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Votes at a glance: appointments, canvass, plat approval, call‑taker authorization and closed session

November 18, 2025 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa


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Votes at a glance: appointments, canvass, plat approval, call‑taker authorization and closed session
At its meeting, the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors took the following formal actions (as recorded in the meeting transcript):

- Consent agenda: Motion carried by voice vote (all in favor).
- Canvass — school election (second tier): Board approved the canvass and authorized auditors to sign certification (motion carried).
- Appointment of chair and chair pro tem: Motion to appoint Brian Shea as chair for the remainder of 2025 and to appoint Tim Whitman as chair pro tem were made earlier in the meeting and later read into the record; roll‑call confirmations recorded unanimous ayes by the supervisors present.
- National Adoption Day proclamation (11/22/2025): Motion to approve and authorize the chair to sign the proclamation carried by voice vote.
- GIS Day proclamation (11/19/2025): Motion to approve and authorize the chair to sign the GIS Day proclamation carried by roll call (ayes recorded).
- UEI letter for drainage and special districts (2024 disaster): Motion to approve the state‑UEI letter allowing districts to use the county UEI for the 2024 disaster and directing clerks to obtain their own UEIs in future; motion carried.
- Final plat — Wonder Ridge (Hazel Dale Township), Planning & Zoning resolution 2025‑04: Motion to approve final plat and resolution carried by roll‑call vote.
- Communications center job descriptions: Motion to approve new job descriptions and authorize recruiting four full‑time call takers carried; county CFO tasked to identify funding sources.
- Assessor office applications (homestead, military, disabled, family farm): Motion carried to approve recommended allowed/disallowed applications after clerical clarifications.
- Closed session for pending/potential litigation (Iowa Code 21.5(1)(c)): Motion to go into closed session carried by roll call.

Where motions had roll calls recorded in the transcript, the board’s supervisors registered ayes; the transcript did not record individual nay votes for those items. The board deferred some financial decisions (notably the housing trust fund request and final Motorola contract signing) to future budget or study sessions.

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