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According to a case report obtained by Local 5, a sheriff's deputy responded to a dispute between the supervisors at the Polk County Administration Building on Friday, Jan. 3.
the polk county board of supervisors will start budget deliberations next week. mccoy says he is concerned because federal covid money is running out, and state lawmakers could cut property taxes.
this tense fight broke out after some polk county supervisors tried to fire the county administrator, john norris, in a special meeting wednesday. THE BOARD PICKED NORRIS’S TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT.
The Polk County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved funding for Meals on Wheels to facilitate daily meal deliveries ...
In a split vote, Polk County supervisors on Tuesday narrowly approved giving an additional $10 million for a planned downtown Des Moines soccer stadium and special events plaza. The proposal, a ...
Supervisor Jill Altringer smiles after being sworn in during a Polk County Board of Supervisors meeting at the Polk County Administration Building on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in Des Moines.
Newly elected Polk County Supervisors Mark Holm and Jill Altringer have indicated they intend to work at the jobs they had before the November election as well as their $150,000 a year full-time ...
The Polk County Board of Supervisors, whose salaries are nearly $150,000, elected not to take a pay raise this year. Other high-paid employees, including the county administrator and chief medical ...
Despite dissenting votes, the Polk County Board of Supervisors has approved a pay raise for itself as it has annually for at least the past 16 years. The 4% raise also will go to the rest of the ...
Three candidates are competing to replace longtime Polk County supervisor Robert Brownell, who will retire from his District 2 seat at the end of the year.. Republicans Jill Altringer and Bob ...