received an application from WesleyLife that requests funds to establish a program to safely dispose of unused opioid prescriptions at the end of life, and for education to reduce opioid prescriptions in palliative and other end of life care; and WHEREAS, the Opioid Settlement Oversite Committee has determined this to be an appropriate qualifying use of the settlement funds that will benefit residents of Dallas County; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Opioid Settlement Oversight Committee recommends to the Dallas County Board of Supervisors to fund the following project from the Dallas County Opioid Settlement Funds: WesleyLife – Home and Community Based Services: $58,116.43 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Opioid Settlement Oversight Committee will collect and share with the Dallas County Board of Supervisors quarterly reports from the funded parties detailing how the funds have been spent. AYE                                   NAY Julia Helm, Chair Kim Chapman, Member Brad Golightly, Member Dated this 16th day of May, 19 2026 ATTEST: Todd Halbur, Dallas County Auditor Item 14: Disc/Action Re: 10:00 A.M. Public Hearing Bushnell Rezone Board recessed at 9:35 a.m. and reconvened at 10:01 a.m. Request to rezone property from A-1 to RE-1 for 21 acres. Property between Granger and Woodward. Low quality CSR. P & Z recommends approval. Helm opened public hearing at 10:06 a.m. Josh McGill opposed the rezoning and informed the board that the report relied on old CSR soil data from 1998 and 2000. More recent data shows CRSs are in the upper 80s. Vic Piagentini with Associated Engineering Company of Iowa provided an aerial photo of the land showing that a third of the land could be farmable with most of the land looking like residential farmstead. With the drainage way running through it seems like a bad place for something agricultural. Motion by Golightly and seconded by Chapman to close public hearing at 10:16 a.m. Motion by Golightly and seconded by Chapman to approve the first reading of ordinance 2026-009 and set second reading for 5-26-26. All ayes. Motion carried. Item 15: Disc/Action Re: 10:15 A.M Public Hearing Frampton Rezone Request to rezone property from A-1 to RE-1 for 19.35 acres. Property immediately west of the City of Grimes. Low quality CSR. P & Z recommended approval. Helm opened the public hearing at 10:19 a.m. Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly to close the public hearing at 10:22 a.m. Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly to approve the first reading of ordinance 2026-008 and set second reading for 5-26-26. All ayes. Motion carried. Item 16: Disc/Action Re: 10:30 A.M Public Hearing Painted Prairie Rezone Board recessed at 10:24 a.m. and reconvened at 10:30 a.m. Request to rezone property from A-1 to R-1 for 36.21 acres. Property immediately adjacent to the City of Waukee. Low quality CSR. P & Z recommended approval. Helm opened public hearing at 10:33 a.m. Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly to close public hearing at 10:35 a.m. Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly to approve first reading of ordinance 2026-007 and set second reading for 5-26-26 All ayes. Motion carried. Item 17: Disc/Action Re: 10:45 A.M Public Hearing Final Plat Of Freedom Farm Plat #1 Item 18: Disc/Action Re: Resolution 2026-0067 Improvements to 360th Street Raccoon River Bridge & Raccoon River Overflow Channel Bridge Project Plans, Specifications & Authorize Bid Letting Al Miller spoke on the status of the Racoon River Bridge and the Racoon River Overflow Channel Bridge repair. Going to extend bridge completion date into June. Both projects will be done one lane at a time with traffic signals. Booneville Bridge will be closed from 12/15/26 through 3/15/27. Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly to adopt Resolution 2026-0067 All ayes. Motion carried. RESOLUTION 2026-0067 WHEREAS, Dallas County and the City of Van Meter approved an Intergovernmental(28E) Agreement by Resolution 2025-0026 and Resolution 2025-41 respectively and said Agreement is filed with the Iowa Secretary of State under Filing Number M517844; and WHEREAS, said 28E Agreement identifies Project 2 -Improvements to 360th Street (F90) Raccoon River Bridge and the Raccoon River Overflow Channel Bridge Repair; and WHEREAS, Final plans and specifications were developed and certified by Calhoun-Burns and Associates, Consulting Engineers on May 12, 2026 and are now on file at the Office of the County Engineer; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the Board of Supervisors approve the plans and specifications for the 360th Street (F90) Raccoon River Bridge and the Raccoon River Overflow Channel Bridge Repair Project and authorize the project to proceed to a bid letting to be conducted by the City of Van Meter on June 25, 2026. AYE                                   NAY Julia Helm, Chair Kim Chapman, Member Brad Golightly, Member Dated this 16th day of May, 19 2026 ATTEST: Todd Halbur, Dallas County Auditor Item 19: Disc/Action Re: County Signage Committee Workshop Item 20: Other Business Helm shared a letter they received regarding a positive jail inspection. Item 21: Motion to Adjourn Motion by Golightly and seconded by Chapman to adjourn the meeting at 10:36 a.m. All ayes. Motion carried. Todd Halbur, Dallas County Auditor Julia Helm, Chair (Published in the Perry Chief on 06/04/2026. 1T)