Agenda - 10/20/2026

Board of Supervisors

Chairman Brian Shea
Tim Wichman
Susan Miller
Jeff Jorgensen
Keith Jones

Board of Supervisors Hearing Room
Pottawattamie County Courthouse, 2nd Floor
227 South 6th Street
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Phone: 712-328-5644 | Fax: 712-328-5770
Pottawattamie County Website

How to Participate in this meeting:

• In Person
• Telephone Conference Call: (402) 819-2955 conference ID: 25 78 84 8#
• Microsoft Teams

Pledge of Allegiance

Public Comment Announcement

1. CONSENT AGENDA

1. October 13, 2026, Minutes as read.
2. Buildings and Grounds – Employment of Brian Knauss as a Maintenance Worker II – Jail.
3. Communications – Employment of Cassandra Erwin and Heidi Van der Heijden as a Telecommunicator I.

2. PUBLIC COMMENTS

3. SCHEDULED SESSIONS

Introduce New Hires to Board 

A. Brandy Wallar/President and CEO, New Visions Homeless Services: Update on New Visions Homeless Services. 
B. Andy Wicks/County Engineer – Discussion and/or decision to approve and authorize the Board to sign a Mills/Pottawattamie County line road maintenance agreement.
C. Jeff Franco/Executive Director and Kim Wickersham/Office Coordinator, Conservation - Presentation of Pottawattamie County Conservation Board’s Annual Report
D. Jeff Franco/Executive Director, Conservation - Presentation of Crescent Hill at Hitchcock Installment Payment Check to the Board of Supervisors

4. OTHER BUSINESS

A. Discussion and/or decision on outsourcing union negotiations.

5. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

        A. Update from Board members on Committee meetings from the past week.

6. RECEIVED/FILED

A. Salary Action(s):

1. Crescent Ski Hill – Employment of Elizabeth Jones, James Rauch, and Saul Rodriguez as a Chair Lift Operators.
2. Crescent Ski Hill – Employment of Ava Bargmann, Kailynn Brecher, Mary Graeve, Paige Bell, and Hollie Larson as a Hospitality and Guest Services.
3. Crescent Ski Hill – Employment of Evelyn Duitsman, Melanie Cave, Olivia Robinson, and William Shannon as a Kitchen Staff Team Members.
4. Crescent Ski Hill – Employment of Timothy Donovan, Cooper Schaa, Johnathan Duitsman, Justin Friis, and Nate Arthur as a Rental Shop Team Members.
5. Crescent Ski Hill – Employment of Anna Melville, Brett Zarontonello, Konatsu Taira, Kori Thien, Tanner Sasse, and Toni Henderson as a Ski/Snowboard Instructors.
6. Crescent Ski Hill - Employment of Xavier Yarges as a Snowmaking Team Member.
7. Crescent Ski Hill – Employment of Scott Vanarsdale as a Snow Sports School Coordinator.

B. Report(s):

1. Quarter 1, 2026 ARPA Reporting- Review and Summary.
2. Quarter 2, 2026 ARPA Reporting - Review and Summary. 

7. ADJOURN