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title: February 13 2025 Meeting Minutes
description: "*February 13, 2025 Taylor County Board of Supervisors* *PROCEEDINGS FOR THE* *TAYLOR COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS* *The Taylor County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday,* *February 13, 2025. Supervisor Beggs called the meeting to…"
url: "https://taylorcounty.iowa.gov/meetings/february-13-2025-meeting-minutes/"
updated: "2026-01-02"
category: Board Of Supervisors / Archive / 2025 / 2025 Minutes Archive
tags:
  - 2025
---

# February 13 2025 Meeting Minutes

*February 13, 2025 Taylor County Board of Supervisors*

*PROCEEDINGS FOR THE*

*TAYLOR COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS*

*The Taylor County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday,*

*February 13, 2025. Supervisor Beggs called the meeting to order at 9:06 a.m. The Pledge of*

*Allegiance was recited. Supervisor roll call: Kim Watson, Ron Fitzgerald, and Jack Beggs, all*

*present. Also present: Deputy Auditor Lindsay Sonksen, Rob Welch, and Jim Rowe.*

*Watson motioned to approve the minutes from Februaiy 6, 2025, and to approve the agenda with*

*an addition to possibly interview the Engineer applicant in closed session in compliance with*

*Iowa Code Section 21.5(i). Fitzgerald seconded. MC 3-0.*

*No Public Comments.*

*No Committee Report.*

*Rowe updated the board with ongoing Secondaiy Roads projects. Rowe left the meeting.*

*Watson motioned to approve the liquor license for the Bedford Golf Club, Inc. Fitzgerald*

*seconded. MC 3-0.*

*Fitzgerald motioned to approve Resolution 2025-8, a resolution to participate in the planning and*

*development of programs of the Southern Iowa Council of Governments, in the amount of*

*$3,481.05. Watson seconded. MC 3-0.*

*Shellia Culp entered the meeting. Gave updates on current Courthouse maintenance projects.*

*Culp left the meeting.*

*Crystal Drake and Zoie Lecy entered the meeting. Drake and Lecy presented an Agreement for*

*Environmental Health Services for remainder ofFY25 and FY26. Watson motioned to approve*

*the agreement between Enviro Health and Conservation for FY25 and FY26. Fitzgerald*

*seconded. MC 3-0.*

*Lecy left the meeting. Dana Davis, Bub O'Connor, Cole Walters, Shellia Culp, Cindy Cox*

*entered the meeting.*

*After a short discussion, the Board tabled further insurance discussion until Tuesday, Februaiy*

*18, 2025. Oralee and Davis left the meeting.*

*Walters, Cox, and O'Connor requested $10,000 for FY26 funding for the New Market-LenoxBedford*

*Economic Development. Fitzgerald motioned to approve $10,000 to New MarketLenox-*

*Bedford Economic Development for FY26 funding. Watson seconded. MC 3-0. Cox,*

*O'Connor and Walters left the meeting.*

*February 13, 2025 Taylor County Board of Supervisors*

*Belinda Ogle, Jim Rowe, Michael Bowman and Andrew Pope entered the meeting.*

*Supervisors conducted an interview with Andrew Pope for the Taylor County Engineer position.*

*Watson motioned to recess until 1**:00p.m.**Fitzgerald seconded. MC 3-0.*

*Watson motioned to come out of recess at 1 :05p.m. Fitzgerald seconded. MC 3-0. Janel Irvin*

*entered**the meeting.*

*The Board listened to budgets for FY26 from the following individuals and department:*

*Secondaiy Roads - Belinda Ogle and Jim Rowe*

*Attorney - Andrew Knuth and Julie Robinson*

*Auditor/Recorder- Judy Herny*

*IT**-**Josh Good*

*Sheriff**-**Josh Weed*

*Ambulance**-**Jan Beach-Sickels*

*General Services**-**Shellia Culp*

*Treasurer-Dana Davis*

*The Board reviewed and approved claims to be paid.*

*The Board reviewed topics for discussion in future meetings. Fitzgerald motioned to adjourn the*

*meeting. Watson seconded. MC 3-0.*

*The Board of Supervisors approve these minutes to be published in the Taylor County*

*Board of Supervisors Minute Book:*

Ja*ck Beggs, Chairman*

T*aylor County Board of Supervisors*

*Taylor County Deputy Auditor*