The Dallas County Board of Supervisors convened Tuesday morning in regular session.
The meeting started with open forum, where Sheriff Chad Leonard performed a promotion ceremony, granting Deputy Max Roll the position of Sergeant. The Board then made it official by approving a related payroll change notice. They then approved a scanning contract with Advantage Archives for employee records, and a contract with Condrey and Associates for pay plan review services. The Supervisors then held four different public hearings. The first was to award the bid for the demolition of the Ortonville Lagoon, which went to C.L. Carroll Company of Des Moines, in the amount of $274,800.
The second hearing involved the vacation of an old section of County Road R-16 north of Van Meter. Residents in the neighboring area wanted more time to discuss the ramifications of the vacation before it was approved, and the Board granted their request by continuing the hearing to March 31st at 6 p.m. The next two hearings were continued from last week, with the first regarding the disposal of vacant Secondary Roads Department buildings. The Board approved the related resolutions, which include bids to be received April 4th, and a bid-off to be held on April 9th. The final hearing was to review the bids for the new courtroom project at the courthouse. Jerry Purdy with the Farnsworth Group said the Fifth Judicial Court will hire and pay for the the technology piece of the project, which was bid as an alternate. The Board then accepted the low bid from Lejas Corporation from Tempe, Arizona, in the amount of $411,196 for the base and second alternate.
Other items approved included: amending the County’s official depositories to add another bank; an amended joint road maintenance 28E agreement with Boone County; an ambulance remount for the Emergency Medical Services Department through Arrow Manufacturing in the amount of $125,357; a bid of $6,016.90 to County Binders, Incorporated for Board minute book restoration; and a contract for $124,915.93 with Harney Commercial Services of Woodward for the renovation of 910 Court Street, as well as purchasing equipment and shelving for the building in the amount not to exceed $15,000.