Chickasaw supervisors award courthouse window contract, adopt FY27 appropriation and several fund transfers

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors on June 1 awarded the courthouse window contract to the low responsive bidder and approved a slate of fiscal measures ahead of the July 1 fiscal year start.

The board adopted resolution 61-26-34 to award the public improvement contract for courthouse windows to the low responsive bidder listed in the meeting record (Sty Construction, listed as Wavely, Iowa). Custodian Dave Borman told supervisors he prefers all-aluminum windows; the bid specifications allowed either wood or aluminum, and county engineer Roman said the county must either award to the low responsive bidder or reject all bids and rebid with revised specifications. The motion to approve the contract carried on a roll call that recorded affirmative votes from the supervisors present.

Why it matters: The award commits county capital funds and triggers work on a prominent county facility. Supervisors discussed material differences and the trade-off between the county’s preferred aluminum product and bid compliance.

The board also moved forward on its annual fiscal housekeeping. On a separate motion it adopted resolution 61-26-35, the county’s appropriation resolution for fiscal year 2027, which lists departmental budgets and service-area allocations agreed during budget deliberations. The supervisors then adopted resolution 61-26-36, which sets payroll procedures and pay-period rules for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027; staff explained timing for transitioning newly elected officials and how pay periods will be handled.

Votes at a glance
- Resolution 61-26-34 (courthouse window contract): adopted on roll call (all recorded supervisors voted yes).
- Resolution 61-26-35 (FY27 appropriation): adopted on roll call.
- Resolution 61-26-36 (payroll procedures FY27): adopted on roll call.

The board approved several interfund operating transfers intended to fund roads and emergency medical services. Resolution 61-26-37 authorizes a transfer from the RSV levy to the secondary road fund (amount in the record linked to the rural-population formula). Resolutions 61-26-38 and 61-26-39 each authorize quarterly transfers to EMS from two different funds; those transfers were approved during the meeting.

One transfer the board discussed but did not finalize was a proposed capital transfer (resolution 61-26-41) that had been prepared up to $1.5 million for capital projects, including the courthouse windows. Supervisors asked staff to return with a more specific $800,000 transfer option before final action; resolution 61-26-41 was tabled.

A separate procedural vote authorized the chair to sign a fiscal-year 2025 certification statement from Cost Advisory Services Inc. related to indirect-cost recoveries; the certification was approved.

What's next: With awards and appropriation resolutions in place, staff will proceed with contract administration for the window project and implement approved transfers; the board asked for a revised capital-transfer resolution to be prepared in advance of July 1.