The Dallas County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on Tuesday.

The board awarded certificates of substantial completion to both Turner Construction and Workspace Incorporated pertaining to the new administration building in Adel. The board approved a pay application for partial early retainage release in the amount of $102,749.39.

Other items on the agenda that were approved included four right of way purchases with the Secondary Roads Department with J.N.R. Limited Liability for $12,544; Arnulfo Zorrila-Ortega and Cerelina Ortega for $476; Randall C Kanis and Julie Kanis for $960; and Brett Blanchfield and Vanessa Blanchfield for $960. Additionally, the board approved a Dallas County Sheriff’s Office request to buy a new undercover vehicle in the amount of $30,059.80. 

Supervisor Mark Hanson thanked County Attorney Jeannine Ritchie for her delicacy in releasing the report relating to the January 4th shooting at Perry High School. Ritchie said that some people were still pushing back about her not disclosing enough information, but she is happy that Iowa Department of Public Safety Commissioner Stephan Bayens detailed more at the press conference this past Friday in Des Moines.