Cerro Gordo supervisors approve personnel items, reappoint conservation board member

The Cerro Gordo County Board of Supervisors approved several routine personnel and board appointments during its Dec. 29, 2025, regular meeting. Chair opened the session and the board voted to approve the agenda and minutes from Dec. 22 before taking up claims and payroll items.

The board approved Resolution No. 71 to hire Robert Gearen for the county attorney’s office; the record states the hire is "effective 15.6," a date not specified in the transcript. The board also approved a payroll change in the auditor’s office appointing Alexis Jackson as deputy; the transcript lists an effective date of 11/26.

Two appointments were presented for approval, identified in the record as items A and B. Dudley Humphrey was reappointed to the County Conservation Board; the Chair noted Humphrey’s long service on that board. Both appointments were approved without further comment.

The board also reviewed and approved manure-management reports (items five and six) and noted no new acres reported. All votes on these routine items were taken by voice and recorded as passing.

The meeting proceeded without additional debate on these items and advanced to a winter-operations update from the county engineer before adjourning at 10:07 a.m.