Official Board meetings are held every Tuesday at 8:30 A.M. at the Courthouse in the Board Room. Meetings are open to the public. Minutes of the Board meetings are available for public viewing in the County Auditor’s office at 315 E 5th St, available on the website, and are published weekly in the official county newspapers.
Items to be placed on the Board agenda should be submitted to the Auditor’s office by 12:00 P.M. on Friday.
BUENA VISTA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
“AMENDED” AGENDA FOR DECEMBER 30, 2025
REGULAR SESSION
Time: Tuesday, 8:30 A.M. (Meeting will be in the Boardroom)
Scheduled Appointments:
**Approve Agenda**
8:30 — 8:50 — Engineer Bret Wilkinson re: Request to purchase 2 tandem truck chassis; purchase of snow equipment for 2 tandem trucks in FY’27; Secondary Road Report
8:50 — 8:55 — Hear the Public
8:55 — 9:00 — Action Items, claims list & stamped warrant register, approve previous minutes and accept reports & Supervisor Meeting reports
9:00 — 9:10 — Public Hearing re: FY’26 Budget Amendment
9:10 — 9:25 — Sheriff Kory Elston re: Request vacation carryover for 2 Deputies
9:25 — 9:30 — Break
9:30 — 9:45 — Family Heritage re: Non-payroll deduction offerings for various health policies
9:45 –10:00 — Fair Board re: FY’27 funding request
10:00 –10:15 — Dick Aronson, Albert City Historical Society re: FY’27 funding request
10:15 –10:30 — Continuation of Action Items; Supervisors budget work session
Adjourn
Resolutions: #2025-12-30-A Amending the FY’26 Annual Budget by Adopting Budget Amendment #2
Action Items:
Reports Submitted for review & acceptance: October SHIELD Board minutes, September 911 Service Board minutes, September NWIPDC Policy Council minutes, September NWIPDC Transportation Policy Committee minutes, FY’25 Audit Report for NW IA Planning & Development Commission
Adjourn to: FRIDAY, January 2, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. for a special session & Organizational Meeting of the new year
Outside copy distribution: KAYL, Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune, The Times, BV Journal, SR Bulletin Press, KTIV, KCAU, KMEG, KTLB, KICD, KJYL, KPWD, KCHE, Peterson Patriot, Fort Dodge Messenger, Omaha World Herald, City of Storm Lake, Farm Bureau, Storm Lake United, City of Alta, IA Lakes Corridor Development Corp., Jeff Heil. The agenda is also posted on the county’s website not less than 24 hours prior http://www.bvcountyiowa.com/index.php/board_of_supervisors/supervisors_agenda
***Buena Vista County Board of Supervisors Special Meeting
Tuesday, December 30, 2025, 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM (CDT)
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Kathy Croker – District 1
Rhonda Ringgenberg – District 4
The Board of Supervisors is the executive and administrative branch of the county government. The supervisors make policy for the county, administer the various county programs and have final authority over the county budget. Its main responsibility is setting a county budget to meet the needs of the rural population in the township areas and the human service needs of the entire county. The budget process begins in the late fall and is certified to the State of Iowa by the following March 15th. The county operates on a fiscal year that runs from July 1 through June 30.
Buena Vista County elects five members to its board who serve staggered, four-year terms. In a Presidential election year, three positions are voted on, and two positions are voted on in the Gubernatorial Election year.
Appointments
Make appointments to non-elected county offices and to county boards and commissions. Fill vacancies in elected county offices occurring in the interim between elections except vacancies occurring in its own membership.
Budget
Approve budget proposals of county offices and levy property taxes to raise revenues.
Claims
Review claims against Buena Vista County and order payment of those claims.
Buildings
Manage all county buildings and grounds.
Secondary Roads System
Supervise construction and maintenance of the secondary roads systems.
Social Services
Oversee the health and social service needs for all county residents.
Vote Canvassing
Make an official canvass of votes cast in Buena Vista County for elections.
Permits
Approve applications, on behalf of the State of Iowa, permits for beer and liquor sales by businesses in the unincorporated areas of the county.
Tax Credits
Approve homestead and military service tax credit applications.