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

TOLEDO – On Monday, Dec. 9, locals made quick work of nature’s delicately feathered ice crystals and drove up to join in the week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting. The activity that usually acts as the starter pistol to the meeting, the report from County Engineer Ben Daleske, was skipped over this week as he was on vacation abroad.

The HR department had a document in need of the supervisors’ signatures. This document detailed a 3% raise for the Secondary Roads Department.

Next up on the agenda was the opening of sealed bids for the one-year lease of approximately 120 acres of county cropland. With a flourish and a smile, Chairman Curt Hilmer unsealed and read aloud the five bids received. John and Paul Murty were the winners with a bid of $40,656.

The entity that has done the County’s audits in recent years decided not to continue, so the supervisors approved transferring to the business of Eide Bailly.

The supervisors approved the resignation of Board of Adjustment chair Kurt Kelley. Kelley resigned due to work related reasons. This leaves two current open positions on the board after the recent resignation of Todd Sebesta. The last time the supervisors took applications for the Board of Adjustment, they received five. Plans are to interview three of those applicants for the open board seats.

Claims totaling $735,071.79 were approved.