#12314336 April 28, 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: Ben La Luzerne – DC Assistant Attorney, Rob Tietz – Operations Director, Beth Deardorff – Human Resources Director, Cliff Gibson – Information Services Director, Melinda Harney – Administrative Coordinator, Madison Feller – Auditor’s Office, Todd Halbur – DC Auditor, David Hockett – P & D Director, Adam Infante – DC Sherriff, Kristin Brady –EMS Director, Curt Cable – Conservation Director, Suzanne Hegarty – Public Health Director, Erin Milroy, Aubrey Dunbar, Marsha Bannister, Robert Greenway, Lance Ferrell, Dave Roszak, Frank Hayer, Joel Romey, and Oliver Bardwell. Item 1: Call to Order – Chair 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. Motion by Golightly and seconded by Chapman to amend agenda to add Resolution 2026-0054 under item 12. All ayes. Motion Carried. Item 3: Pledge of Allegiance Item 4: Open Forum – Item 5: Consent Agenda A) Expense Claims paid on 4/24/2026 B) Temporary Liquor License Keller Brick Barn Motion by Golightly and seconded by Chapman to approve the consent agenda. All ayes. Motion carried. Item 6: Disc/Action Re: Supervisors Minutes from 4/21/2026 Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly 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 notices: Motor Vehicle – Request to fill new position of Motor Vehicle Operations Manager at $35.50 - $39.19/hr. Attorney – Request to fill new position of Paralegal at $66,892.80 - $73,840 annually Request to fill new position of Administrative Coordinator at $29.13 - $32.16/hr. End of employment for Bentley Flaherty, Work Study, as of 5/5/2026 Request to fill open Work Study Intern position at $7.50/hr. Facilities Management – Request to fill new position of Custodian at $21.67 - $23.92/hr. Finance/Operations – Request to fill new position of Public Information Officer/Marketing Coordinator at $81,494.40 - $89,960 annually Secondary Roads -Request to rehire Avery Sebern for Engineering IRVM Intern at $19.59/hr. beginning 5/18/2026 Request to rehire Henry Souhrada for Engineering IRVM Intern at $19.59/hr. beginning 5/18/2026 Request to rehire Matt Kerber for Engineering IRVM Intern at $19.59/hr. beginning 5/19/2026 Human Resources – Request to fill new position of Human Resources Coordinator at $29.13 - $32.16/hr. Supervisors Elected – Receive and File Request to fill two vacancies for County Supervisor at $78,844.12 annually Conservation – Receive and File End of employment for Jeni Baker, Outreach Coordinator, as of 5/29/2026 Receive and File Request to fill open position of Outreach Coordinator at $26.13 - $28.86/hr. Motion by Golightly and seconded by Chapman to receive and file the payroll changes from Supervisors and Conservation as submitted. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion by Golightly and seconded by Chapman to approve the remaining payroll changes as submitted. All ayes. Motion carried. Item 8: Disc/Action Re: Capitol Projects nothing to report Item 9: Disc/Action Re: Adel Partners Farmer’s Market update & use of county parking areas request Erin Milroy with Adel Partners Adel Farmers Market will be Tuesday evenings. Some City Streets will be blocked off on Tuesdays starting at 2 pm. The Farmer’s Market is held from 4- 7 pm. Requesting to use parking available at Wells Fargo and east parking lot off of Highway 169. Helm asked how many vendors- 35 currently. Entertainment, food, and beverage trucks are planned for each market. Halbur mentioned the Auditor’s office may cause parking issues on June 2 and November 3 due to in-person voting for Election Day. Milroy responded they will make note of that and do what they can to prevent parking issues for voters. The Board gave consensus to use county parking areas as requested. Item 10: Disc/Action Re: Adel Historical Society display case use request Aubrey Dunbar spoke. The Arlington Hotel, which used to sit where the admin building is now, will be displayed with items from the museum. They will only be displayed for 2-3 months. Chapman asked if it would be possible to look into the old sheriff’s office that was here before for a protentional display. Consensus from the board to proceed with the display. Item 11: Disc/Action Re: Opioid settlement additional funds Hagerty presented the Opioid Settlement for Cl-2024432 for about $7,000. La Luzerne mentioned there is a possibility of some issues if, at some point, funds are not used in the manner stated in the agreements. The state can audit and take funds back if they were not used for the purposes of the settlement agreement. This would force the County to make up the money that was used improperly. Hagerty and La Luzerne agree that the risk is very low for this settlement. Hagerty said the Settlement Committee is in favor of signing on because the risk is low and there is no timeline for use of these funds. Golightly questioned whether these terms of use are different from or the same as previous settlements. Hagerty answered the same, and reporting is very easy as well. Hagerty mentioned they have received one application for around $58,000 for the quarter. They are looking at marketing it more so more people know it is out there in hopes of receiving more applications. Infante agreed to adding some information to the Sheriff’s Facebook account for more acknowledgment, as the Sheriff’s office has a bigger following. Chapman asked about the reference number, whether it is specific to Dallas County or the settlement in general. La Luzerne believes it isn’t in reference to Dallas specifically. Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly for Dallas County to participate in the opioid supplement CL-2024432 and for the appropriate person to sign on behalf of the county. All ayes. Motion carried.  Item 12: Disc/Action Re: Create unemployment insurance fund Deardorff presented a request for a new fund and the ability to manage funds for an unemployment insurance fund. ISAC no longer provides this service. This is who used to manage and collect funds that the County participated in. Currently have around $250,000 in the ISAC fund, which we will be getting 50 % of the funds back now and the rest later. We need to create a fund to use and manage the money ourselves. Motion by Golightly and seconded by Chapman to approve Resolution 2026-0054. All ayes. Motion carried. RESOLUTION 2026-0054 Unemployment Insurance Fund WHEREAS, Dallas County, Iowa previously participated in a group unemployment compensation program administered by the Iowa State Association of Counties; and WHEREAS, the Iowa State Association of Counties has dissolved the group unemployment compensation program, requiring participating counties to independently administer their unemployment compensation obligations; and WHEREAS, Dallas County must establish its own account with Iowa Workforce Development and continue participation in the unemployment compensation system as a reimbursable employer pursuant to Iowa law; and WHEREAS, the County will receive reimbursement or distribution of funds from the Iowa State Association of Counties related to its prior participation in the group program; and WHEREAS, it is necessary and in the best interest of Dallas County to establish a dedicated fund to receive such monies and to pay future unemployment compensation claims; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Dallas County hereby authorizes the establishment of a dedicated Internal Services Fund for purposes of segregating these funds from the rest of the Internal Service Fund. AYE                                           NAY Julia Helm, Chair Kim Chapman, Member Brad Golightly, Member Dated this 28th day of April, 2026 ATTEST: Todd Halbur, Dallas County Auditor Item 13: Disc/Action Re: Set time & date for public hearing MSA Comprehensive Plan vendor contract Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly to set the time and date for the public hearing on May 12, 2026, at 10:15 a.m. All ayes. Motion carried. Item 14: Disc/Action Re: Eocene Contract Amendment Cable said the DC Attorney’s Office has approved the amendment language, and he also recommends approval. Helm asked about the numbers. Cable responded that he agrees with them. Chapman asked if the attorney had anything to say. La Luzerne responded that they have done multiple negotiations of terms, and they are good with it. Motion by Golightly and seconded by Chapman to approve Eocene Contract Amendment #1 and authorize the chair to sign. All ayes. Motion carried. Item 15: Disc/Action Re: Resolution 2026-0051 Final Plat of Cappro Holdings Subdivision Helm opened the public hearing at 9:30. Hockett stated a split is needing to be done due to old deed description, this parcel is split by a road, and they are recommending approval. Joel Romey, author of the plat, spoke about how this simple one-lot plat and it was approved by the City of Van Meter last night. They will give a resolution today. Brent Hays spoke about how his family owns ground to the north and west, and is questioning if it is remaining the same or if this will change into a subdivision later down the road, and when they will be told of this? Romey said his client has no intention to subdivide and is keeping it as farmland. This was only done to split the parcel into 2 parcels due to the road already dividing it. This process gave a name for future reference and a new parcel number. Hockett made known that if this one lot is ever wanting to be subdivided again, they will need to rezone and apply for a new subdivision, which will start a new process, and surrounding land owners will be notified again. Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly to close the public hearing. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly to approve Resolution 2026-0051. All ayes. Motion carried. RESOLUTION 2026-0051 WHEREAS, Paul Scieslinksi (Raccoon Valley Land Surveying) have submitted to the Board of Supervisors of Dallas County, Iowa A petition to consider approval of the Final Plat of Cappro Holdings subdivision on Parcel 1511300010, located in the SE1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 11, T78N, R27W (Van Meter Township) and, WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Dallas County, Iowa, finds that the petition meets all requirements of Planning and Development and should now be finally approved. NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Dallas County to approve the petition as submitted/or with the following restrictions or conditions: None AYE                                            NAY Julia Helm, Chair Kim Chapman, Member Brad Golightly, Member Dated this 28th day of April, 2026 ATTEST: Todd Halbur, Dallas County Auditor Board recessed at 9:42 am and reconvened at 9:45 am. Item 16: 9:45 A.M. Disc/Action Re: Public Hearing 1st reading of proposed changes to Chapter 45 Zoning Ordinance Regarding Family & Group Homes Helm opened public hearing at 9:45. Hockett amended Chapter 45 Zoning Ordinance Regarding Family & Group Homes to match state code. Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly to close the public hearing. All ayes. Motion carried. Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly to approve first reading and waive second and third hearings. All ayes. Motion carried. Item 17: Disc/Action Re: Resolution 2026-0052 County Mileage Reimbursement Halbur wanted the board to be aware of a possible change in the Auditor’s budget due to the increase in paying mileage, especially for elections use. Helm asked if they could save money elsewhere or amend the budget for this. Halbur responded that the goal is to absorb the increase in cost for milage elsewhere in the budget, or if needed, an amendment will be made to account for this. Halbur wanted the board to be aware that an amendment is a possibility and will be brought to their attention when necessary. Golightly asked if this will coincide with our FY or the New Year, and if we will know in time for budget season when there is a possible increase again. Tietz and La Luzerne said future federal rate changes will be with the new year, but yes, this will be known before county department budget meetings. Motion by Golightly and seconded by Chapman to approve Resolution 2026-0052.All ayes. Motion carried. RESOLUTION 2026-0052 BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Dallas County Board of Supervisors that the mileage reimbursement rate for employees, as provided under the Dallas County Financial Policy and as permitted by the Iowa Department of Revenue, shall be the Federal Standard Mileage Rate established by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which is $ 0.725 per mile as of January 1, 2026, and which may change from time to time. This rate shall become effective July 1, 2026, and thereafter shall automatically adjust as the federal rate changes. AYE                                      NAY Julia Helm, Chair Kim Chapman, Member Brad Golightly, Member Dated this 28th day of April, 2026 ATTEST: Todd Halbur, Dallas County Auditor Item 18: Disc/Action Re: Resolution 2026-0053 Law Day Motion by Chapman and seconded by Golightly to adopt Resolution 2026-0053. All ayes. Motion carried. RESOLUTION 2026-0053 LAW DAY WHEREAS, by Joint Resolution of the United States Congress on April 7, 1961, did at that time designate May 1st of each subsequent year as “Law Day” in the United States of America; WHEREAS, this day is set aside as a special day of celebration by the American people in appreciation of their liberties and the reaffirmation of their loyalty to the United States of America; of their rededication to the ideals of equality and justice under the law in their relations with each other as well as with other nations; and for the cultivation of that respect for law that is so vital to the democratic way of life; WHEREAS, the Iowa State Bar Association has provided Dallas County with a special American Flag, in recognition of Law Day and America’s 250th Anniversary; WHEREAS, the Iowa State Bar Association during Law Day and America’s 250th Anniversary recognizes the vital role that attorneys and legal professionals serve in safeguarding the rights that are contained in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, as well as the founding principles of due process, individual liberty, and the separation of powers championed by our Founding Fathers, including James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Adams; WHEREAS the Iowa State Bar Association has presented a special Certificate of Commemoration and American Flag to be flown at the Dallas County Courthouse on Law Day, May 1, 2026. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Dallas County Board of Supervisors hereby acknowledges and declares May 1, 2026 as Law Day in Dallas County, Iowa, and accepts the Certificate of Commemoration from the Iowa State Bar Association orders staff to fly the American Flag provided by the Bar Association at the Dallas County Courthouse on May 1, 2026. AYE                                       NAY Julia Helm, Chair Kim Chapman, Member Brad Golightly, Member Dated this 28th day of April, 2026 ATTEST: Todd Halbur, Dallas County Auditor Item 19: Other Business Item 20: Motion to Adjourn Motion by Golightly and seconded by Chapman to adjourn the meeting at 9:50 a.m. All ayes. Motion carried. Todd Halbur, Dallas County Auditor Julia Helm, Chair Published in the Perry Chief on May 14, 2026 (1t)