The Dallas County Board of Supervisors convened Tuesday morning and evening in regular session.

The morning meeting began with approval of a three-year contract renewal for County Engineer Al Miller. That was followed by approval of a change order to add 40 additional parking spaces at the new law enforcement center, which will cost $89,192 and be paid from the Sheriff’s room and board fund as opposed to bond funds. The Board also approved changing the name of Quinlan Court, which runs adjacent to the center, to Thin Blue Line Lane. At 9:30 there was a public hearing to reclassify Ute Court to level “A” status, which was approved with no objections. Also related to the road, the Supervisors approved a development agreement with Legacy Materials for mining operation access.

Next, the Board approved a Highway 6 corridor access management agreement with the Department of Transportation, as well as a new software purchase for the Treasurer’s motor vehicle department QMatic system. Both items were approved with a 2-1 vote, with Supervisor Kim Chapman dissenting. Other items approved included: a contract renewal for the I Am Responding system for the Emergency Medical Services Department; two vehicle purchase requests for the Sheriff’s Office; department budget adjustments; and a new farm lease of $16,000 a year for DMACC. The Board also gave consensus to a funding request from the Mid-Iowa Development Fund. The morning session concluded with a workshop on reopening County buildings in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Supervisors reconvened at 6 p.m. for a public hearing on the vacation of a portion of County Road R-16 near Van Meter, which runs adjacent to the Wildwood Subdivision. In spite of protestations from the homeowners association for Wildwood, the request was granted by a 2-1 vote, with Supervisor Mark Hanson dissenting.