Tama County Administration Building, 104 W State St., Toledo, Iowa. TELEGRAPH FILE PHOTO

TOLEDO – Last week’s Tama County Board of Supervisors meeting was punctuated by the odd cough and sneeze as Supervisor Curt Hilmer fought to get over a cold. The meeting started as it usually does with Ben Daleske, the Tama County Engineer’s, weekly report.

The report this week focused on one main item: snow. After the supervisors were updated on road conditions and how hard the men had been working to battle the wintry conditions, they went on to approve three utility permits for Windstream in the City of Chelsea.

The supervisors were treated to an update and speech on the Toledo Courthouse Bandstand from project manager Jim Roan. Roan went off his main topic a few times to inform the board of the next couple of projects he’d be working on, threatening at one point, “I’ll be back,” as he talked about future projects. In the end, the supervisors went ahead and approved the 28E agreement with the City of Toledo for the bandstand.

After talking with a representative from the Tama County EMS Advisory Council, the supervisors went ahead and approved their trust fund distribution policy. This policy is mainly based on 911 call volume and service area. The supervisors also approved the council’s operating charter.

The supervisors approved David Turner as their primary representative on the Tama County 911 Service Board, and Curt Kupka was approved as the alternate.

When it came to the contract with Region 6 for the comprehensive land use plan, the supervisors approved waiting until after the legislative session to possibly bring it back; however, they wished for the zoning commission to keep moving forward.

The supervisors chose and approved a plan with Health Gauge to perform a wellness screening for county employees and their spouses.

Claims totaling $406,175.87 were approved.