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Staff said the landowners, W. Warnemont and Marci L. Warnemont, are the record title owners of the lot and want the parcel combined into an adjoining farm parcel; the lot was created in 1981 and is now part of a larger farm. County staff told the board the county must publish the notice twice in the local newspaper before the hearing.

A motion to set the public hearing for March 24 at 9:30 a.m. passed by voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Carroll County Iowa Board of Supervisors Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Supervisors set a public hearing for March 24 to consider a petition to vacate a survey lot owned by Warnemont and Warnemont; the matter will be published twice in the newspaper as required.","taxTitle","Carroll County, Iowa","taxId",69003,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6659342,"Board votes to allocate $400,000 from local-option sales tax to supplemental fund",442,2408000,2850000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2471875-821938e2302beaabfbcb9007ebc52170&start=2408&end=2850","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2471875-821938e2302beaabfbcb9007ebc52170/thumbnail_2408000.jpg","/articles/6659342/Carroll-County/Iowa/Board-votes-to-allocate-400000-from-local-option-sales-tax-to-supplemental-fund","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6659342-ce837f6484651728e97d38dcc6949a46/orig.mp4?Expires=1770708366&Signature=m45f-2wYf3cYo4ChR0sVu2qjWlECsoiKZuNWc08sbbdzXnXrVrGr6To11H5G4G~gZB0aiwY2OuQm3gikZpj6M2qhJdYk8s0hsmVp6QONeVZ6K2qqUT5J2vlhdeh8gJaLDyFSfE-e-6jNYNpGZBLsdAA-sEVMT~YKgpl547T1B2IXIaoP2P1HomgI~eMPohlN7ihgoSy34kKc~2hpWfAlqWnQZzw93gDL2kHsLLCC8DL0Wqf-~6yi2gNih9UWrdrudYYFLk4QK7KethCM28qfNwPq1u295ClGKSBGtnSzm-tiP0U75BxOq46YF3uxH6vamCvYbMYMApNw0AjpYqsskQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Carroll County Board of Supervisors voted to deposit $400,000 of local-option sales tax revenue into the county supplemental fund as part of the fiscal 2026 budget process.

County finance staff presented two options for the supplemental transfer. Using $300,000 as the transfer would have produced an additional tax ask for fiscal 2026 of about $225,635, staff said; using $400,000 reduced the additional tax ask to about $125,006.35 under current valuation estimates. Staff noted the county's local-option sales tax receipts are estimated at roughly $1,400,000 annually, with about $700,000 going to the rural fund and the remainder available for supplemental purposes. Staff said current the supplemental fund balance is roughly $1.2 million and that with the $400,000 transfer the fund could be near $1.6 million by the end of fiscal 2026 absent large new commitments.

After discussion about fiscal prudence and the risk of setting future levy expectations, a motion to place $400,000 in the supplemental fund passed on roll call. The roll call recorded Anderson and Hausman voting yes, Johnson voting no, Miners and Craig voting yes; the motion carried.

Board members said they want to be careful not to set the county up for future levy problems and acknowledged that commitments already exist for some economic development items, but several supervisors favored the larger supplemental transfer to provide flexibility and to keep levies down.","Supervisors voted 4-1 to contribute $400,000 from the county's local-option sales tax to the supplemental fund, a move staff said would reduce the county's levy increase compared with a smaller transfer and leave the county with a projected fund balance of roughly $1.6 million by fiscal year end under current projections.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6659346,"Carroll County board sends paramedic tentative agreement back to negotiators",412,1993000,2405000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2471875-821938e2302beaabfbcb9007ebc52170&start=1993&end=2405","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2471875-821938e2302beaabfbcb9007ebc52170/thumbnail_1993000.jpg","/articles/6659346/Carroll-County/Iowa/Carroll-County-board-sends-paramedic-tentative-agreement-back-to-negotiators","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6659346-e149a9318ed82aa8fbab5b714ecb76be/orig.mp4?Expires=1770708366&Signature=YgwlfRGJVZMP4QRN0IeWoDXngfy7KMgdBxYreiJAZZhI690HVcbBrllSaTyyM6igVcDxsCRhb57u2-oj8WHzM3s7kEZGbtP~IDkN3-GXcsn3rYVfph3eRA6ZzrvhgbtkKelRkzBgNeQKe3zgF4V6Lg7azMvtlRUXUrU1lgR13oZp7FhxtBqZtQCfyTgSofH-PJa7~l1LdnOr3NCW3LrcQ1e9Ni5eHpAMuhAVnK3fOVDpvrg6uonivlYiyU5eHEEBSZCrCefIFCeo3YFxjC~UjhHWvnMktXhiEd9Sv-FscsD~uKAV7rLfsEuXW6f~WZTsAuM4pILIhjAQ4N4U5h8zHg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Carroll County supervisors voted to reject a tentative agreement reached between the county and the Paramedic Association and directed negotiators to return to the table for further work.

County staff outlined three substantive changes in the tentative agreement: a language change addressing scheduled hours of work; adjustments to a tiered pay structure; and increases in call pay. Staff said the tier change cost was roughly $10,000 and that changes to scheduled and call hours produced an estimated 4.88% increase in total full-time payroll costs when salaries, vacation and insurance were included. The paramedic package as originally requested had an overall ask of roughly 7.4% according to staff notes.

Supervisors discussed the complexity of the paramedic scheduling and tier system, recruitment and retention concerns, and the limited visibility some board members had into the dollar impact of specific elements. Several supervisors said they generally favor tentative agreements but that this proposal required more work before approval. One supervisor noted arbitration limits and the county's prior practice on settlement ceilings.

A motion to decline the tentative agreement and send the matter back for further negotiation passed on a roll call vote. The roll call recorded Anderson voting no and Osman, Johnson and Miners voting yes; the motion carried per the chair.

Staff and supervisors said negotiations should continue, with attention to prioritizing items the union most values and seeking a package more in line with other county settlements.","The board declined to accept a tentative agreement with the Paramedic Association and voted to return the contract for further negotiation, citing questions about cost and tiered pay changes.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6659351,"Carroll County awards nearly $3.7 million road contract to Norris Asphalt",456,985000,1441000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2471875-821938e2302beaabfbcb9007ebc52170&start=985&end=1441","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2471875-821938e2302beaabfbcb9007ebc52170/thumbnail_985000.jpg","/articles/6659351/Carroll-County/Iowa/Carroll-County-awards-nearly-37-million-road-contract-to-Norris-Asphalt","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6659351-ff5ef1636a5a227890b90301f7a7b411/orig.mp4?Expires=1770708366&Signature=PpfNduqAitlwME3lJJ2ZrRh1Q0f82J67hX03uUXJ19Fgc50OkZbMFZLhYAXCtKd8qJ~LqYAYMxCLDoxHHT4rE70lTZT3xbRnleWqTyCLULU39AKcT326X-mpCKG5LUBC86QHN3xfqWpxdjuGXRGN0mO0DPQXUoj2BB8~KCKKG0J8laOmJW8tVbdXzI4J9OzHt7BYw-kxV1hsBnE~OrwYA5Ta7eH4kp9mcKqxixxj-0vGcIO53Bk47pIcc-OrTIyd~p-MRQDJm-~ssK0GR6BKkHv0Gm4zVIAL-~sllqOku3OoFGNQT6j32c-pd5OYzLpMSU8yzBjldKBY2U~hvyIU9A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Carroll County supervisors voted to award a bundled contract for three secondary-road projects to Norris Asphalt Paving after bids from five contractors were opened and found competitive.

County staff described the three projects as: 140th Street from Highway 71 to Ivy (approximately three miles), 150th Street from Highway 71 to Quail (plus seven-tenths of a mile south to a stop sign), and a three-mile segment of M-66 south of Manning. Staff said the projects were let together to encourage more competitive pricing.

Zach, who presented the secondary-roads update and the bid tab, reported that the low bid from Norris Asphalt totaled just under $3,700,000 for the three projects. He told supervisors two of the projects would be funded using farm-to-market funds and one would be funded with local funds; the local-funded portion was listed in the bid tab around $1,211,000. He also said contractors had reported they prefer working in Carroll County and that bids there were comparatively low.

Supervisors moved to award the contract to Norris and then approved resolution 2025-006, which authorizes the county engineer to execute the contract electronically through the county's document-signing system. The board approved the contract award by voice vote and passed the resolution by roll call; the roll call on resolution 2025-006 recorded yes votes from Anderson, Hausman, Johnson, Miners and McCray.

Staff said construction timing would depend on weather and the contractor's schedule and that work could occur between late spring and fall. The board was told work would be paid by line item per section of road as shown in the bid tab, and the presentation included a line-item bid tab in the packet.

Supervisors also heard that the DOT has multiple related projects planned in the county this season, including slurry and scrub-seal work on other routes and several concrete box and bridge projects in upcoming DOT lettings.","Supervisors approved awarding the combined contract for three road projects to Norris Asphalt and passed a resolution authorizing the county engineer to execute the contract electronically.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6659354,"Carroll County supervisors keep previously approved pay decisions after sheriff asks to reopen raises",944,34000,978000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2471875-821938e2302beaabfbcb9007ebc52170&start=34&end=978","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2471875-821938e2302beaabfbcb9007ebc52170/thumbnail_34000.jpg","/articles/6659354/Carroll-County/Iowa/Carroll-County-supervisors-keep-previously-approved-pay-decisions-after-sheriff-asks-to-reopen-raises","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6659354-230cde2ce85122102301eda86d2e6446/orig.mp4?Expires=1770708366&Signature=OEj9m8K~Yplyki4VYmGnOV2iwTSu480lGF-qv1LKXSDXf06UT68S4uc7f1aGvtxkGKxzOeIQfK11b8cN2rjPqWTNRa0yx9U8joVOg~EgDXhRKpH80a8~2VS5ZfrIza0ifmgFaq1ZYWzcZSwfEMVbLHx4U46cZ-I-xtbMauBL59vQ-HG7gN9b3~wtxy4fLReM7vJi7Vcv7QRpKBzyFr495L9A~kSPbchAG41VazGUZXqIB49YYIN1lLoOMNTpHW9XkcObR9zjCNvjsiW8ChlzExaCUcYrObrGwmi144TzBWI4E4MG6gnMrAdWUfu3YlGsZ2qAjgLPfNGZ8ObH48wD0w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a meeting of the Carroll County Board of Supervisors, members voted to leave in place the salary and compensation decisions they had approved earlier for fiscal year 2026 after a request from the sheriff to amend his office's approved raises.

The sheriff asked the board to change his earlier request and recommend a 4% raise across his office, with the chief deputy at 85% of that figure and deputies and jail and communications center staff moved to a uniform 4% increase. He said deputies agreed to lower their initial 5% request to 4% and that the change was intended to be \"fair to everybody in my office.\" Board members debated whether reopening previously approved pay decisions would set a precedent and cited the thorough comparables and work that had gone into the original compensation recommendations.

The discussion noted that the county's current cost-of-living adjustment was 2.5%, that the sheriff had initially requested 10% and the Board of Supervisors had previously approved varying amounts for elected and nonunion staff, and that jail staff had received a 12% raise two years earlier. One supervisor referenced current debt on the jail, stating a figure of $10,674,750, and others said the county's prior comparables had informed their original votes.

After discussion, a motion to leave the approved salary and compensation actions unchanged passed on a roll call vote with Anderson, Hausman, Johnson, Miners and McCray recorded as voting yes. The board noted concerns from multiple supervisors that reopening approved raises could prompt repeated re-openings of other departments' compensation decisions.

Clarifying details recorded during the discussion: the county's baseline COLA referenced in the meeting was 2.5%; a deputy-level reduction from a previously approved 5% to the proposed 4% represented roughly a $770 annual change per deputy according to staff math presented in the meeting; court and budget considerations, and the certified budget deadline, were discussed as constraints on changing approved compensation.

The board moved on to the next agenda item after the unanimous vote to leave the prior salary and compensation actions intact.","After a sheriff asked the board to reduce his office's earlier raise request to 4% across the office, the Board of Supervisors voted to leave the previously approved salary and compensation decisions in place and not reopen the matter.","actionData","errors"]

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