The Dallas County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Tuesday.
At the meeting, several certificates of appreciation were awarded for service milestones. This includes Meggan Guns for five years in the Attorney’s office, Kim Owen for five years in the Auditor’s office, Becky Knowles for five years in the Emergency Medical Services department, Amy Short for five years in the Public Health department, Rob Zlomke for 5 years in the Community Services department and Debb Franz for 10 years in the Juvenile Court Services department.
Operating transfers from the secondary roads to the secondary roads special fund were then approved as presented.
Engineer Al Miller then shared a request to purchase a tandem-axle truck for the roadside vegetation portion of his department. Miller says the existing truck is a 1998 Ford that is programmed for replacement and currently has more than 200,000 miles on it. Though they originally planned to purchase a used truck, Miller says it was difficult to find a vehicle that would truly be an upgrade so he recommended purchasing a new vehicle. The Board approved the purchase of a Mack truck from Housby Mack of Des Moines at a cost of $90,525.
Next Miller reviewed drainage district 62 with the Board. Due to annexation, Miller says it makes sense to transfer the district to the City of Perry. The Board will be speaking with the City of Perry to determine how to best move forward. County Engineer Wayne Reisetter says the Supervisors are currently trustees for the district and the transfer would relinquish that to the City Council in Perry. He said it may be appropriate to speak with members in the district to get their feedback. No formal action was taken on the item.
The Board then discussed the human services campus renovation project. Architect Jerry Purdy with Design Alliance says the elevator is now working as intended. He adds that other departments have since moved into the building though load tests sill need to be completed for portions of the campus.
Administrative Assistant Melinda Harney then reported that the postage meters are in route for the human services campus and a concrete pad is needed to put up the mailboxes. The secondary roads department will be installing the pad in the near future. Purdy then stated that progress is being made on the dispatch portion of the campus and a lot of things need to get done this week to keep that project on track.