Supervisors approve compensation increases for elected officials, department heads and non-union employees, adopt FY27 budget
by Joe Moses
The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, April 20 to address a full agenda of matters including the consideration of gravel road rock bids, adopting the Resolution approving Fiscal-Year 2027 compensation increases for elected officials, and setting cents per thousand of County support for libraries and approving Fiscal-Year 2027 library contracts. The meeting was called to order by Board of Supervisors Chairperson Tom Clark with Supervisors Dan Byrnes and Dennis Keatley present.
During Public Comment, District Representative Pedro Calderon from Representative Ashley Hinson’s 2nd Congressional District Dubuque office provided an introduction in addition to discussing the importance of continued communication relating to assistance available at the federal level.
County Conservation Director Ross Geerdes provided his Department Head update during the remaining Public Comment portion of the meeting. Geerdes noted that he would be leaving the meeting early to assist with a hunter safety class being held at the Allamakee Community School District for sixth graders. Geerdes further noted that hunter safety training has been provided for this grade for approximately 10 years allowing for these students to receive hunter safety certifications.
Geerdes advised that work is ongoing in opening up conservation-related public accessible areas with the changing season. Other maintenance was discussed by Geerdes including prescribed burns. He noted that foot traffic at the Driftless Area Education and Visitors Center in Lansing has decreased slightly in comparison to last year as a result of the ongoing Black Hawk Bridge replacement project with 2025 being a record year from an attendance perspective prior to the bridge closure.
Following Public Comment, the meeting moved into the Public Hearing for the proposed Fiscal-Year 2027 (FY27) Allamakee County Budget. Clark opened the Public Hearing with Byrnes then providing an overview relating to this matter advising that the proposed budget includes a property tax levy increase of 5.09 percent, among other specifics. The Public Hearing was then closed.
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