Benton County supervisors make annual appointments, approve routine authorizations

BENTON COUNTY — The Benton County Board of Supervisors completed its annual organizational business Thursday, electing leadership and approving a slate of board and committee appointments along with routine fiscal authorizations.

Supervisors appointed Tracy Seaman as board chair and chose Ron to serve as vice chair. The board also voted to put timed agenda items back on the schedule to accommodate traveling department staff and asked that public speakers come forward on camera and state their names for the minutes.

The board authorized two routine finance resolutions for 2025: resolution 25‑1 authorizing the county auditor to issue checks and sign ACH transactions, and resolution 25‑2 authorizing the treasurer to execute ACH transactions. Both resolutions passed by voice vote.

The supervisors approved a large number of reappointments and committee designations, including reappointment of Dave Redlinger to the Benton County Land Use Adjustment Board and Dan Hill to the conservation board. They assigned representatives and alternates to regional boards (Eastern Iowa tourism, HACAP, REAP, EDCOG), approved trustee and township reappointments, and filled other local positions on boards and commissions.

The board appointed Hailey Bridal and Myron to serve as ADA coordinators and amended that motion to add County Attorney Ray Lau to the ADA/safety committee role; the amended motion passed.

A motion was also passed to deny the county construction evaluation notification for 2025, which leaves the matter with the Department of Natural Resources for any further action. The meeting concluded with housekeeping items and a motion to adjourn.

Minutes and signed resolutions will be filed with the auditor’s office; the board directed staff to update the county website with the new chair/vice‑chair and committee assignments.