NORTHWOOD – The following are the expenses paid by Worth county and Board of Supervisor meeting minutes for the period ending on April 13, 2026:
SUMMARY:
The Worth County Board of Supervisors met on April 13, 2026, for their sixteenth session of the year, with members Enos Loberg, Mark Smeby, and A.J. Stone in attendance. The board approved the agenda and previous minutes before authorizing multiple drainage district work orders and claims totaling $751,166.63. Notable expenditures included over $158,000 for Axon Enterprise supplies and several $11,000 appropriations for local libraries in cities such as Fertile, Grafton, and Northwood. Additionally, the board approved salary adjustments for three employees within the sheriff’s department: Chad Wurtzel, Justin Bruns, and Jordan Helgeson.In other business, the board addressed various administrative and zoning matters, including the approval of a proxy form for the Iowa Communities Assurance Pool (ICAP) and the appointment of Dean Mueller to the Civil Service Commission. Supervisors also approved a recommendation to rezone a specific parcel from Agriculture to Light Industrial, with the strict condition that parts wrecking and storage would not be permitted on the site. The meeting concluded with the acknowledgement of local manure management plan updates and the filing of monthly and quarterly reports for the clerk of court and recorder.