Rick Hecht was absent for personal reasons.
Without discussion, the supervisors approved the claims totaling $255,848.72, approved the drainage claims, and confirmed the results of the November 8, 2011 city elections. One provisional ballot in Schaller, Iowa was thrown out because the voter in question no longer lived in the city of Schaller.
There ensued a discussion generally about absentee ballots which included an interesting discussion about how it is possible to vote absentee, pass away, and still have your vote counted if the Auditor’s office is not aware of the death.
The Supervisors went into recess at 10:29AM
At 10:31AM County Engineer Ron Haden appeared and reported that Secondary roads spent the week engaged in their usual duties which included blading and graveling roads, repairing culverts, installing new culverts, building farm driveways, and trimming trees in the right of way.
Projects the office of the engineer is currently engaged in include work patching roads M68 and N14.
Haden reported that Taylor is closed until “later this month” to accommodate the work on the Highway 20 bypass. Work on the bypass has progressed to the point where the N28 intersection is paved. One quarter miles of the Westbound lane and 6 miles of the Eastbound lanes are paved as well. The paving contractors will shut down for the winter at the end of the week.
It was also reported that at this time there is no right turn lane scheduled for the southbound traffic turning west from 196 onto old Highway 20 into Sac City.
Haden reported that secondary roads have switched over to narrow band radio.
