Tama County Administration Building, 104 W State St., Toledo, Iowa. TELEGRAPH FILE PHOTO

TOLEDO – The usual bunch congregated for the supervisors meeting last week on a hot Monday morning. The Aug. 5 meeting kicked off with a bit of quiet time during a particularly slow public comment section.

Tama County Engineer Ben Daleske had a proxy give the weekly report as he’s currently on vacation. The proxy reported that Iowa Bridge and Culvert will be having P Avenue open soon weather depending; F Avenue will be worked on next. A new trailer was also purchased.

Human Resources reported needing to get together with the supervisors for union discussions. HR also said that the Conservation Board is in need of a new member.

Curtis Behrens, the Tama County conservation director, gave his year-end report to the Supervisors. Behrens talked about planned burns, seminars, ongoing maintenance, filling the lake, and workshops, among other things. A resolution to transfer some funds for the department was approved.

The FY24-25 Tax Rates were approved.

Claims totaling $788,941.24 were approved.