Board of Supervisors appoints Janel Eglseder as County Auditor, hears review from Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission and addresses variety of personnel matters
Sworn in as Allamakee County Auditor ... Pictured above, Iowa District Court Judge John Sullivan swears in First Deputy Auditor Janel Eglseder into the role of Allamakee County Auditor at a ceremony held Monday morning, October 12 at the Allamakee County Courthouse. Eglseder was appointed to the office of Allamakee County Auditor by the Allamakee County Board of Supervisors earlier that same morning, assuming the duties of that office following the resignation of long-time Allamakee County Auditor Denise Beyer. Standard photo by Joe Moses.
by Joe Moses
The Allamakee County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Monday, October 12 to address a full agenda of matters including the discussion and consideration of the appointment of County Auditor, the discussion and consideration of a Solid Waste Department personnel matter, and the approval of Secondary Roads transfers.
The meeting was called to order by Board of Supervisors Chairperson Tom Clark with Supervisors Dan Byrnes and Dennis Keatley present. During Public Comment, Clark made note of the ribbon cutting ceremony that took place over the weekend at the Learning Tree Childcare Center in Lansing. Clark and Byrnes made note of the work by Learning Tree Director Jenny Cole and her team with this facility being an asset to Lansing and Allamakee County.
Byrnes provided a recap of the Driftless Half Marathon, Relay, 10K and 5K that took place Saturday, October 10 in Lansing which he reported had a total of 250 runners. Byrnes further noted that this total included 139 participants in the Half Marathon, 77 in the 5K, eight in the Relay and 26 in the 10K. Byrnes recognized the efforts of several agencies in making the Driftless Half Marathon a success including the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Department, Iowa State Patrol, Lansing Fire and EMS, Harpers Ferry Fire and EMS, in addition to noting the work performed by Amanda Hess and her team of volunteers.
The meeting moved into the discussion and consideration relating to the appointment of County Auditor. First Deputy Auditor Janel Eglseder advised that a public notice relating to this appointment was published in the Wednesday, October 7 edition of The Standard. Clark, Keatley and Byrnes approved the appointment of Eglseder as County Auditor. The Supervisors also approved to name Eglseder as the signer on all Partial Self Fund and Flex accounts including CDs at FreedomBank and Waukon State Bank.
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